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Sunny v. Rubio Immigration Class Action

Verified September 20, 2026Found via the federal court docketHow ClaimWatch verifies cases

Still being litigated: the claims below are allegations, not findings, and there is no settlement, claim form or payout yet.

Where this case stands

In litigation

The case has been filed and is being fought in court. There is no settlement, no claim form and no payout yet; many class actions are dismissed or never certified.

Pending in the District Court, District of Columbia (No. 1:25-cv-02578).

  1. August 6, 2025
    Case filed

What happened

A proposed class action against Marco A. Rubio, Todd M. Lyons, and Kristi L. Noem, apparently concerning immigration actions. The docket lists numerous individual plaintiffs and motion practice over evidence production. These are allegations in a newly filed case, not proven facts and not yet a settlement.

Do you qualify?

No settlement exists yet, so there is nothing to file and no class definition to check. If the case settles, the settlement will define exactly who qualifies — watch this case and we'll let you know.

How to file

There is no claim to file yet. If this case reaches a settlement, a claim process will open — usually with an official settlement website and a filing deadline.

Common questions

Can I file a claim in the Sunny v. Rubio Immigration Class Action case?
No. The case is still being litigated — there is no settlement, no claim form, and no payout. It was filed August 6, 2025 in the District Court, District of Columbia (No. 1:25-cv-02578).What a class action lawsuit is →
Who are the attorneys in the Sunny v. Rubio Immigration Class Action?
For the plaintiffs: Bradley Bruce Banias (BANIAS LAW LLC); Steven A. Brown (REDDY NEUMANN BROWN, P.C.). For Marco A. Rubio, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi L. Noem: Dhruman Y. Sampat (DOJ-USAO). From the public court docket.

Who's involved

Plaintiffs

  • ALL PLAINTIFFS
  • KIANA GHASEMI
  • YIZHOU CHEN
  • ARAVIND THIRUNAVUKKARASU
  • NENGKE LIN
  • ZHE ZENG
  • BHASWARDWEEP KASHYAP
  • NIRJHAR MANDAL ALOY

+ 50 more

Defendants

  • KRISTI L. NOEM
  • TODD M. LYONS
  • MARCO A. RUBIO

Counsel for plaintiffs

  • Bradley Bruce BaniasBANIAS LAW LLC
    Represents MD NAGIB MAHFUZ SUNNY, TEJESHWAR THALARI, MOHAMMED JUNAID CHINNAKOTLA, SARTHAK KORE, SHAHBAZ KHAN, VIHAAN MISRA, BIWANSH KHATRI, PRAJWAL PANZADE, FARREL GOMARGANA, SRINIVASA SAI ANUDEE GADI, SURESH BABU GADIPARTHI, VENKATA SAI NANDAANI MAHAMKALI, JUILY MAHORE, MELINA ARRIZON MELCHOR, NIKHIL CHOWDARY BONTHU, RAHUL CHERUKURI, ARMAAN CHOWDHRY, SARATH BODDU, SAKETH PARUCHURI, XIMIN CHEN, MARY THALLAPANENI, KHUSHAAL SINGH JAMMU, AAHLAD REDDIVARI, SUMAN GUGULOTHU, ARSHROOP SAINI, ARINDAM ROY, VOMSREEMANASA JALLI VENKATARAMANA, ANISH KIRAN CHOUGULE, TAJRIAN KAMAL, SOUMITRA PALIT, RISHIK VARDHAN KOLIPAKA, RAMYA KRISHNA KAMATHAM, SHARVANI BOLLA, MARIA JOSE ARIAS SAAVEDRA, OJASVI AGRAWAL, VAMSI BARMAVATH, OSSAMA ELBANNA, ABDLRAHMAN ALABDALLAH, PRIYANKA VIJAYRAN, PAVAN KUMAR JALIPARTHY, SONA NIKITHA BOLLAVARAM, ADITI PREMJIT, TABREZ KHAN MOHAMMAD, SHANG RUAN, JUAN PABLO LOPEZ ORDOEZ, VIKAS REDDY CINGIREDDY, CARLOS BAUTISTA, ANUP MISHRA, HCH RAIYAN AHMED, AYWAN DAS, NIRJHAR MANDAL ALOY, BHASWARDWEEP KASHYAP, ZHE ZENG, NENGKE LIN, ARAVIND THIRUNAVUKKARASU, YIZHOU CHEN, KIANA GHASEMI, ALL PLAINTIFFS
    brad@baniaslaw.com · (843) 352-4272
  • Steven A. BrownREDDY NEUMANN BROWN, P.C.
    Represents MD NAGIB MAHFUZ SUNNY, TEJESHWAR THALARI, MOHAMMED JUNAID CHINNAKOTLA, SARTHAK KORE, SHAHBAZ KHAN, VIHAAN MISRA, BIWANSH KHATRI, PRAJWAL PANZADE, FARREL GOMARGANA, SRINIVASA SAI ANUDEE GADI, SURESH BABU GADIPARTHI, VENKATA SAI NANDAANI MAHAMKALI, JUILY MAHORE, MELINA ARRIZON MELCHOR, NIKHIL CHOWDARY BONTHU, RAHUL CHERUKURI, ARMAAN CHOWDHRY, SARATH BODDU, SAKETH PARUCHURI, XIMIN CHEN, MARY THALLAPANENI, KHUSHAAL SINGH JAMMU, AAHLAD REDDIVARI, SUMAN GUGULOTHU, ARSHROOP SAINI, ARINDAM ROY, VOMSREEMANASA JALLI VENKATARAMANA, ANISH KIRAN CHOUGULE, TAJRIAN KAMAL, SOUMITRA PALIT, RISHIK VARDHAN KOLIPAKA, RAMYA KRISHNA KAMATHAM, SHARVANI BOLLA, MARIA JOSE ARIAS SAAVEDRA, OJASVI AGRAWAL, VAMSI BARMAVATH, OSSAMA ELBANNA, ABDLRAHMAN ALABDALLAH, PRIYANKA VIJAYRAN, PAVAN KUMAR JALIPARTHY, SONA NIKITHA BOLLAVARAM, ADITI PREMJIT, TABREZ KHAN MOHAMMAD, SHANG RUAN, JUAN PABLO LOPEZ ORDOEZ, VIKAS REDDY CINGIREDDY, CARLOS BAUTISTA, ANUP MISHRA, HCH RAIYAN AHMED, AYWAN DAS, NIRJHAR MANDAL ALOY, BHASWARDWEEP KASHYAP, ZHE ZENG, NENGKE LIN, ARAVIND THIRUNAVUKKARASU, YIZHOU CHEN, KIANA GHASEMI, ALL PLAINTIFFS
    steven@rnlawgroup.com · (713) 429-4793

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