Doe 1 v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

I. BACKGROUND

20 Plaintiffs are sixteen first-year student athletes who were admitted at the 21 University of California, Los Angeles (“UCLA”) or Loyola Marymount University 22 (“LMU”) to study and participate in intercollegiate athletics. (Compl., Dkt. 1 ¶¶ 23 17–32.) Plaintiffs are residents of Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, 24 New Zealand, Norway, and Spain. (Id.) Each Plaintiff is enrolled in a course of 25 study at his or her respective university. (Id.) Each Plaintiff, if able to attend 26 1 university in person, would be a member of a National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) Division 1 team. (Id.) At least some Plaintiffs have received scholarships or grants-in-aid to participate in intercollegiate athletics and have turned down opportunities at other institutions around the world in order to play for their respective universities. (Id. ¶¶ 2–3; see Dkts. 34–49.) 6 International students may obtain nonimmigrant temporary visas, or F-1 visas, to study at United States educational institutions. 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(F)(i). Students must also obtain Form I-20 Certificates of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant…