Service Employees International Union, et al., v. Rodney S. Scott, et al., No. 1:26-cv-11251, (D. Mass., filed Mar. 13, 2026)
On March 13, 2026, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and four airport workers who were members of 32BJ SEIU sued U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the District of Massachusetts to challenge the agency’s decision to revoke security clearances for at least 80 immigrant workers at Logan International Airport. According to the plaintiffs, represented by the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School, the agency’s actions have forced these workers out of their jobs and put thousands more at risk of losing theirs at airports nationwide.
The lawsuit argues that CBP’s actions have already left SEIU members unemployed without meaningful explanation or due process at Logan International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Orlando International Airport, San Francisco International Airport, and Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. The complaint further alleges CBP violated its own regulations, federal statute, and constitutional due process. The workers provided crucial airport services like handling baggage, cleaning airplane cabins, and transporting travelers in wheelchairs. Defendants filed their answer on June 12, 2026, and plaintiffs amended their complaint on July 20. On July 27, the court issued a briefing schedule. Defendants filed their answer to the amended complaint on August 20, and plaintiffs filed a motion for summary judgment on September 17.
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Counsel: Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic, Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization | Democracy Forward
Contacts: Michael J. Wishnie | Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic | michael.wishnie@ylsclinics.org
Anna Deffebach | Democracy Forward | adeffebach@democracyforward.org
