No. 15-40238 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT STATE OF TEXAS, et al. Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al. Defendants-Appellants. On appeal from the United States District Court Southern District of Texas Brownsville Division No. 1:14-cv-00254 (Andrew S. Hanen, J.) BRIEF FOR AMICI CURIAE THE MAYORS OF NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES, SEVENTY-ONE ADDITIONAL MAYORS, CITIES, COUNTY OFFICIALS, COUNTIES, VILLAGES, AND BOROUGHS, THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS, AND THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES IN SUPPORT OF APPELLANTS Zachary W. Carter Michael N. Feuer Corporation Counsel City Attorney 100 Church Street 701 City Hall East New York, NY 10007 200 North Main Street (212) 356-2500 Los Angeles, CA 90012 (212) 356-2509 (f) Attorney for the City of Los Attorney for Bill de Blasio, Angeles, acting by and Mayor of New York through Los Angeles City Mayor Eric Garcetti Jeremy W. Shweder New York Reg. No. 4687927 (Pro hac vice pending) Attorney-in-charge (Additional counsel listed on the signature page) AILA Doc. No. 14122946. (Posted 4/7/15) No. 15-40238 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT STATE OF TEXAS, et al. Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al. Defendants-Appellants. On appeal from the United States District Court Southern District of Texas Brownsville Division No. 1:14-cv-00254 (Andrew S. Hanen, J.) CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS The undersigned counsel of record certifies that the following listed persons and entities as described in the fourth sentence of Rule 28.2.1 have an interest in the outcome of this case. These representations are made in order that the judges of this Court may evaluate possible disqualification or recusal. Defendants-Appellants United States of America Jeh Charles Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security R. Gil Kerlikowske, Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Ronald D. Vitiello, Deputy Chief of U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border of Protection Sarah R. Saldana, Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Leon Rodriguez, Director U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services i AILA Doc. No. 14122946. (Posted 4/7/15) Attorneys for Defendants-Appellants Scott R. McIntosh, U.S. Department of Justice Beth S. Brinkmann, U.S. Department of Justice Jeffrey A. Clair, U.S. Department of Justice Kyle R. Freeny, U.S. Department of Justice William Ernest Havemann, U.S. Department of Justice Plaintiffs-Appellees State of Texas State of Oklahoma State of Alabama State of Florida State of Georgia State of Arizona State of Idaho State of Arkansas State of Kansas State of Tennessee State of Louisiana State of Nevada State of Montana Paul R. LePage, Governor, State of Nebraska State of Maine State of South Carolina Patrick L. McCrory, Governor, State of South Dakota State of North Carolina State of Utah C.L. “Butch” Otter, Governor, State of West Virginia State of Idaho State of Wisconsin Phil Bryant, Governor, State of State of North Dakota Mississippi State of Ohio Attorney General Bill Schuette Attorneys for Plaintiffs-Appellees Scott A. Keller, Office of the Solicitor General for the State of Texas J. Campbell Barker, Office of the Solicitor General for the State of Texas April L. Farris, Office of the Solicitor General for the State of Texas Matthew Hamilton Frederick, Office of the Solicitor General for the State of Texas Alex Potapov, Office of the Solicitor General for the State of Texas ii AILA Doc. No. 14122946. (Posted 4/7/15) Amici Curiae Mayor Bill de Blasio of New Dallas County, Texas, and Clay York City Lewis Jenkins, County Judge of Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Dallas County Angeles Mayor Nan Whaley and the Mayor William D. Euille and City of Dayton, Ohio the City of Alexandria, Virginia Mayor Michael B. Hancock of Mayor Ed Pawlowski of Denver Allentown, Pennsylvania The Village of Dolton, Illinois Mayor Kasim Reed of Atlanta El Paso County, Texas Mayor Steve Adler of Austin, Mayor Carlo DeMaria of Texas Everett, Massachusetts Mayor Stephanie Rawlings- Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson Blake and the City Council of of Gary, Indiana Baltimore, Maryland Mayor Domenick Stampone of The City of Bell, California Haledon, New Jersey Mayor Martin J. Walsh of Mayor Pedro Segarra of Boston Hartford, Connecticut Mayor Bill Finch of Mayor Nancy R. Rotering of Bridgeport, Connecticut Highland Park, Illinois Mayor Byron W. Brown of The City of Hoboken, New Buffalo, New York Jersey The City of Cambridge, Mayor Alex B. Morse of Massachusetts Holyoke, Massachusetts Mayor James Diossa of Central Mayor Annise D. Parker of Falls, Rhode Island Houston Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt of Mayor Steven M. Fulop of Chapel Hill, North Carolina Jersey City, New Jersey The City of Charleston, South Mayor Sylvester “Sly” James Carolina of Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Mayor Mark Stodola of Little Chicago Rock, Arkansas The Board of Supervisors of The County of Los Angeles, Coconino County, Arizona California Mayor Steven Benjamin of Columbia, South Carolina Mayor Michael B. Coleman of Columbus, Ohio iii AILA Doc. No. 14122946. (Posted 4/7/15) Tina Skeldon Wozniak, Pete Mayor Ralph Becker of Salt Gerken, and Carol Contrada of Lake City, Utah the Board of Lucas County Mayor Edwin M. Lee and the Commissioners, Lucas County, City and County of San Ohio Francisco Mayor Paul R. Soglin of Mayor Sam Liccardo and the Madison, Wisconsin City of San Jose, California The City of Milwaukee The City of Santa Ana, Mayor Betsy Hodges and the California City of Minneapolis, Minnesota The Board of Supervisors of Montgomery County, Maryland Santa Cruz County, Arizona Mayor Ras J. Baraka of Mayor Javier M. Gonzales of Newark, New Jersey Santa Fe, New Mexico Mayor Paul A. Dyster of The City of Santa Monica, Niagara Falls, New York California The City of North Miami Mayor Gary R. McCarthy of Mayor Libby Schaaf and the Schenectady, New York City of Oakland, California Mayor Edward B. Murray of Mayor Jose “joey” Torres of Seattle Paterson, New Jersey Mayor George Van Dusen of Mayor Michael A. Nutter of Skokie, Illinois Philadelphia Mayor Francis G. Slay of St. Mayor William Peduto of Louis, Missouri Pittsburgh Mayor Elizabeth A. Goreham The City of Plainfield, New and the State College Borough Jersey Council, Pennsylvania Mayor Charlie Hales and the Mayor Stephanie A. Miner of City Council of Portland, Syracuse, New York Oregon Mayor Marilyn Strickland of Mayor Jorge O. Elorza of Tacoma, Washington Providence, Rhode Island Mayor Bob Buckhorn of Mayor John T. Dickert of Tampa, Florida Racine, Wisconsin Travis County, Texas County Commissioners Toni Mayor Muriel Bowser of Carter and Rafael Ortega of Washington, D.C. Ramsey County, Minnesota Mayor Fredrick Sykes of West Mayor Lovely Warren of Covina, California Rochester, New York Mayor Mike Spano of Yonkers, New York iv AILA Doc. No. 14122946. (Posted 4/7/15) The United States Conference and no publicly held company of Mayors (USCM is a non- owns 10% or more of its stock.) partisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. USCM has no parent corporation, and no publicly held company owns 10% or more of its stock.) The National League of Cities (NLC is the oldest and largest organization representing municipal governments throughout the United States. NLC works in partnership with 49 state municipal leagues and serves as a national advocate for the more than 19,000 cities, towns and villages it represents. NLC has no parent corporation, Attorneys for Amici Curiae Zachary Carter, Corporation Counsel, New York City Law Department Michael N. Feuer, City Attorney, City of Los Angeles Thomas Peters, Chief Assistant City Attorney, City of Los Angeles Richard Dearing, New York City Law Department Jeremy W. Shweder, New York City Law Department ______/s/___________ Jeremy W. Shweder Counsel for Amici v AILA Doc. No. 14122946. (Posted 4/7/15) TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS ......................................................... i TABLE OF AUTHORITIES .................................................................................. vii IDENTITIES OF THE AMICI CURIAE .................................................................. 1 INTEREST OF THE AMICI CURIAE ..................................................................... 3 STATEMENT PURSUANT TO FED. R. APP. P. 29(c)(5) ..................................... 6 ARGUMENT ............................................................................................................. 6 I. The District Court Failed to Adequately Consider the the Public Interest .......................................................................................... 7 II. Delaying the Implementation of the Executive Action Harms the Public Interest ............................................................................ 10 A. The Executive Action Will Increase Public Safety by Encouraging More Immigrant Residents to Cooperate With Law Enforcement ............................ 10 B. The Executive Action Will Stimulate Economic Growth in Cities and Counties Nationwide ................................... 15 C. The Executive Action Will Promote Family Unity and Facilitate the Integration of Immigrant Residents in Cities and Counties Nationwide ..................................................................................... 23 CONCLUSION .......................................................................................................