DACA Recipient Can Pursue Class Lawsuit Alleging Alienage Bias Under Section 1981

A federal court in Manhattan Nov. 14 advanced what may be a first-of-its-kind class alienage discrimination claim by a deferred action for childhood arrivals recipient allegedly denied work with an insurance company because he wasn’t a U.S. citizen and didn’t have a green card (Juarez v. Nw. Mut. Life Ins. Co., 2014 BL 321855, S.D.N.Y., 1:14-cv-05107, 11/14/14).

According to Ruben Juarez, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.'s policy of restricting hiring to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (LPRs) is discriminatory on its face and violates his rights and the rights of similarly situated job applicants under the ...