(New York, NY) — Monday, November 17 at 12 PM Eastern, oral arguments will take place in Dahlia Doe v. Noem, the lawsuit challenging the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syria. The hearing will determine whether the Trump administration can move forward with its plan to terminate TPS protections for more than 6,100 Syrian nationals living in the United States on November 21. Without court intervention, thousands of community members could lose their ability to live and work legally and would be at risk for deportation to danger in Syria. The lawsuit was filed by Muslim Advocates, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), and Van Der Hout LLP on behalf of impacted community members.

Background 

Syria was first designated for TPS in 2012 in recognition of the danger Syrians would face if forced to return to the country’s civil war, and conditions in Syria remain unsafe. The decision to terminate TPS for Syria was driven by politics and racial animus, not facts, as were similar efforts to strip TPS status from hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Afghanistan, Haiti, South Sudan, Venezuela, and other countries as part of the Trump administration’s attacks on non-white and Muslim immigrants.  

Oral Arguments

• What: The court will hear arguments about why it should postpone the November 21 termination date for TPS for Syria until the case is decided
• Who: 
  • Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the Southern District of New York will preside over the hearing
  • IRAP attorneys Lupe Aguirre and Megan Hauptman will argue the case on behalf of plaintiffs
• When: Monday, November 17 at 12 PM Eastern
• Where: Courtroom 318, Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, New York, NY 10007
• Public Access Number: (855) 244-8681, Access Code: 2315 780 7370

Attorneys and impacted people will be available for interviews following the hearing

To arrange an interview, email [email protected]  

Additional Information

• Learn more about the case: HERE