Emami
Emami v. Nielsen
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 FARANGIS EMAMI, et al., Case No. 18-cv-01587-JD
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE MOTIONS TO DISMISS
v. OR FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
KIRSTJEN NIELSEN, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 98 Defendants.
PARS EQUALITY CENTER, et al., Case No. 18-cv-07818-JD 13 Plaintiffs, 14 v. Re: Dkt. No. 120 15 MIKE POMPEO, et al., 16 Defendants. 17 These related cases concern Presidential Proclamation 9645, “Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats.” 82 Fed. Reg. 45161 (2017) (the “Proclamation”). The Proclamation sharply curtailed, and in some cases completely suspended, entry into the United States by nationals of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen and Somalia. Id. at 45162, 45165-67. Plaintiffs focus on nationals of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen, and challenge the government’s handling of a waiver program that would allow…