Chamber of Commerce of the United State of America v. United States Department of Homeland Security

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE Case No. 20-cv-07331-JSW UNITED STATE OF AMERICA, et al., 8 ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ Plaintiffs, MOTION FOR SUMMARY 9 JUDGMENT AND DENYING v. DEFENDANTS’ CROSS-MOTION FOR 10 SUMMARY JUDGMENT

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

11 HOMELAND SECURITY, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 140, 144 Defendants. 12 13 14 Now before the Court for consideration are the cross-motions for summary judgment filed 15 by Plaintiffs1 and Defendants, United States Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) and 16 Alejandro Mayorkas, in his official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security (“Secretary 17 Mayorkas”) (collectively “DHS”).2 18 The Court has considered the parties’ papers, relevant legal authority, the record in this 19 case, including the amicus brief filed by U.S. Tech Workers in support of DHS’s motion, and the 20 parties’ arguments at the hearing held on September 10, 2021. The…