A Minnesota-based legal group filed a federal lawsuit alleging the Justice Department unconstitutionally fast-tracked Somali immigrants' cases, denying them fair hearings. The Trump administration placed Somali nationals on a separate docket with minimal notice, making representation difficult. 97% of Hines Immigration Law's Somali clients' cases were rapidly advanced under this policy. Kelsey Hines stated the policy was a targeted effort to strip due process, leaving her 7,000 hours short of preparation time needed for her clients' cases. This follows a surge in enforcement targeting Somalis in Minnesota, home to the largest US population of 80,000 Somalis, and the administration's efforts to end Temporary Protected Status for over 2,000 Somalis.

The lawsuit calls the policy an escalation of the administration's 'hateful rhetoric.'.