Immigration Archive » February, 2015

Immigration - February, 2015

196 articles

• High Court Asked to Review 'Erroneous' Deportation
• OCAHO Fines Packaging Co. Over Backdated I-9 Forms
• Imputed Politics Suffice For Asylum Bid, 9th Circ. Rules
• Same-Sex Couples Lay Out Equality Case In Supreme Court
• 'Bizarre' Deposition Request Should Be Nixed, Judge Told
• Committee OKs Bill To Fight Trafficking By Gov't Contractors
• Judge Urged To See If Obama Defying Immigration Injunction
• Signal Slams Court For Muzzling Expert In Trafficking Case
• GOP Reps. Reboot 4 Bills To Clamp Down On Immigration
• 5 Tips For Attys Litigating At Immigration Court
• DHS Shutdown Averted With Weeklong Funding Bill
• Key Employment And Immigration Issues Facing Banks Today
• A Blurry Line On Employment Discrimination Protection
• House Republicans Considering Stopgap DHS Funding Bill
• GOP Press ICE Director On Release Policies After Murder
• Religious Volunteering Isn't Barred Work, 8th Circ. Told
• White House Eyeing Scope Of Texas Immigration Ruling: Rep.
• DHS Claims Discovery In Atty Harassment Case Is 'Extreme'
• Judge Greenlights Deal To End DHS 'Voluntary Return' Suit
• 2nd Circ. Revives Honduran Man's Bid To Stay In US
• Engineering Co. To Pay $295K For H-1B Wage Violations
• Judicial Watch Argues Against Stay In Immigration Action
• Immigration Legislation To Watch In 2015
• Senate Judiciary Committee OKs Lynch For Attorney General
• Obama Defends Immigration Policy At Miami Town Hall
• Texas Pol Files Judicial Complaint Over Austin Gay Wedding
• Ex-Signal Workers Seek To Finalize $14M Trafficking Verdict
• Immigration Judges Slam DOJ Ban On Iranian Judge
• Rep. Blasts DHS Head For Absence At Immigration Hearing
• Convicted NY Attorney Disbarred Over Immigration Fraud
• Attys Urge Immigrants To Get Ready For Obama's Policies
• Migrant Workers Will Receive $163K For Violations At Winery
• Can Federal Immigration Law And AB 60 Be Reconciled?
• BALCA Axes Landscaper's Labor Cert. Bid Over Signatures
• Senate Defers Immigration Fight To Advance $40B DHS Bill
• Chinese Mine Investors Sue USCIS Over Visa Denial
• 2nd Circ. OKs Conviction Of Woman Who Hid Immigrant Nanny
• 5th Circ. OKs Enhanced Sentence In Illegal Re-Entry Appeal
• States Get More Time For Immigration Policy Stay Response
• Class Counsel In Wage, Visa Suit Ask To Depose Own Client
• Wash. Farm Blasts Class Cert. Attempt In H-2A Wage Suit
• DHS To Finalize Rule Allowing Some H-1B Spouses To Work
• Immigration Boutiques Leave Some Room For BigLaw
• Resident Felon Can Seek Waiver To Stay In US: 10th Circ.
• Faulty Report Dooms SABIC's Engineer Labor Cert. Bid
• Judge Upholds Visa Denials For Pepper Co.'s Farmworkers
• Sen. Collins Floats Bill To Break DHS Funding Impasse
• Fla. Judge Says Consular Visa Decision Not Open To Review
• Ex-Two Sigma Analyst Cops To IP Theft, Faces Deportation
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Michael Best's José Olivieri
• Top 7 Tips For H-1B Sponsorship Season
• McConnell To Split Immigration Measure From $40B DHS Bill
• US Immigration Policy: Adventures In Fantasyland
• Ariz. Sheriff Urges Court To Keep Immigration Action On Ice
• Justices Grill DOJ On Judicial Review Of Visa Denials
• 2nd Circ. Finds No Evidence To Allow Chinese Asylum Bid
• DOL Finalizes Expanded Same-Sex Couples' FMLA Rights
• South Korean Couple Sues USCIS To Get Visa Back
• Texas Couples Urge 5th Circ. To Unblock Same-Sex Marriages
• Family Detention Stay Should Prompt Policy Revamp, Attys Say
• Democrats Continue DHS Bill Filibuster As Deadline Looms
• Justices Won't Rule On Retroactive Waiver In Deportation Case
• Nev. Bill Would Up Penalties For Hiring Unauthorized Workers
• Immigration Cases To Watch In 2015
• ICE Worksite Enforcement Audits Under Fire In New Suit
• Sushi Chefs Fear Losing Visas Over Wage Deal
• DOJ Seeks Emergency Stay Of Block On Immigration Policies
• This Week In Congress: Avoiding A DHS Funding Showdown
• Judge Won't Force Ala. AG To Stop Same-Sex Marriage Suit
• Deputy Trying To Duck ID Stop Liability Too Early, Court Told
• Atty To Get A Lesson In Ethics For Improper Closing Statement
• DOL Says Waiter Has No Claim In H-2B Visa Rule Fight
• Sauerkraut Co. Underpaid Migrant Workers, Suit Says
• DOL Sets Allowable Meal Charges For H-2A Workers In 2015
• Ariz. AG Appeals Ruling To Let 'Dreamers' Get Licenses
• Berry Appleman & Leiden Opens Boston Office
• Obama To Seek Stay Of Order Blocking Immigration Policies
• Texas AG Files Petition To Void Austin Gay Marriage License
• Paramount Citrus Hit With Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• Wash. Farm Defends Bid To Nix H-2A Visa Suit
• 6th Circ. Revives Immigrant's Bid To Appeal Drug Conviction
• Fla. State Senator Blasts AG Bondi For Immigration Suit
• Judge Axes Stone Co. Immigration Bias Suit Over Lateness
• McCain Says Court Ruling Could Solve DHS Funding Impasse
• Texas High Court Stays 2 Orders Striking Gay Marriage Law
• Signal Challenges US Link Finding In Human Trafficking Suit
• DuPont Unit Loses Sanctions Bid In Migrant Worker Dispute
• Indian Guest Workers Win $14M In Signal Trafficking Case
• Ex-Ariz. Police Chief Seeks Atty's Immigration Stop Docs
• 7-Eleven Franchisees Blast Chain's 'Bullying' In Bias Suit
• Texas AG Seeks Emergency Stay Over Gay Marriage Ruling
• Indian MBA Doesn't Qualify Worker For Visa, AAO Says
• Calif. Discrimination Suit Revived After Citizenship Ruling
• 11th Circ. Backs Human Smuggler's Gunfire Sentence-Hike
• California Issues 59K Driver's Licenses To Immigrants In Jan.
• Sen. Grassley Introduces Bill To Curb Human Trafficking
• Texas Pols Vow Continued Fight Against Immigration Actions
• 10th Circ. Denies Man's Appeal In Illegal Re-Entry Case
• Va. Bill Would Allow Early Transfer Of Immigration Detainees
• DOJ To Appeal Texas Court's Halt Of Immigration Policies
• DOJ Likely Has Strong Appeal In Executive Action Case
• Texas Gov. Seeks Stronger Border Presence, Vet Tax Breaks
• 2nd Circ. Says Owens & Minor's Firing Of Haitian Not Biased
• 5th Circ. Vacates Sentence Of Man Who Lied For Asylum
• Hotel Owner Gets 21 Months For Harboring Illegal Workers
• Gay Couple Sues Indiana For Refusing Parental Recognition
• 7th Circ. Revives Zimbabwean Woman's Asylum Bid
• States Win Bid To Block Obama's Immigration Actions
• 1st Circ. Says Immigrant's Asylum Bid Can't 'Leapfrog' BIA
• Asylum Seeker Says Govt. Incompetence Kept Him Idle
• Ariz. Construction Co. Fined $97K Over INA Violations
• Feds Raise Security Concerns In High Court Visa Review Case
• USCIS Memo Implements Status Adjustment Deal In 9th Circ.
• NM Accused Of Holding Up Tax Refunds From Immigrants
• American Airlines Nabs BALCA Win For Engineering Job
• Ariz. Sheriff To Face Contempt Bid In Traffic Stops Case
• Unmarried Jamaican Couple's Son Is US Citizen, BIA Says
• DOL Appeals Invalidation Of H-2B Rule To 11th Circ.
• BALCA Judge Axes Plastering Co.'s Bid For 50 H-2B Laborers
• Ala. County Must Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
• Three Immigrants Can't Intervene In Executive Actions Suit
• Senate Panel OKs IP 'Czar' But Holds Off On Lynch, Lee Noms
• How Trafficking Rule Affects Contractors In Middle East
• Calif. Appeals Court Reverses Boy's Citizenship Denial
• King Suggests Immigration Protesters Are In US Illegally
• Okla. Peach Farm Pays $12.5K To Settle H-2A Visa Row
• GOP Rep. Proposes Nixing Tax Break For Immigrant Wages
• Lawmakers Want Same-Sex Marriage Laws In State Hands
• High Court's Marriage Stance Won't Bend To Defiant States
• BIA Alters Removal Interpretation In Firearm Case
• Texas Law Would Invoice Feds For Immigration Actions
• DOL Pegs H-1B Prevailing Wage To Worker's Start Date
• SD Couple Sentenced For Visa Fraud Scheme
• Asylum Process Delays Reinstated Removal Orders: 10th Circ.
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• Bill Would Eliminate Per-Country Employment Visa Caps
• DHS Says ICE Atty's Bias Suit Is Much Ado About Not Much
• Workers Push For FLSA Cert. In Signal Trafficking Case
• 5 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• Hispanic Ex-VP Hits Bank Leumi With Discrimination Suit
• GCs Give Top Marks To 7 Standout Associates
• GCs Name Cream Of The Crop Litigators
• BALCA Says Officer Wrongly Denied Permanent Labor Cert.
• Texas Couple Gets Jail Time For Migrant Worker Conspiracy
• Ariz. Sheriff Fights Discovery In Immigration Stops Case
• The Case For Professionalizing Pro Bono Services
• Immigrants Push To Intervene In States' Executive Action Suit
• Ala. Chief Justice Risking Seat With Same-Sex Marriage Stand
• Expert Testimony Whittled Down In Signal Trafficking Case
• American Samoans Urge DC Circ. To Back Citizenship Right
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Asylum Bid Despite Translation Errors
• High Court Won't Block Ala. Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
• This Week In Congress: Keystone, Vaccines And DHS Funding
• Tech Worker From India Says Her Visa Was Wrongly Denied
• DHS Regulations For Immigrant Clerics Violate INA: Judge
• LA Charges Man With Illegally Practicing Immigration Law
• Immigration Cases Pushed To 2019 May Be Heard Sooner
• 9th Circ. Upholds Frivolous Asylum Determination
• BALCA Says New Precedent Sinks Work Certification Bid
• 3rd Circ. Says Kosovo Man Can't Get Asylum
• The State Of Play In 2015: Year Of The Regulator
• 11th Circ. Will Wait On High Court's Gay Marriage Ruling
• 6th Circ. Says False Doc. Conviction Is Deportable Crime
• Trafficking Claims Against Signal Have US Link, Judge Says
• Calif. LED Maker Joins ICE Lawful Employment Program
• DHS Amendment Seeks Some Middle Ground On Immigration
• 2nd Circ. Says Chinese Catholic Didn't Show Local Harassment
• Ariz. Appealing Block On ID Theft Law Targeting Immigrants
• Nyva Soft Ordered To Pay $25K In H-1B Wage Dispute
• Senate's $40B DHS Funding Bill Stalls For 3rd Time
• Delayed Deportation Avalanche Looms, Says Ex-USCIS Official
• ICE Accused Of Violating Decades-Old Detainee Settlement
• Lawmakers Worry E-Verify Bill Could Ravage Farm Industry
• Wash. Farm Can't Delay Discovery In H-2A Visa Class Suit
• IBM's Lapse Skunks BALCA Appeal On Permanent Labor Cert.
• Alabama Petitions High Court To Stay Gay Marriage Ruling
• Senate Dems Block DHS Funding Bill For A Second Time
• Mintz Levin Lures Immigration Atty From McElroy Deutsch
• DOJ Says Immigrants Can't Join States' Obama Challenge
• Certified H-1B Jobs Rose 11% In 2013, Report Says
• H-2B Coalition Takes Aim At DOL's Declaratory Order Power
• Cravath Ex-Staffer Reasserts Claims Of Discrimination
• Arpaio Can't Delay Contempt Bid In ID Stop Case, Court Told
• Lax Enforcement Dogs Immigration System, Lawmakers Hear
• Democratic Sens. Block DHS Funding Over Immigration Rider
• 2nd Circ. Says Mom Naturalized Too Late For Son's Citizenship
• Nebraska Joins E-Verify Program for Driver's Licenses
• 5 Tips For Lasting Law Firm Success
• US Roasts Injunction Bid In States' Immigration Action Suit
• 11th Circ. Backs 2.5-Year Sentence For Deportee's Re-Entry
• BALCA Nixes Apple's Cert. Bid For Foreign Software Worker
• Staffing Co. Ordered To Pay $227K Over I-9 Violations
• USCIS Hits Midyear Cap On H-2B Visa Petitions
• Signal Fights FLSA Certification In Trafficking Case
• Obama Pushes For DHS Funding While Unveiling New Budget
• White House Asks For $28.7B DOJ Budget