BOISE — Today, a federal judge granted provisional class-action status and extended a temporary restraining order (TRO) in the lawsuit Davids v. Adams. This ruling means access to HIV treatment through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program remains available for all immigrants throughout the state, regardless of their immigration status. Before the ruling, the TRO protected access to the program only for the five anonymous patient plaintiffs in the lawsuit.
The judge’s order defines the protected class as “all current or future persons residing in Idaho who have been diagnosed with HIV and who would qualify for federally funded services through the Ryan White Program unless required to verify [their immigration status] for those benefits.”
A decision on the preliminary injunction is expected in the coming weeks.
Davids v. Adams was filed on June 26, 2025 by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Idaho, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), and private law firms Nixon Peabody LLP and Ramirez-Smith Law in response to House Bill 135.