In a recent development, America First Legal (AFL), alongside Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and a coalition of twenty state Attorneys General, has taken urgent legal action to halt President Biden's practice of flying hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens into cities across the United States.The lawsuit aims to put a stop to the Biden Administration's parole scheme, which permits 30,000 aliens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to enter the country each month and stay indefinitely. This program allows these individuals to obtain work permits and access...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (AFL) sued the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to compel the immediate release of documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regarding the secretive Presidential Information Technology Committee (PITC) created by former President Barack Obama.In a statement, Dan Epstein, America First Legal Vice President, emphasized the legal significance of the lawsuit, saying, "America First Legal’s suit today raises significant legal questions the Biden Administration must confront." Epstein further highlighted the...
Washington, D.C. - The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently unveiled its updated Equity Action Plan for FY2024, aimed at implementing President Biden's race-focused executive order across federal agencies. According to a statement from Gene Hamilton, Vice President and General Counsel of America First Legal, the DOJ's actions are part of a broader agenda to transform the country under the guise of diversity and inclusion.Hamilton criticized the DOJ's approach, stating, "The Department of Justice under Merrick Garland’s leadership is functioning as the enforcement arm of...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (AFL) disclosed findings indicating that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has channeled more than $30 million into initiatives promoting illegal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts and anti-police projects within a single year. The research, conducted in collaboration with the American Accountability Foundation, reveals a pattern of funding groups that advocate for divisive policies and perpetuate what AFL describes as the "systemic racism lie."Among the recipients of the Gates Foundation's contributions are...
America First Legal (AFL) has sent a stern letter to The Walt Disney Company, accusing the entertainment giant of engaging in unlawful discrimination and misleading its shareholders. The letter, addressed to Disney's CEO Bob Iger and the Board of Directors, highlights alleged breaches of fiduciary duty and violations of federal securities laws that have resulted in a significant drop in Disney's share value.According to AFL, Disney has been involved in civil rights violations in employment and contracting, as well as damage to its brand and commercial reputation due to a...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - America First Legal (AFL) has taken action against President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, filing a First Amended Complaint to enforce the Taylor Force Act and halt U.S. funding of Palestinian terrorism. The complaint centers on the Biden Administration's alleged illegal reversal of the Trump Administration's ban on Palestinian funding, resulting in the expenditure of significant sums of U.S. tax dollars towards entities supporting terrorism.The amended complaint asserts that the Biden Administration knowingly subsidized the Palestinian...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – America First Legal (AFL) has achieved a significant victory in the battle for upholding the Constitution and the rule of law as Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel and Judge Staci M. Yandle have rescinded their discriminatory policies and issued apologies following AFL's judicial complaint.The complaint, filed on January 25, 2024, by AFL alleged that three judges in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois had implemented standing orders that favored minority and female attorneys based solely on their race and sex, in...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, America First Legal (AFL) filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States in Trump v. United States on behalf of U.S. Senator Roger Marshall and 26 members of Congress in support of Presidential immunity for former President Donald J. Trump. President Trump has been subjected to an unprecedented and unparalleled political prosecution in multiple jurisdictions across the country, including by the federal government, for official acts during his presidency.AFL’s brief argues that the United States Constitution provides, by both...
America First Legal (AFL) has released government documents revealing the Biden administration's support for Imran Ahmed's global censorship campaign through the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). The documents obtained from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State show the administration's mobilization of U.S. counterterrorism assets to aid CCDH's efforts.According to AFL, the Biden administration utilized the national security state to justify censorship, with its National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism stating that...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As a result of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit, America First Legal (AFL) received a production from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that exposed critical information on the political appointees in the Biden Administration that are working behind closed doors to implement Joe Biden’s extremist agenda—including at the weaponized Department of Justice.AFL obtained resumes, SF-50s, ethics pledges, and more as a result of this suit. These documents detail the appointees’ full names, salaries, titles, work histories, the agencies they work...
America First Legal (AFL) has made headlines today after releasing documents from litigation against the U.S. Department of State's Global Engagement Center (GEC), revealing the existence of an internal "Disinformation Primer" within the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).The Foundation for Freedom Online (FFO), founded by Mike Benz, analyzed these documents and highlighted the significance of AFL's lawsuit against the State Department. According to FFO, the documents exposed how the GEC utilizes state propaganda through cooperation with willing...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (AFL) sued the Department of Justice (DOJ) to enforce immediate compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In August, AFL filed a FOIA request with the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ regarding the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) annual “Year in Hate and Extremism.” The report targeted what they call the “anti-government movement,” which included national parents’ rights organizations like Moms for Liberty and Parents Defending Education. These groups stand up for parental rights in the classroom and against...
America First Legal (AFL) Executive Director, Executive Vice President, and General Counsel Gene Hamilton is currently testifying before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement in Washington, D.C. The hearing is focused on "The Presidential Power to Secure the Border." During the hearing, Hamilton addressed the ongoing border crisis under the Biden administration. He stated, "The Biden administration's reckless policies have fueled a crisis at our southern border, jeopardizing national security and undermining the...
America First Legal (AFL) has recently launched the "Borrower Defense Toolkit" to empower Americans in their fight against the woke leftist anti-Semites who are allegedly ruining our taxpayer-funded higher education system. The toolkit aims to hold these individuals accountable and make them pay for the damage they have caused.According to recent data, there are approximately 43.4 million student loan borrowers in the United States, holding a staggering $1.63 trillion in outstanding loans, all guaranteed by federal taxpayers. It is this very support that sustains the...
America First Legal (AFL) has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education (DOE) for unlawfully withholding documents related to parental rights and race-based admissions in higher education. The lawsuit is aimed at enforcing three separate Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that the DOE has failed to provide to AFL.One of the FOIA requests sent by AFL to the DOE was for records and communications concerning a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA). The PPRA is a law that grants parents the right to opt their...
America First Legal (AFL) has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enforce its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The request is for HHS Assistant Secretary Levine's communications regarding pediatric "transgender clinics," which AFL refers to as the genital mutilation and sterilization of America's children.In March of 2023, HHS Assistant Secretary Levine made a statement indicating that socially and medically transitioning children to a "different sex" had support "at the highest levels of the federal government." This...
America First Legal (AFL) has filed a federal civil rights complaint against The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries, accusing them of violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The complaint alleges that Disney has engaged in illegal race, sex, and national origin discrimination, which is prohibited by the law.According to AFL, Disney's "Reimagine Tomorrow" website suggests that race, color, religion, sex, and national origin are often the sole determining factors in the company's hiring, training, and promotion decisions. This alleged intentional...
America First Legal (AFL) has filed an amended complaint in the case of Walden v. Mesa Unified School District, adding a new plaintiff to the lawsuit. The mother, referred to as Jane Doe in the complaint, is suing on behalf of her daughter, Megan Doe, whose gender was covertly transitioned by school officials without parental knowledge or consent. The case focuses on Mesa Public Schools (MPS), located in Mesa, Arizona.The complaint alleges that school officials at Megan's junior high in MPS helped her socially transition her gender in school and kept it hidden from her...
Yesterday, America First Legal (AFL) and Consovoy McCarthy filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States, urging it to take a case that involves the violation of Second Amendment rights in Chicago. The petition seeks to force the Seventh Circuit to apply established law regarding the possession of arms commonly used by Americans for self-defense.The case was initially filed last year on behalf of an emergency room doctor in a Chicago area public hospital who also served as a medic on a SWAT team. The doctor, who is also a tactical...
America First Legal (AFL) has made strategic personnel changes to strengthen its leadership team in order to further its mission of fighting against destructive forces and executive overreach. Gene Hamilton, who previously served as Vice-President and General Counsel, has been appointed as AFL's Executive Director, Executive Vice President, and General Counsel. Reed D. Rubinstein, a former Deputy Associate Attorney General and Senior Advisor, will now serve as Senior Vice President. Dan Epstein, an Assistant Professor of Law, has been named Vice President.Gene Hamilton...
