On Friday, June 22 at 9am,the Northern District of California in San Jose will hear a case brought on behalf of Iranian religious minorities who applied for refugee status through the Vienna-based Lautenberg program and were denied en masse “as a matter of discretion.â€
Pars Equality Center Staff will be present and speak with the media in support of this case. We would like to invite our community to gather outside the courthouse to show solidarity with the plight of refugees, particularly those affected by the mass denial.
Where: San Jose federal courthouse, 280 South 1st street, San Jose, CA
When: June 22, between 10:00 and 11:00 am
What: The hearing is on a motion for class certification and motion for partial summary judgment on whether the government has the mandatory duty to provide a reason for the mass denials beyond saying it was “as a matter of discretion.” More information about the case is available here: https://refugeerights.org/lautenberg-resources/.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Pars Equality Center’s Immigration Services at (408) 261-6405 or by email at immigration@parsequalitycenter.org