Brief of Members of Congress as Amici Curiae on Behalf of Respondents in the Matter Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project before the U.S. Supreme Court

Abstract

This amicus brief, submitted on behalf of 138 members of Congress to the U.S. Supreme Court in the matter Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project in which plaintiffs challenged the Trump Administration’s travel ban impacting refugees from several predominantly Muslim countries, relies on separation-of-powers principles, textual arguments, and legislative history to argue that the ban is an example of unlawful executive overreach and violates both the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.