During the first Trump Administration, we filed some of the nation’s earliest lawsuits to defend immigrant-friendly cities, protect humanitarian programs, help reunite families separated at the border, and challenge immigration enforcement actions in sensitive locations such as courthouses.
In 2025, our work continues this legacy. In recent months, LCR has filed cutting-edge cases challenging attacks on birthright citizenship, opposing efforts to dismantle Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and suing to stop the federal government from defunding immigrant-friendly cities.
We also filed some of the first complaints in the country challenging aggressive immigration enforcement tactics, representing law-abiding individuals forcibly removed from their vehicles and subjected to physical violence and destruction of property.
Looking for Legal Resources? LCR is providing timely and free legal advice for immigrants facing imminent threats related to immigration enforcement, such as immigration raids or mass deportations. LEARN MORE
Opening our Schools to Immigrant Children: Immigrant families arriving in Massachusetts are reporting barriers to enrolling their children in school – a clear violation of their right to an education. Saugus Public Schools recently passed an exclusionary policy illegally denying school admission to families who don’t fill out the Town Census. It also imposes other overly- stringent residency and proof-of- identity requirements that disproportionately impact immigrant families. LCR joined forces with Massachusetts Advocates for Children and pro bono counsel from Anderson & Kreiger LLP to file a lawsuit in response to the policy. LEARN MORE
Advocating for Immigrant Women Who Go Missing: LCR is providing pro bono legal assistance to the children of Reina Carolina Morales Rojas, a Latina mother who went missing in East Boston around Thanksgiving 2022. LCR is helping the children apply for humanitarian relief, acknowledging their cooperation with law enforcement in the ongoing investigation into their mother’s disappearance. Reina’s disappearance highlights significant issues of safety for immigrant women. LEARN MORE
Victory for Martha’s Vineyard Migrants: LCR sued top Florida officials for fraudulently relocating 49 Venezuelan migrants to Martha’s Vineyard. Our class action lawsuit filed by the Martha’s Vineyard migrants and Alianza Americas has received the green light to proceed with claims against the plane company, Vertol Systems, which transported the migrants from Florida to Massachusetts. This case has secured the first victory of its kind in a matter concerning illegal transportation of migrants across state lines. LEARN MORE
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