Immigration Archive » March, 2015

Immigration - March, 2015

246 articles

• FWD.us Pushes New H-1B Campaign As Filing Period Opens
• AILA Rep. Offers Waiver Program Fixes Ahead Of New Regs
• 9th Circ. OKs Deportation Over Calif. Domestic Violence
• 9th Circ. Nixes Challenge To Border-Crossing Sentence
• DOJ Asks 5th Circ. To Lift Hold On Obama Immigration Action
• Carnival Co. Bashes Worker Cert. Order In Visa, Wage Row
• Q&A With Baker Donelson's Robert Divine
• NLRB Orders Reinstatement Of Undocumented Bakery Workers
• Signal Claims Trafficking Allegations Were Falsified
• 5th Circ. Upholds Drug Trafficking Ruling In Re-Entry Case
• Texas Urges 5th Circ. To Deny DAPA Moms' Intervention Bid
• New Deal To Keep Abused Immigrant Kids In US Gets OK'd
• DOL Axes H-1B Worker's Claims Against Software Recruiter
• Au Pair Suit Brings Domestic Worker Abuse Into Spotlight
• Hotel Slams EEOC Conduct During Discovery In Bias Suit
• Freshman Republicans Introduce DHS Reform Package
• NJ High Court Leaves Alone New-Immigrant Health Care Ban
• Ariz. County Stuck With Liability In Immigrant ID Suit
• Mediation And The Thorny Issue Of Settlement Authority
• This Week In Congress: A Few Hearings Outside Of DC
• 9th Circ. Overturns Precedent In Mexican Torture Case
• DOL Rolls Over On Standing Issue In H-2B Regulations Case
• Reid Blames 'Bunch Of Whiners' For EB-5 Favoritism Report
• GOP Rep. Floats Bill To Deny Benefits For Illegal Work
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• 10th Circ. Slams Immigration Atty For 'Garbled' Petition
• Intel Asks For Increased H-1B Cap As Filing Period Looms
• 3rd Circ. Rules Against Gay Honduran Nat'l Who Fears Gang
• 3 States Can't Call Shots On Immigration For US, 5th Circ. Told
• What Experts Can Say About Inadmissible Facts During Trial
• Obama Immigration Adviser Offers Peek At Upcoming Policy
• Carnival Workers In Wage, Visa Suit Win Class Cert.
• Arpaio Atty Fights Giving Testimony In Traffic Stops Case
• USCIS Shuffles Cases To Balance Its Workload
• DHS Deputy Wins Support In EB-5 Favoritism Saga
• Six Charged In Texas Marriage Fraud, Immigration Scam
• Immigrants Now In More White Collar Jobs, Pew Report Says
• 1st Circ. Backs Rwandan Genocide Sisters' Convictions
• Wedding Planner Pays $35K In Back Wages In J-1 Visa Case
• Plagiarism Alone Didn't Prompt Jackson Lewis Sanction
• Christie Takes Heat For Backing States' Immigration Suit
• Landscaping Co. Loses Bid To Boost Foreign Worker Ranks
• Attys Hope L-1B Memo Spurs More Consistent Adjudications
• Ariz. Sheriff OK'd To File Doc In States' Immigration Suit
• ICE Accused Of Unlawfully Witholding Immigration Docs
• Kentucky Farm To Pay $36K In Temporary Worker Row
• Judge May Deny 'Renowned' Horse Trainer's Visa Request
• Inside USCIS' Much-Anticipated L-1B Visa Guidance
• Carnival Workers Push To Use 'Surprise' Docs In Wage Row
• 10th Circ. Sides With US In Deportation Bond Hearing Row
• Drilling Co. Pays $12M To End EEOC Discrimination Suit
• DHS Deputy Accused Of Playing Favorites In EB-5 Program
• USCIS Provides New Policy Guidance On L-1B Visas
• NYC Restaurant Owner Must Pay $2.7 Million In Back Wages
• USCIS Cries Nay To Block On Horse Trainer Visa Denial
• 9th Circ. Says Immigrant's Sentence Used Wrong Approach
• 5th Circ. OKs Faster Appeal Of Immigration Action Block
• H&R Block Immigration Program Was A Bad Idea, Attys Say
• Judge Bumps Next Trafficking Trial Against Signal To July
• Ariz. Asks Court To Mull 'Show Me Your Papers' Challenge
• Paramount Citrus Wants Wage Class Action Squeezed Out
• DOJ, States Tussle Over Discovery In Immigration Action Row
• 10th Circ. Revives Felon's Bid For Waiver To Stay In US
• DHS Asks Judge To Rethink Injunction On Family Detention
• Obama Says New L-1B Visa Guidance To Be Released Soon
• Top 3 Immigration Headaches Plaguing General Counsel
• Carnival Co. Tells Judge To Shoot Down Worker OT Claims
• 2nd Circ. Chides Judge While Upholding Asylum Denial
• Model Fights Trump Agency's Attempt To Toss Wage Suit
• Worker Fired For Refusing To Lie About DHS Docs, Suit Claims
• The Law360 400
• Publix Quietly Settles National Origin Lawsuit
• Litigation Firms Make Cuts Amid Work Slowdown
• Is MegaLaw Just Big Enough To Fail?
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• DOL Issues FAQ On H-2B Rule Currently In Limbo
• DOJ Strives To Fend Off Sanctions In Immigration Action Suit
• ICE Director Backtracks On Mandatory Detainers Comment
• Workers In Texas Signal Case Fight To Use $14M Verdict
• NLRB Judge Says Hospitals' 'English Only' Rule Unlawful
• Advance Auto Parts Accused Of Bias Against Hispanic Worker
• Class Rebuffs Ariz. Sheriff's Immigration Contempt Offer
• Gilead Under Fire Again Over New Hepatitis C Program
• 5 Tips For A Successful Appeal In Front of BALCA
• EEOC Must Pay Farms' Fees In Thai Worker Suit, Judge Says
• Filipino Workers Hit Calif. Bakeries With $1M Trafficking Suit
• 5 Insights From Avon General Counsel Jeff Benjamin
• Senator Calls Hearing On Exec. Action Suit 'Premature'
• BIA Says Immigration Judges Need Not ID Required Evidence
• Quick Turnaround Of New H-2B Rule Means More Of The Same
• ICE Unveils New Release Procedures For Criminal Detainees
• House Bill Cracks Down On Fraudulent Immigration Attys
• Atty Sanctioned For Lying, Ignoring Court Orders In FLSA Row
• Cruz, Goodlatte Jump Into Appeal Over Immigration Actions
• NY Restaurant Wants Plaintiff's Counsel DQ'd In FLSA Suit
• Ugandan Citizen Sues DHS, Pa. County Over 2-Year Detention
• New Bill Would Shield H-2A Farmers From ACA Mandate
• Denials Of L-1B Petitions At Historic Levels, Report Says
• Ariz. Sheriff Agrees To Contempt Order In Traffic Stops Case
• House Panel OKs Bill Criminalizing Unauthorized Immigrants
• DOL Gets 4 Weeks To Prepare For H-2B Rule's Demise
• Ariz., Challengers Seek Win In Immigration Law Fight
• 5 Reasons To Keep IMAGE On Ice
• Chinese Investors Dominate EB-5 Visa Petitions, Study Says
• Auto Worker's Bias Claims Can Go To Trial, Judge Says
• Alleged Signal Agent Should Face Trafficking Suit, Judge Says
• OPINION: Not All That Is Public Should Be Publicized
• H-1B Visa Program Comes Under Fire At Senate Hearing
• Judge Accuses Jackson Lewis Attys Of Plagiarism
• Northwestern Mutual Allowed To Appeal DACA Bias Decision
• Obama's Cuba Move May Spell End Of Immigration Benefits
• U.S. Embassies In India To End Business Executive Program
• DOL Asks Court To Put Removal Of H-2B Rule On Hold
• Ariz. Sheriff Calls Feds' Immigration Argument A 'Fig Leaf'
• Signal Says Bankruptcy Likely Before Next Trafficking Trial
• H-1B Workers Claim Tech Firm Stiffed Them On Wages
• How DC Visa Fraud Case Could Affect Rule 17(c) Subpoenas
• Immigration Cases Jumped 10% In 2014, EOIR Says
• Up The Irish: St. Paddy's Is For Celebrating Pro Bono, Too
• Immigrants Accuse SSA Of Waging Intimidation Campaign
• Loretta Lynch Vote Held Up By Trafficking Bill Fracas
• Foreign Student Summer Program Needs Tweaks, GAO Says
• States Fight Quicker Pace In 5th Circ. Immigration Appeal
• Ex-Publix Worker Says National Origin Suit Should Stand
• Carnival Co. Claims Worker Issues Too Varied For Class Cert.
• Gov't Defends Bid To Update Child-Detainee Immigration Deal
• Immigration Executive Actions An Ethical Minefield For Attys
• This Week In Congress: Immigration And Net Neutrality
• Film Co. Hits NBA Player With $45M Suit Over EB-5 Funding
• Texas Bill Would Give Cities Notification Of EB-5 Visas
• Workers Slam Signal's Bid To Pause Trafficking Litigation
• H-2B Freeze Could Hit Summer Industries Hard
• Ex-Lockheed Employee Wins Verdict In National Original Suit
• 5th Circ. Spurns DOJ Response Deadline In Immigration Row
• Law Students Tell High Court To Overturn Gay Marriage Bans
• Law Profs. Call Executive Action Injunction 'Deeply Flawed'
• Expect Another Record Year For H-1B Cap Filings
• Justices Told 5th Circ. Is Solo On Immigration Appeal Stance
• Customs' Record Backlog Flouts FOIA Rules, Suit Claims
• 5 Insights From Dish General Counsel Stanton Dodge
• 3 School Operators Arrested In Immigration Fraud Case
• 6th Circ. Tosses Mexican Citizen's Removal Challenge
• DOJ Asks 5th Circ. To Lift Block On Immigration Actions
• Whistleblowers Spur Border Patrol Reform, $100M Savings
• USCIS Can Revoke Religious Worker Petition, Judge Says
• 7 Tips For Nabbing A Permanent Labor Certification
• Immigration Atty Hits USCIS With FOIA Suit Over Doc Receipt
• Indian Workers Call Signal's Sanctions Bid 'Desperate'
• OPINION: Beyond The 'Grow Or Die' Law Firm Model
• Ex-Ariz. Sen. Avoids Email Search In Immigration Law Fight
• Gov't Straightens Out Stance On Samoans' Suit For Citizenship
• Sen. Proposes Funding For Tribes To Fight Human Trafficking
• National Origin Suit Against Sears Sent Back To Calif.
• USCIS Wrongly Nixed Clinic's H-1B Visa Bid, Judge Says
• Carnival Co. Wants 'Surprise' Docs Axed In Visa, Wage Row
• Airlines Charge Exempt Passengers Tourism Tax, Suit Says
• $14M Verdict Just The Start Of Signal Trafficking Fight
• Senators Introduce Bill To Keep Immigrants From Tax Credit
• Sen. Proposes Changes To Birthright Citizenship
• 5th Circ. Says Man Can't Get Asylum For Taliban's Beliefs
• How Obama's Immigration Actions Impact Higher Education
• DHS To Pay Atty Fees In FOIA Battle Over Access To Counsel
• 7-Eleven Dodges Franchisees' Immigrant-Bias, Spying Suit
• Full Senate To Take Up Lynch's AG Confirmation Next Week
• Workers In Trafficking Case Say Signal's Expert Rightly Curbed
• Border States Need More Judges Due To Immigration Docket
• DC Circ. Revives Suit Over Delayed Visa Processing
• Seyfarth Atty Faces Sanctions Bid In H-2B Expenses Case
• 3 Immigration Worries For Retailers — And How To Ease Them
• Horse Stable Says USCIS Arbitrarily Denied Trainer's Visa
• DOJ Reaches Settlement With Hilton Over Discrimination Suit
• DHS Lacks Evidence To Alter Detainee Deal, Plaintiffs Say
• DOJ Must Explain 3-Year Deportation Delays, Judge Says
• Foreign Workers Need Better Labor Protections, GAO Says
• DHS Touts Milder Immigrant Fingerprint-Sharing Program
• New Tech Training Push Likely Won't Affect H-1B Workers
• Hotel Owner Gets 2 Years For Hiring Undocumented Workers
• 3 Tips From Attys To Improve The E-Verify Program
• DHS Pushes For Judgment In Suit Over OPT Expansion
• Arizona Spa Pays $76K In Wage & Foreign Worker Row
• Justices Asked To Eye Deportation Ruling In Bank Fraud Case
• High Court Asked To Review After-Acquired Evidence Use
• Keep Ariz. County On Hook In ID Law Fight, Group Tells Court
• Union Wants DHS Rule Extending Student Visas Struck Down
• Rail Co. Engineer Sues For National Origin, Age Bias
• BALCA Scraps Metalwork Co.'s Bid For 125 H-2B Workers
• GOP Rep. Floats Bill To Block Tax Credits To Immigrants
• Top Republicans Give Gay Marriage Blessing To High Court
• Report Prices Full Immigration Enforcement At $400B-$600B
• Wash. Farm Again Loses Bid To Toss H-2A Visa Suit
• 4 Tips For Employers Looking To Boost Ranks With L-1B Visas
• Feds Seek Quick Ruling On Bid To Stay Immigration Order
• 35 Calif. Car Washes Fined $1M Over Shorted Wages
• Ex-Wife's No Show Can't Derail Alien's Removal: 7th Circ.
• Judge Axes Earlier Discovery Rules In ICE Atty Bias Suit
• Battle Over Attys For Immigrant Kids Heats Up In Seattle
• Worker Advocacy Group Must Turn Over Logs In Visa Suit
• Ex-Barclays Director Claims National Origin, Sex Bias In Suit
• Key DOL And DOJ Officials Immigration Attys Need To Know
• Jail Time For Any Reason Stymies Deportation Fight: 5th Circ.
• ABA, 300 Cos. Urge High Court To Back Gay Marriage
• States Want Probe Of 100K Delayed Deportations Claim
• Judge Vacates 2008 DOL Rule Over H-2B Labor Certification
• Constangy Beefs Up With New Name Partner, 11 Labor Attys
• BALCA Axes Landscaping Co.'s Bid For 60 Workers
• Law Firm Tensions Mount In Africa — What Does It Mean?
• Ex-Sears Worker Says National Origin Suit Should Continue
• 100,000 DACA Recipients Given 3-Year Deportation Delays
• Monitor To Oversee Help For Immigrants With Mental Disorders
• USCIS Says 15,000 H-2Bs For 2nd Half Of Year Approved
• 4th Circ. Says Entry Conviction Doomed Moral Character Bid
• Top White House And DHS Officials Attys Need To Know
• House Committee OKs Bill To Speed Up Child Deportations
• Default OK'd In EEOC Case Over Thai Laborer Treatment
• Trump Agency Urges Axing Of Jamaican Model's Wage Suit
• Signal Wants $14M Labor-Trafficking Loss Stayed For Appeal
• High Court Told 5th Circ. Can Hear Immigration Deadline Row
• Alabama Supreme Court Halts Same-Sex Marriage
• DC Circ. To Hear Ariz. Sheriff's Amnesty Challenge On May 4
• Cruz Warns USCIS Officials To Heed Immigration Injunction
• States Urge Judge Not To Let Immigration Actions Go Forward
• Publix Repudiates National Origin Discrimination Claims
• DOL Changes H-2B Cert. Methods After 3rd Circ. Ruling
• Signal Wants Sanctions Over Discovery In Trafficking Case
• House Committee Advances Mandatory E-Verify Bill
• USCIS Issues Policy Memo On H-1B Nursing Petitions
• House Passes 'Clean' $40B DHS Funding Bill
• EB-5 Isn't Driving Funds To Areas Most In Need, Exec Says
• Navajo Prez Calls For Foreign Investment Via EB-5 Program
• Judge Ignores Arpaio Worries Over Immigration Injunction
• EB-5 — A Global Crowdfunding Platform
• USCIS Hammered By Co. Over Stalled Visa For Tech Wiz
• Immigrants With Mental Disorders Get New Legal Help Deal
• Justices Won't Hear Bid For Asylum Based On Fear Of Gangs
• ICE Atty Slams DHS Discovery Escape Bid In Bias Suit
• Senate Dems Refuse Bicameral Conference On $40B DHS Bill
• Janitors Denied OT, Threatened With Deportation, Suit Says
• Immigrant Detainee Sues State, Sheriff Over $1 Daily Wages
• Grassley Promises Legislation To Deny EITC To Immigrants
• Workers In Wage, Visa Suit Press Judge For Class Cert.
• Ala. Court Says Lesbian's Ex-Partner Has Custody Rights
• 3 Tips To Avoid Screwing Up Your H-1B Application
• OPINION: Hurry Up And Wait For Immigration Reform
• High Court Won't Hear 'Hearsay' Deportation Case
• Gov't Says 1997 Detainee Deal Hinders Immigration Laws
• Some H-4 Dependent Spouses Eligible For Work Authorization