Mayorkas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA AL OTRO LADO, INC., et al., Case No.: 23-cv-1367-AGS-BLM Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING IN PART

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO

v.

DISMISS (ECF 68)

Alejandro N. MAYORKAS, Secretary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 7 et al., Defendants. 9 In this putative class action, plaintiffs accuse U.S. border officials of illegally turning away asylum applicants who don’t schedule an appointment through a specific smartphone application. The government denies any such policy exists and seeks dismissal. BACKGROUND In a prior lawsuit, immigrant-rights group Al Otro Lado, Inc., and others challenged the “Government’s practice of systematically denying asylum seekers access to the asylum process at ports of entry . . . along the U.S.-Mexico border.” Al Otro Lado, Inc. v. Mayorkas, No. 17-cv-02366-BAS-KSC, 2021 WL 3931890, at *1 (S.D. Cal. Sept. 2, 2021). If the ports were “at capacity,” U.S. Customs and Border Protection …