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Irvine council authorizes amicus brief in federal immigration detention case; filing paused after Supreme Court action
Summary
The Irvine City Council voted to support filing an amicus brief backing plaintiffs challenging warrantless immigration detention, but the city will hold submission pending the plaintiffs' filing following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
The Irvine City Council voted to authorize filing an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs challenging warrantless immigration detentions, but the city attorney told the council the actual filing is paused after a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
The council authorized the amicus brief 5-2 during a special meeting, City Attorney Jeff Melching said. Melching told the council that the plaintiffs' preliminary-injunction briefing in the Ninth Circuit was delayed after the Supreme Court issued a ruling, and the plaintiffs have said they may not file at all. “If they don't file a brief, we can't file a brief,” Melching said. The city said that, if the plaintiffs do file, Irvine will file no later than Sept. 22, 2025.
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