DOE v. BIDEN (2021)

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

John DOE #1; Juan Ramon Morales; Jane Doe, # 2; Iris Angelina Castro; Blake Doe; Brenda Villarruel; Latino Network; Jane Doe, # 3; Gabino Soriano Castellanos, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Joseph R. BIDEN, Jr., in his official capacity as President of the United States; U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services; U.S. Department of State; Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State, in his official capacity; United States of America, Defendants-Appellants.

No. 19-36020

Decided: July 16, 2021

Before: A. Wallace Tashima, Jay S. Bybee, and Daniel P. Collins, Circuit Judges.

Kevin M. Fee, Scott D. Stein, and Tacy Fletcher Flint, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, Illinois; Naomi A. Igra, Sidley Austin LLP, San Francisco, California; John L. Gibbons, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C.; Stephen W. Manning and Tess Hellgren, Innovation Law Lab, Portland, Oregon; Jesse Bless, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Washington, D.C.; Karen C. Tumlin and Esther H. Sung, Justice Action Center, Los Angeles, California; for Plaintiffs-Appellees. Brian M. Boynton, Acting Assistant Attorney General; August E. Flentje, Special Counsel; William C. Peachey, Director; Brian C. Ward, Senior Litigation Counsel; Courtney E. Moran, Trial Attorney; Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; for Defendants-Appellants.