Immigration Archive » August, 2015

Immigration - August, 2015

166 articles

• Firm Hit With Class Action Over Alleged Immigration Fraud
• DOJ Slams Arpaio Over Biased Policing Against Hispanics
• USCIS Simplifies Immigrant Online Fee-Payment Process
• Crane Co. Shells Out $215K To Settle Citizenship Bias Action
• High Court Snubs Ky. Clerk Protesting Same-Sex Marriage
• Legal Groups Back Immigrant In INA Aggravated Felony Case
• 5 Insights From 3M General Counsel Ivan Fong
• New FINRA Rule May Spark Pushback From EB-5 Agents Abroad
• Signal Gets Nod On Plan For Bankruptcy Auction
• Mexico Slams 5th Circ. Border Shooting Decision In Cert. Bid
• US Chamber Immigration Director Leaving For DHS
• Justices Won't Rehear Deportee's Petition After June Ruling
• Judge Trims Migrant Kid Atty Case, Explains Cert. Denial
• Is There 'Credible Information' Of A CTIPs Violation?
• USCIS Provides More Guidance On Status Adjustment Deal
• Prison Co. Denied Reconsideration In Detainee Labor Case
• NJ High Court Lifts Roadblock For Abused Immigrant Kids
• Nine More Join Immigrants' Suit Over Birth Certificates
• DOL, USCIS Seek Ideas On Info Collection Changes
• Law Firm Accused Of Mishandling Investor Visa Applications
• GAO Disputes $210M Contract For Ex-Unit Of Snowden Vetter
• Clerk's Appeal Can't Hold Up Marriage Licenses, 6th Circ. Says
• H-1B Worker Asks Full 3rd Circ. To Review Law Firm Fraud Suit
• Tough AAO Odds May Push More Immigration Fights To Court
• Obama Taps JAG Corps Atty For DHS Legislative Post
• BALCA Clarifies Domestic Worker Unavailability Reporting
• BIA Calls For Input On Not Following Appeals Court Cases
• Legal Assistant Who Aided Visa Scam To Keep Job Avoids Jail
• 9th Circ. Says BIA Decision Doesn't Apply Retroactively
• BALCA Nixes VP Labor Cert. Over Job Ad Copies
• Atty Who Violated Gag Order Ducks Contempt Finding
• 2nd Circ. Orders Resentencing For Men In Sex-Slavery Ring
• BALCA Upholds Labor Cert. Denial After Atty Signed Report
• Law Firm Denies Bribery In Saga With Former H-1B Worker
• High Court Urged To Set How INA Interprets Attempted Arson
• Ringleader Pleads Guilty In Egg Farm Trafficking Case
• Global Migration Issues Between Australia And The US
• DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status For Haitians
• SEC Scores TRO In $136M Wash. EB-5 Fraud Case
• H-2B Golf Resort Workers Win Cert. On Wage, Contract Claims
• Sony Nabs Cert. Denial Reversal After Citing AILA Minutes
• SEC Sues Wash. Regional Centers Over $136M EB-5 Fraud
• Supreme Court Puts Immigrant's BIA Proceedings On Hold
• Nebraska Beef Settles DOJ's Noncitizen Discrimination Claims
• Judge Orders Kids, Parents Released From Family Detention
• 8th Circ. Backs Man's Removal For False Citizenship Claim
• Dominican Tells Justices Her Deportation Fight Was Unfair
• Law360 Pro Bono All Stars Show Dedication To Helping Others
• Justices Urged To Pass On Jurisdiction For Removal Appeals
• 20 Firms Show How To Win Big And Do Good
• Pa. Landscaping Co. Hit By Migrant Worker Wage Class Action
• Workers Haven't Shown Harm By H-2B Wage Rule, Feds Say
• 8 Recent BALCA Rulings That Attorneys Should Know
• McNees Wallace Resumes Push To Toss H-1B Conspiracy Suit
• 9th Circ. Slams BIA For OK'ing Ineffective Counsel
• 3 Funding Issues Real Estate Developers Should Be Watching
• Convicted Researcher Hit With FCA Suit Over NSF Grant
• BALCA Says Hawaii Sea Park's Job Ad Doesn't Merit Denial
• Judge OK With DOJ Efforts To Recall Work Permits, Atty Says
• Floor Waxing Co. Skirts ICE Fine Over Worker Classification
• BALCA Bars Cert. For Cargo Exec Over Omitted Addresses
• EOIR Sprints To Hire More Judges As Retirements Loom
• L-1B Memo May Leave USCIS Adjudicators With Free Rein
• DOL Fleecing H-2A Visa Sheepherders On Wages, Suit Says
• Union Takes OPT Extension Fight To DC Circ.
• BALCA Reverses Restaurant's Cert. Denial Over Ad Headers
• Mexicans, Salvadorans Overrepresented In DACA: Report
• Top 5 Ways To Help A Law Professional Land A Job
• Smith Gambrell Adds Ex-Troutman Sanders Immigration Pro
• Arpaio Aims To Take Exec. Action Challenge To High Court
• USCIS Releases Final Guidance On L-1B Adjudications
• Food 4 Less Cleaning Co. Hit With $460K Wage Theft Fine
• Watermelon Harvester Shorted Migrant Workers, DOL Says
• 9th Circ. Nixes Immigrant's Bid To Delay Removal Proceedings
• BALCA Upholds Labor Cert. Denial For Sugar Cane Harvester
• EEOC Clears Up 'Confusing' Bias Suit Against Meatpacker
• Trump Seeks To End Birthright Citizenship Under New Plan
• Bush Officials Seek Rehearing In 9/11 Detainee Case
• Signal Plaintiffs Seek $5M In Fees From Lawyer, Recruiter
• How Much Money Does It Take To Make A Lawyer Happy?
• Cuban Official Says Obama Can Do More To Ease Barriers
• CBP To Launch Biometric Info Collection Program
• Air Force Officer Takes Border Patrol Row To High Court
• Judge Weinstein Sets Policy For Advising Against Deportation
• PERM Applications Must Be 'Letter-Perfect,' BALCA Says
• Onus To Reform Is Now On Cuba, Kerry Says
• Immigration Group Seeks Docs Over Detention Center Abuse
• 3rd Circ. Shoots Down H-1B Worker's Suit Against Law Firm
• Former Consulate Official Sentenced to 64 Months in Prison
• DC Circ. Axes Sheriff Arpaio's Executive Action Suit
• Plaintiffs Slam DHS Bid To Keep Detaining Families
• DOJ Can Intervene In Race Bias Case Against Sheriff Arpaio
• OPT Ruling May Speed New Regs From Obama Administration
• High Court Shouldn't Touch DHS Bias Ruling, Feds Argue
• LA Radio Station Fired Pair For Reporting Fraud, Suit Says
• Immigration Lawyer Loses Bid To Duck 2-Year Suspension
• Ky. Clerk Wants To Continue Denying All Marriage Licenses
• Fla. Sued Over Failure To Recognize Same-Sex Parents
• Attys Ask 9th Circ. For $3.8M In Fees For 'No Fly' List Win
• Bakery Can't Refuse Gay Couple, Colo. Appeals Court Rules
• USCIS Didn't Deliberately Violate Court Injunction: Watchdog
• Congress Must Keep Conrad 30 To Aid Ailing Health System
• Security Boosts May Signal Visa Waiver Program Expansion
• DHS Extension Of Student Visa Program Ruled Deficient
• EB-5 Investor Program Faces Fraud Risks, GAO Warns
• SEC Gets Ex-Oil Exec's Assets Frozen In $68M EB-5 Row
• Miss. Same-Sex Adoption Ban An 'Outdated Relic,' Suit Says
• CBP Says FOIA Claims Can't Be Given Classwide Treatment
• Pakistani Couple Drops Case After USCIS Acts On Petitions
• Merck Loses At BALCA Based On Iffy Doctorate Timing
• DHS Chief Dodges Court Appearance In Executive Action Row
• DACA Renewals High Despite Obstacles, Report Says
• $1.8M Fine Levied After H-2B Workers Exposed To Asbestos
• EEOC Suit Against Ga. Farm Survives Dismissal Bid
• US Clarifies EB-5 Amid Continued Chinese Demand
• Calif. Gov. Backs Removal Of 'Alien' From State Labor Law
• USCIS Says J-2 Visa Holder On Hook For Denied Application
• 9th Circ. Sends Nev. Drug Pipe Removal Case Back To BIA
• 6th Circ. Revives Iraqi Citizen's Request For Asylum
• AILA Slams Reverification Proposal For E-Verify
• Steakhouse Says Immigration Ignored DC Circ. Visa Order
• USCIS Releases Draft Guidance On EB-5 Requirements
• 9th Circ. Finds 'Plain Error' In Immigrant's Resentencing
• New SSN Card Rule Issued, Despite Immigration Concerns
• H-1B Worker Fights Law Firm's Bid To Dodge Conspiracy Suit
• Birth On US Base Doesn't Give Citizenship, 5th Circ. Says
• Ex-Oil Exec Says She Was Unaware Of Losses In EB-5 Row
• States Doubt Gov't Is Obeying Executive Action Injunction
• Luca Oil Co. Hit With $748M Investor Breach Of Contract Suit
• USCIS Offers Immigration Relief In Wake Of Typhoon
• Judge Urged To Rethink Immigrant Family Detention Release
• Cravath Ex-Staffer Takes 2nd Swing At Discrimination Claims
• H-2B Visa Holder Claims Lawn Co. Stiffed Workers On Wages
• Atty Cops To Violating Gag Order, Asks Judge For Leniency
• Trump Doubles Down On Immigrant Remarks In GOP Debate
• USCIS Will Issue Employer Guidance On 3-Year DACA Permits
• USCIS Loses Row Over Western Hemisphere Program Status
• Job Ads Don't Need To Be In Largest Paper, BALCA Says
• State Dept. Official Grilled On Malaysia's Trafficking Status
• AILA, Others Oppose Funding Cuts For 'Sanctuary Cities'
• DOL Releases Guidance On Labor Condition Applications
• Judges Must Help Asylum Seekers With Biometrics, BIA Says
• Ore. City Settles DOJ Row Over Immigration Hiring Bias
• 8th Circ. Says Jail Term Defines Felony In Immigrant Case
• Judge Says Golf Resort Workers Deserve Fair Compensation
• 9th Circ. Turns To Wash. High Court In Farm Labor Row
• Missouri Atty Cops To Marriage Fraud Scheme
• BIA Taking Briefs On Moral Turpitude Crime Standards
• Prison Co. Seeks Reconsideration In Detainee Labor Suit
• Contractor To Pay $500K To Settle DOL, Worker Wage Claims
• Attys Slammed With EB-5 Requests As Expiration Date Looms
• 9th Circ. Renews Border Patrol Agent's Age Bias Claims
• Dallas Immigration Atty Pleads Guilty To Identity Theft
• Immigration Board Urged To Use Justices' Moral Turpitude Test
• Trump Sues 2nd Restaurateur For Reneging On DC Hotel Deal
• 5 Tips For Securing A Visa For An Athlete
• Feds Followed Protocol In New H-2B Wage Rules, Court Hears
• USCIS Jumping Gun On L-1B Templates, US Chamber Says
• Handwritten Date Doesn't Sink Cert. Request, BALCA Says
• Feds Seek To Nix Contempt Hearing In Executive Action Row
• Oilfield Co. Slams EEOC Worker Urination Suit
• Fla. Man Gets 10 Years For Stealing Secret Military Files
• Venezuelan TV Mogul Rebuffed In Bid For Asylum Records
• Immigrants Recover $305K In Colo. Wage Theft Settlement
• Chef Jose Andres Says Trump's Suit Is 'Without Merit'
• Immigrants With Mental Disorders Say Final Claims Are Moot