Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights v. Department of Homeland Security
Overview
Overview
The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, United Farm Workers of America, Casa, Inc., and Make the Road NY sued the Trump administration over a new immigrant registration rule which requires non citizens to register with the federal government and carry this registration at all times or face prosecution.
The Issue
Issue
Whether the noncitizen registration rule violates the Fifth Amendment due process rights and First Amendment freedoms of association and movement, and whether the rule exceeds the government's statutory authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act and Administrative Procedure Act.
The Rules
Rule
Noncitizens retain constitutional protections including Fifth Amendment due process rights and First Amendment freedoms. Agency regulations must comply with the Administrative Procedure Act and cannot exceed delegated statutory authority. Registration and documentation requirements that burden fundamental rights or liberty interests are subject to constitutional scrutiny.
The Application
Analysis
The challenged rule requires all noncitizens to register with the federal government and maintain registration documents at all times under penalty of prosecution. Plaintiffs contend this blanket requirement infringes liberty and movement rights without adequate due process and exceeds statutory bounds, while the government asserts immigration enforcement authority.
The Conclusion
Conclusion
The case is over. On October 22, 2026, Judge Trevor N. McFadden dismissed the action without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i), after all plaintiffs filed a notice of voluntary dismissal on October 21, 2026, and he denied the two remaining motions as moot. The plaintiffs had challenged the government's interim alien-registration rule; after the government replaced that interim rule with a final rule, the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed first their consolidated D.C. Circuit appeals in the summer of 2026 and then the district case itself. Because the dismissal is without prejudice, the plaintiffs could refile, but as it stands the case is closed.
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