No. 20-315

Jose Santos Sanchez, et ux. v. Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2020-09-10
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Amici (12) Experienced Counsel
Tags: 8-usc-1254a 8-usc-1255 administrative-law circuit-split immigration-law legal-status noncitizen-rights statutory-interpretation temporary-protected-status
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Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether, under 8 U.S.C. § 1254a(f)(4), a grant of Temporary Protected Status authorizes eligible noncitizens to obtain status under 8 US.C. § 1255

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether, under 8 U.S.C. § 1254a(f)(4), a grant of Temporary Protected Status authorizes eligible noncitizens to obtain status under 8 US.C. § 1255.

Docket Entries

2021-07-09
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2021-06-07
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kagan, J. delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/20-315_q713.pdf'>opinion</a> for a unanimous Court.
2021-04-19
Argued. For petitioners: Amy M. Saharia, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Michael R. Huston, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
2021-04-09
Reply of petitioner Jose Santos Sanchez, et ux. filed. (Distributed)
2021-03-31
Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed. (Distributed)
2021-03-30
CIRCULATED
2021-03-24
Brief of respondents Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. filed.
2021-03-15
Record requested.
2021-03-15
Record received from the U.S.D.C. 3rd Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer, with the exception of confidential documents that been electronically filed.
2021-03-12
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 19, 2021.
2021-03-10
Corrected certificate of service for amicus curiae Harvard TPS Coalition filed.
2021-03-01
Brief amici curiae of District of Columbia, et al. filed.
2021-03-01
Brief amici curiae of Service Employees International Union and Other Labor Unions filed. (March 23, 2021)
2021-03-01
Brief amici curiae of 22 Cities and Counties filed.
2021-03-01
Brief amicus curiae of Harvard TPS Coalition filed.
2021-03-01
Brief amici curiae of National Immigration Litigation Alliance, American Civil Liberties Union, and Northwest Immigrant Rights Project filed.
2021-03-01
Brief amici curiae of American Immigration Lawyers Association, et al. filed.
2021-03-01
Brief amici curiae of Professors Alan Morrison and Brian Wolfman filed.
2021-03-01
Brief amici curiae of Human Rights Watch and Alianza Americas filed.
2021-03-01
Brief amici curiae of Immigration Law Professors filed.
2021-03-01
Brief amicus curiae of Oxfam America filed.
2021-03-01
Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed.
2021-03-01
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.
2021-02-22
Brief of petitioners Jose Santos Sanchez, et al. filed.
2021-02-05
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Jose Santos Sanchez, et al.
2021-02-05
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Jose Santos Sanchez, et al.
2021-01-08
Petition GRANTED.
2020-12-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-11
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period under 15.5 filed by petitioner.
2020-12-09
Brief for the Respondents filed.
2020-10-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 9, 2020.
2020-10-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 12, 2020 to December 9, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-09-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 12, 2020.
2020-09-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 13, 2020 to November 12, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-09-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 13, 2020)
2020-09-08
Corrected appendix to the petition (submitted February 18, 2021).

Attorneys

22 Cities and Counties
Margaret Louise CarterO'Melveny & Myers LLP, Amicus
Margaret Louise CarterO'Melveny & Myers LLP, Amicus
Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al.
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
American Immigration Lawyers Association, National Immigrant Justice Center, and American Friends Service Committee
Reedy Charles SwansonHogan Lovells US LLP, Amicus
Reedy Charles SwansonHogan Lovells US LLP, Amicus
District of Columbia, Massachusetts, and 18 other states.
Loren L. AliKhanD.C. Office of the Attorney General, Amicus
Loren L. AliKhanD.C. Office of the Attorney General, Amicus
Harvard TPS Coalition
Sameer AhmedHarvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, Amicus
Sameer AhmedHarvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, Amicus
Human Rights Watch and Alianza Americas
Rishi Nachiketa ZutshiCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Amicus
Rishi Nachiketa ZutshiCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Amicus
Immigration Law Professors
Ethan Douglas DettmerGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
Ethan Douglas DettmerGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
Immigration Reform Law Institute
Christopher J. HajecImmigration Reform Law Institute, Amicus
Christopher J. HajecImmigration Reform Law Institute, Amicus
Jose Santos Sanchez, et ux.
Jaime Winthuysen Aparisi — Petitioner
Jaime Winthuysen Aparisi — Petitioner
Amy Mason SahariaAttorney at Law, Petitioner
Amy Mason SahariaAttorney at Law, Petitioner
Members of Congress
Brianne Jenna GorodConstitutional Accountability Center, Amicus
Brianne Jenna GorodConstitutional Accountability Center, Amicus
National Immigration Litigation Alliance, American Civil Liberties Union, and Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
Joel W. NomkinPerkins Coie LLP, Amicus
Joel W. NomkinPerkins Coie LLP, Amicus
Oxfam America
Emily Johnson HennCovington & Burling LLP, Amicus
Emily Johnson HennCovington & Burling LLP, Amicus
Professors Alan Morrison and Brian Wolfman
Jennifer Michelle KeighleyOrrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Amicus
Jennifer Michelle KeighleyOrrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Amicus
Service Employees International Union and Other Labor Unions
Erica Courtney LaiCohen & Gresser LLP, Amicus
Erica Courtney LaiCohen & Gresser LLP, Amicus