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U.S. Department of Homeland Security

26 federal employment cases from public court records (20052025)

26 with a published ruling

What public court records show

Public federal court records list U.S. Department of Homeland Security as an employer in 26 employment matters between 2005 and 2025.

Of the 24 matters with a recorded outcome, the most common were: 8 were dismissed, 6 ended in a ruling for the employer, 6 ended in a ruling for the worker, and 2 had a mixed result.

Workers obtained a favorable ruling in about 25% of matters with a recorded outcome.

The most common claims on record were Discrimination, Retaliation, and Breach Of Contract.

Cases were filed across 11 states, most often in DC.

These figures summarize publicly available U.S. federal court records only. Most workplace disputes are resolved privately and never appear in litigation. A case outcome reflects many factors and is not a finding that any employer violated the law.

26
Federal Cases
25%
Plaintiff Win Rate

Does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.

11
States
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About this employer

U.S. Department of Homeland Security appears in 24 federal employment-law court rulings on record. These cases sit within the public sector, where due-process protections, First Amendment retaliation, and union-related (NLRA / state PERB) claims apply. The set below covers rulings that produced written federal-court decisions; private settlements, EEOC charges resolved without litigation, and state-court cases are not included.

The cases primarily involve Discrimination (9 of 24), Retaliation (5 of 24), Breach of Contract (4 of 24). Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Discrimination, Retaliation and Breach of Contract.

Rulings span District of Columbia (7), California (5), New York (4), Oregon (1). District of Columbia is an EEOC deferral state, which extends the federal Title VII / ADA / ADEA filing deadline from 180 to 300 days. Browse state-specific employment rulings for jurisdictional patterns. District of Columbia rulings, California rulings, New York rulings and Oregon rulings.

Case Outcomes

Dismissed
8 (33%)
Defendant Win
6 (25%)
Plaintiff Win
6 (25%)
Mixed Result
2 (8%)
Remanded
2 (8%)

Case Stages

The stage at which courts issued U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s 23 stage-identified rulings.

Appeal
9 (39%)
Summary judgment
5 (22%)

Of the 5 summary-judgment rulings, 3 ended the case in U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s favor and 2 let the worker’s claims continue.

Motion to dismiss
8 (35%)
Other rulings
1 (4%)
What do these stages mean?
Appeal
A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.
Summary judgment
A ruling where the judge decides the case — or part of it — without a trial, because one side argues the key facts are not in dispute. For workers, getting past this step is often the biggest hurdle.
Motion to dismiss
An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.
Other rulings
Procedural decisions and orders that do not fit the main stages above.

Published federal-court opinions only — most workplace disputes are resolved privately. This is not anyone’s odds, and not a finding that any employer violated the law.

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Federal cases

public court records

One row per case · a badge means the case reached a published ruling · plaintiff names redacted

Employee v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
D.N.M. · Oct 2025 · New Mexico
Dismissed
Employee v. Saddleback Valley Unified School District
N.D. Cal. · Oct 2025 · California · Discrimination
Dismissed
Employee v. GARLAND
S.D. Ind. · Aug 2025 · Indiana · Discrimination
Dismissed
Employee v. A&P Restaurant Corp
S.D.N.Y. · Jan 2025 · New York · Habeas Corpus
Plaintiff Win
Al Otro Lado, Inc. v. Employee
S.D. Cal. · Sep 2024 · California · Civil Rights
Mixed Result
Employee v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
E.D.N.Y. · Jul 2024 · New York · Civil Rights
Dismissed
Employee v. Mayorkas
N.D. Cal. · Nov 2023 · California · Discrimination
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. McAleenan
D. Ariz. · Sep 2023 · Arizona · Civil Rights Violation
Dismissed
Employee v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS-FPS)
S.D.N.Y. · Jun 2023 · New York · Discrimination
Open docket
Employee v. Insomnia Cookies
W.D.N.Y. · Nov 2022 · New York · Discrimination
Dismissed
Employee v. US Department of Homeland Security Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Inclusion
D. Or. · Oct 2022 · Oregon · Discrimination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Aki
S.D. Cal. · May 2020 · California · Discrimination
Open docket
Employee v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
S.D. Cal. · Jan 2020 · California · Discrimination
Dismissed
Employee v. FLRA
D.C. Circuit · Dec 2019 · District of Columbia · Breach of Contract
Defendant Win
Employee v. United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
D.D.C. · Apr 2019 · District of Columbia · Discrimination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Kirstjen Nielsen
9th Circuit · Jan 2019 · California · Discrimination
Defendant Win
Employee v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (FEMA)
N.D. Ill. · Jan 2019 · Illinois · Employment Discrimination
Dismissed
Employee v. U.S. Dep't of Homeland Sec.
D.C. Circuit · Dec 2017 · New Jersey
Remanded
Employee v. Souza
1st Circuit · Dec 2015 · Massachusetts · Wrongful Termination
Plaintiff Win
United States Department of Homeland Security U.S. Customs & Border Protection v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
D.C. Circuit · Jun 2014 · District of Columbia
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
S.D.N.Y. · Dec 2013 · New York
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. US Dept Homeland Sec.
D.N.H. · Apr 2013 · New Hampshire
Defendant Win
United States Department of Homeland Security, Customs & Border Protection v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
D.C. Circuit · Aug 2011 · District of Columbia · Breach of Contract
Defendant Win
Employee v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
D.D.C. · Sep 2007 · District of Columbia · Discrimination
Remanded
Employee v. Chertoff
D.C. Circuit · Jun 2006 · District of Columbia · Breach of Contract
Mixed Result
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Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The presence of an employer on this page does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.