Notice of proposed settlement in Calderon Jimenez v. Mayorkas impacting New England area noncitizens who have final orders of removal and are married to U.S. citizens
Summary by class counsel at ACLU of Massachusetts
On October 25, 2024, a federal district court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in Calderon Jimenez v. Mayorkas. The case was filed in 2018 on behalf of a class of certain U.S. citizens and their noncitizen spouses who have final orders of removal and live in New England. The two-year settlement agreement has two key terms: first, it provides a process by which most noncitizen class members should be able to reopen their removal proceedings. Second, during the two-year period of the settlement, ICE may not take enforcement actions against class members unless ICE determines that the individual poses a threat to public safety. The settlement will go into effect if it is approved by the federal district court after a public hearing on January 16, 2025. The deadline for class members to object to the settlement is January 3, 2025. Please see below for the full proposed settlement and the class notice, which includes a summary of the proposed settlement and information about the objection procedure.