Immigration Archive » June, 2015

Immigration - June, 2015

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• Simeio Ruling Will Come With Steep Costs, Groups Say
• Trump Sues Univision For $500M In Miss USA Contract Row
• Immigration Bill Roundup: Visa Crimes, Detention Quotas
• Atty Facing Contempt After Alleged Detention Deal Leak
• Miami Atty, Son Sued Over EB-5 Investment Debacle
• H-2B Worker Class Settles Wage Suit With Carnival Co.
• The Playful, Plainspoken Prose Of Justice Elena Kagan
• Justice Thomas Lets His Dissents Do The Talking
• Chamber, AILA Say New H-2B Rule Harms Small Businesses
• DHS 'Cherry-Picked' Facts In Visa Fraud Case, Woman Says
• ICE Unveils New Guidelines Concerning Transgender Detainees
• The 15 Biggest High Court Decisions Of The Past 15 Years
• Boutiques Wipe The Supreme Court Floor With BigLaw Rivals
• Supreme Court Ends Term Sharply Divided
• Justices Pen More Dissents To Show Votes Aren't Political
• High Court Bolstered Immigrant Removal Rights This Term
• Three Justices Trusted With Most Controversial Opinions
• Texas AG Says Clerks Can Decline Gay Marriage Licenses
• 5th Circ. Panel Announced For Executive Action Fight
• NY Atty Found Guilty In Immigration Advertising Scam
• High Court Won't Hear Bank Fraudster's Deportation Appeal
• Supreme Court To Hear INA Aggravated Felonies Case
• High Court Removes Another Barrier For Gay Immigrants
• In Gay Marriage Dissents, Justices Don't Hold Back
• June 26 A Landmark Day For Gay Rights — Again
• Tax, Estate Worries Far From Over Despite Marriage Ruling
• High Court Ruling Won't End Texas Fight For Same-Sex Rights
• Historic Marriage Ruling Leaves Bias Issue For Another Day
• High Court Urged To Settle Jurisdiction Conflict Over Removal
• Attorneys Rally Around High Court's Gay Marriage Decision
• Gay Marriage Ruling To Boost LGBT Worker Protection Efforts
• State Dept. Says Visa System Mostly Back Online
• Atty Rightly Suspended For Faking Judge Calls, BIA Rules
• Workers In $1.2M Deal Can Use Visa To Prove Employment
• DHS Announces Temporary Protected Status For Nepal
• The Attorney Who Made The Case For Gay Marriage
• The Top 3 New Do's And Don'ts For Law Firm Websites
• High Court Backs Same-Sex Marriage In Landmark Ruling
• Senate Committee Approves CBP Veteran Jobs Bill
• Sex Trafficker's Suicide Try Doesn't Get Him A New Trial
• DOJ Reaches Settlement With Abercrombie Over INA Violation
• Advocacy Group Touts EB-5's Role In Job Creation, Investment
• Padilla Doesn't Make Removal A Punitive Act, 1st Circ. Says
• House Votes To Improve DHS Terror Plans, FOIA Responses
• The 25 Law Firms GCs Recommend To Their Friends
• DHS Announces Changes In Immigrant Detention Policy
• Workers Say They, DHS Being 'Repetitive' In H-4 Visa Fight
• Investor Immigrants File Class Action Over New EB-5 Rules
• Gov't Not Withholding Docs In Immigration Judge Row: Court
• USCIS Says Immigration Atty Got FOIA Docs, Suit Is Over
• Immigrant Moms Fight For Spot In Exec. Action Case
• The Global Hot Spots Of 2015
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2015
• The 5 Firms That Made The Biggest Global Gains
• Ambitious Global Firms Must Have Roots In These Cities
• SEC Brings Civil Charges In $79M Visa Investment Scheme
• Ariz. Sheriff Continues Bid To DQ Judge In Traffic Stops Case
• Detained Immigrants Have No 1st Amendment Rights: Center
• Fla. Farm Workers Seek Split Trial In Race Bias Case
• Miss. Urges Full 5th Circ. To Review DACA Challenge
• 6th Circ. Says Cucumber Harvesters Are Employees
• 3rd Circ. Demands Guatemalans' Return Just After Deportation
• High Court Won't Hear Mexican Woman's Deportation Appeal
• Signal Plaintiffs Fire Back At Co.'s Motion to Duck Verdict
• Immigrants Hit Blueberry Farm With Class Action Over Wages
• Supreme Court Won't Hear BIA Jurisdiction Appeal
• Justices Won't Hear Fired Custodian's National Origin Appeal
• DOJ Settles Staffing Agency Immigration Discrimination Cases
• Texas Supermarket Settles Visa Suit With USCIS
• Immigrant Atty Faces New Obstacle In NY Law License Bid
• High Court Wrap Up: What Immigration Attys Need To Know
• 11th Circ. Upholds 87-Month Illegal Re-Entry Sentence
• NY Assembly OKs Stricter Rules To Protect Nail Salon Workers
• Senate Committee OKs $47B Homeland Security Spending Bill
• Law360 Announces 2015 Immigration Editorial Advisory Board
• Texas Judge Ships Signal Cross-Claims to Louisiana
• PERM Changes May Be On The Horizon, AILA Officer Says
• DOJ Says 5th Circ. Panel Erred In Exec. Action Fight
• Texas High Court Says State Can't Block Same-Sex Divorce
• Horse Stable Gives Up USCIS Fight For Trainer's Visa
• Why Lateral Candidacies Fail
• Google-Generated Evidence Not Hearsay, 9th Circ. Rules
• High Court Urged To Settle Circuit Split Over Removal Test
• Immigration Bill Roundup: H-2B Cap, Refugee Resources
• Wal-Mart Settles EEOC's Worker Bias, Retaliation Suit
• Obama Immigration Adviser Faces Protests At AILA Speech
• DHS Says Judgment Premature In Spouse Work Rule Suit
• 2 Minority Views From The Top Of BigLaw
• Puerto Rico's Pols Can't Take Up Gay Marriage Fight
• DOL Sues Staffing Agency Over Abuse, Deportation Threats
• Fisher & Phillips Adds 2 Immigration Partners To Denver
• Disney Walks Back Some Tech Worker Layoffs
• Immigrants Detained After 9/11 Can Sue Bush Officials
• BIA Says Returning Residents Can't Be Found Inadmissible
• Feds, States Don't Want Immigrant Moms In Exec. Action Row
• 3 Ways The Proposed EB-5 Overhaul Could Help Developers
• Visa System Glitches Expected To Continue Into Next Week
• North Dakota Latest To Enter USCIS E-Verify RIDE Program
• Neb. Farm To Pay $158K For H-2A, Wage Violations
• Arpaio Can't Dodge Race Bias Finding In DOJ Case
• Signal Attys Want Parts Of Human Trafficking Case Excluded
• Tech Group Seeks Judgment In Row Over H-4 Work Rule
• 5 Points Developers Are Sweating In EB-5 Reform Proposal
• USCIS Hits H-2B Cap For Fiscal Year 2015
• DHS Finalizes Rule On Immigration Bond Interest Rates
• REBUTTAL: The Finality Of A Final Removal Order
• Visa Review Stymied For Now, But More Challenges May Come
• Immigrants Get More Court Access Under High Court Ruling
• Farmworker Groups Sue DOL, DHS Over H-2B Wage Rule
• Attys React To Term's Final High Court Immigration Rulings
• Harvest Co. Illegally Hired Immigrants Over Citizens: Judge
• Landscape Cos. Urge 11th Circ. To Uphold H-2B Rule Nix
• Texas Man Convicted Of Being Immigrant Smugglers' Scout
• Tracing Legal Path From Interracial To Same-Sex Marriage
• High Court Says Visa Denials Not Open To Judicial Review
• Supreme Court Bolsters Due Process Rights For Immigrants
• BALCA Flips Labor Cert. Denial For Data Analyst
• 6th Circ. Splits From 9th, Won't Reopen Removal Proceedings
• 6 Pro Tips For Submitting L-1B Visa Petitions
• Feds Probe Outsourcing Companies Over Tech Worker Visas
• Did Disney Or The H-1B Program Let US Tech Workers Down?
• Illegal Re-Entry Trial Was Tainted, 9th Circ. Says
• Immigration Atty Loses Bid For Win In FOIA Suit
• Workers' Suit Over H-2A Visa Jobs Paused For 9th Circ. Ruling
• Why Law Firms Collapse
• H-1B Employers Sweating Site Change Deadline May See Relief
• Overcoming 'Crimmigration' Complexities
• BIA Says Competency Issues Shouldn't Harm Asylum Seekers
• Asylum Seekers Found To Be Residents When Deciding Venue
• Texas Court Stays Executive Action Case To Await 5th Circ.
• 5 Considerations For Los Angeles Residential Developers
• 8th Circ. Defines 'Separate' Tax Return For Deficiency Cases
• Texas, Mexico Clash On Sweeping Border Security Plan
• Signal Plaintiffs Fight For Judgment Against Atty, Recruiter
• NC Veto Override Frees Judges From Officiating At Gay Marriages
• Arpaio To 9th Circ.: County Doesn't Belong In Traffic Stop Case
• Texas Gov. Signs Law Requiring E-Verify For State Agencies
• DOJ Asks High Court To Reject Immigration Bank Fraud Row
• Suit Alleges Brutal Conditions In Tucson Detention Cells
• Customs Says FOIA Suit Rests On Faulty 20-Day Premise
• BALCA Sinks Texas Telecom's Bid For H-2B Technicians
• Immigrant Group Leaders Sue For Fees After Slander Fight
• OPINION: Deceptive Semantics And The Amnesty Debate
• 9th Circ. Says Error Doesn't Upend Immigrant's Removal
• AILA Critiques Multiple-Beneficiary Section Of RFE Draft
• Gov't Seeks To Rope In Immigration Atty Accused Of Fraud
• EOIR Must Submit Reports Under Parole Ruling, Class Says
• Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Immigrant Marriage Fraud Scheme
• Grassley Blasts Potential New OPT Rules, Leaks Details
• TSA Bad At Sussing Out Unauthorized Workers, Report Says
• Signal Says Trafficking Verdict Not Supported By Evidence
• 9th Circ. Says No Spouse Abuse Relief For Immigrant Man
• Family Unity Benefits Don't Count As Admission, BIA Says
• 9th Circ. Defers To BIA In Dispute Over Removal Precedent
• High Court Axes Drug Pipe Removal Ruling, Citing Mellouli
• High Court Declines Review Of Somali Man's Asylum Bid
• BALCA Reverses H-2B Cert. Denial For Fla. Mexican Eatery
• Accused Cocaine Smuggler Fights Deportation At High Court
• High Court Axes Controversial Israel Passport Provision
• 5th Circ. Rules Use Of Fake Docs Not A 'Continuing Offense'
• Physics Prof Pleads Not Guilty To Giving China Tech Secrets
• DHS To Issue Final Rule On Visa Waiver Program
• Judge To Apply India, Miss. Laws To Human Trafficking Claims
• DC Circ. Blocks American Samoans From Birth Citizenship
• USCIS Drops Dismissal Bid In Chinese Investors' Visa Suit
• Businesses Sue DOL, DHS Over Handling Of H-2B Apps
• 5th Circ. Wants More Briefs In Executive Action Fight
• USCIS To Accept More H-2B Petitions For Summer Jobs
• Q&A With Greenberg Traurig's Ian Macdonald
• Despite Disney Dust-Up, Attys Say H-1B Program Rarely Misused
• Community Health Unit Settles Ex-Exec's FCA Kickback Suit
• Guatemalan's Abuse Wasn't Persecution, 8th Circ. Says
• Sens. Propose Reauthorization, Reforms Of EB-5 Program
• ICE Reaches $2.25M Deal With Orchard Over I-9 Form Violations
• Q&A With Greenberg Traurig's Laura Reiff
• NY Court Allows Bar To Admit Undocumented Immigrants
• Landscaping Cos. Push For Injunction On New H-2B Rules
• DHS Can't Duck ICE Atty's Age, Sex Bias Suit
• H-2B Carnival Workers Urge 8th Circ. To Revive Wage Row
• House OKs Measure Blocking Fed. Funds In Immigration Fight
• 6th Circ. Won't Nix Drug Informant's Deportation Order
• Nevada Hotel Settles Discrimination Claims Filed By EEOC
• House Passes $51.4B DOJ, Commerce 2016 Funding Bill
• Plaintiffs Fight Ariz. Bid To Trim 'Show Me Your Papers' Suit
• DHS Presses Court To Ax Suit Over H-4 Spouse Work Rule
• 5th Circ. Revives Claim That Atty Didn't Warn Of Deportation
• NYC Nail Salon Can't Duck Wage, OT Violation Claims
• Two Texans Plead Guilty To Fake Tribal Membership Plot
• Landscaping Groups Sue Over New H-2B Regulations
• Immigration Board Sets 'Ordinary Case' Test For Violent Crime
• 'Dreamers' Shouldn't Get Licenses, Ariz. Tells 9th Circ.
• DOL Judge Slashes Married H-1B Workers' Back Wages Award
• House Bill Would Prohibit Funds For US Embassy In Cuba
• Board Of Immigration Appeals To Add 2 New Members
• Law Treats Immigrants On US Soil Favorably, 9th Circ. Says
• 5 Insights From Schneider Electric GC Peter Wexler
• Justices Give Immigrants In Drug Deportation Cases New Hope
• Divided High Court Won't Hear Ariz. Immigrant Bail Case
• Workers Blast Signal Objections To Re-Deposition Denial
• DHS Extends Protected Status For Somalia By 18 Months
• Gov't Wants Appeal Over Jurisdiction In Immigrant Kids Case
• 7th Circ. Says BIA Abused Discretion In Pakistani Man's Case
• OPINION: Amnesty's 'Good Moral Character' Has Gone AWOL
• High Court Sets Higher Bar For Deportation In Drug Cases