Immigration Archive » October, 2015

Immigration - October, 2015

154 articles

• Group Slams Mass Removals After H-1Bs Take Debate Stage
• Recruiter Fights Indemnification Of Signal In Trafficking Suit
• High Court Asked To Reinstate Citizenship After Plea Deal
• 2nd Circ. Voids Its Rehearing Denials In 9/11 Detainee Suit
• Sens. Unveil Bipartisan Bill To Streamline H-2B Visa Program
• EB-5 Trade Group Wants Voice In SEC's $136M Fraud Case
• Labor Groups Urge NJ Court To Vacate H-2B Wage Rule
• OPINION: The Most Broken Part Of Our Immigration System
• DHS Chief Admits Detention Facilities Could Be Improved
• Ex-Immigration Atty Must Pay $8M In SEC Investor Fraud Suit
• Green Card Revocation Practices Questioned In 7th Circ.
• Immigration Pro To Join AILA As Executive Director
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Wave-Through Immigrant Removal Row
• BIA Clarifies Voluntarily Immigrant Departure Provisions
• Wealth Management For Attorneys
• Choosing The Right Entertainment Industry Work Visa
• 5 Law Firms That Inspire Fear With Their Marketing Mojo
• Transportation Co. Loses Bid For Review Of $75K I-9 Penalty
• IT Co. To Pay $129K To Labor Dept. In H-1B Wage Action
• 2nd Circ. Sets 6-Month Limit For Bail On ICE Detentions
• Blueberry Farm Says Haitians It Didn't Hire Can't Show Bias
• JBS Trainer Claims Discrimination Because of Somali Origin
• Arrest Of Immigrant At Texas Clinic Isn't A HIPAA Issue
• Dallas County Sheriff Sued For Refusing Immigrants' Bonds
• House Bill Would Repeal Special Rights For Cubans In US
• Pro Bono: The New Associate's Compass To Success
• 7th Circ. Revivies Asylum Bid Over China's One-Child Policy
• Scheming 'Birthing House' Atty Again Asks For Acquittal
• BALCA Upholds PERM Denial For Realty Co. Seeking Engineer
• Was The Rush To File EB-5 Project Exemplars Worth It?
• US Chamber Head Stresses Need For Immigration Progress
• Bill Would Allow Asylum Seekers To Get Work Permits Faster
• Mexican Worker Settles Wage Suit With Miss. Landscaping Co.
• SEC Wins Receiver Appointment In $136M EB-5 Fraud Case
• 5th Circ. Says Mexican National's Removal Was Valid
• Refresh Or Rebuild? Website Strategies For Big Law
• 9th Circ. Remands FOIA Row Against USCIS On Atty Standing
• Gov't Accused Of Not Heeding Immigrant Detention Ruling
• Pa. Immigrant Family Detention Center Faces Loss Of License
• USCIS To Close Vienna Field Office In December
• NLRB Tells 5th Circ. Koch U-Visa Inquiry Sets Bad Precedent
• Groups Urge Texas To Deny Family Detention Center Licenses
• Rep. Introduces Bill To Remove 'Alien' From Federal Law
• DHS Reduces Foreign Worker Program For Northern Marianas
• Seyfarth Attys' Rates Lowered In Thai Worker EEOC Row
• DOJ, Miami School System Settle Immigrant Bias Flap
• Prison Co. Urges Quick Appeal In Detainee Forced Labor Row
• IRS To Recognize Same-Sex Marriages From All States
• FCC Raps 6 Calling Card Telecoms With $30M Fine
• Kin Of Mexican Teen Slain Near Border Seek Justices' Review
• 10th Circ. Says BIA Ruling Doesn't Apply Retroactively
• Vegas Cab Cos. Settle Citizenship Discrimination Claims
• Auto Repair Co. Must Pay Worker Harassed With 'Taliban' Slurs
• Scheming 'Birthing House' Atty Caught Red-Handed, Feds Say
• 4 Reasons To Use Electronic Deposition Exhibits
• Immigration Bill Roundup: Venezuelan Refugees, Obamacare
• DOL Wants 10th Circ. Rehearing In H-2B Foreign Worker Row
• BALCA Upholds Cert. Denial For Health Aides In Chicago Area
• Immigrant Blasts Gov't In High Court Aggravated Felony Case
• DOL Fights Class Cert. For Shepherds In H-2A Visa Row
• Senate Dems Block Bill To Strip 'Sanctuary City' Funding
• EB-5 And Transportation Projects Are A Perfect Fit
• 9th Circ. Rules BIA's 'Crime Of Violence' Standard Vague
• Computer Workers Say They Need Docs In Visa Rule Challenge
• SG To Argue In High Court Review Of Texas Voting Districts
• USCIS Lets EB-2 Immigrants Use Later Filing Dates
• Families Lose Bid For Easier Access To Texas Birth Docs
• Calif. Wants FCC Lifeline Subsidies Extended To Noncitizens
• Transportation Co. Fined For Immigration Form Violations
• Bulgarian Gypsy Asks High Court To Overturn Asylum Denial
• OPINION: The Bitter Pill Of Competition Within Large Law
• In Congress: Highway Funding, Debt Ceiling, Clinton
• Europe, Migrants And The Perils Of The Sea
• US Border Patrol Chief To Retire In Coming Weeks
• U-Visas Off Limits In Koch Bias Case, EEOC Tells 5th Circ.
• Immigration Courts Increase Case Closings by 7.3%: Report
• DHS Would Lengthen OPT Period Under New Rules
• AILA Fires 1st Shot In Appeal Over Judge Names In Complaints
• USCIS On Hook For FOIA Row Fees, Retired Atty Says
• EB-5 Investors Recover Funds In $136M Green Card Fraud Suit
• Wawa Worker Told To 'Speak English' Says Firing Was Biased
• 6th Circ. Says Wealth Not A Reason To Stop Deportation
• Metadata 101 For Lawyers: A 2-Minute Primer
• DOJ Settles Retaliation Claim Against La. Shipbuilding Co.
• Shepherds Argue DOL Visa Rules Keep Wages Too Low
• 5th Circ. Refuses To Rehear Suits Over Border Patrol Arrests
• USCIS Says Immigrants Must View Site For Green Card Dates
• 7 Immigration-Related Cases That May See High Court Action
• Iran Volleyball Official Sues US For Stalling On Visa App
• NY Bill Would Force Courts To Disclose Risk Of Deportation
• Delivery Co. Settles Green Card Discrimination Claim
• USCIS Settles Suit Over J-2 Status Adjustment
• ICE Hit With FOIA Suit Over Relationship With Bond Co.
• 9th Circ. Nixes Guatemalan Citizen's Removal Challenge
• Ala. Justice Under Fire For Urging Defiance Of Obergefell
• 9th Circ. Revives Cultural Exchange Group's State Dept. Suit
• DOJ Sues Meat Co. For Failing To Pay Worker Violation Fine
• DOL Unveils Final Rule Broadening H-2A Herder Benefits
• SEC Wins Freeze Of CEO's Assets In EB-5 Investor Fraud Suit
• State Dept. Visa Bulletin Leaves EB-2 Cutoff Changes In Place
• Prompt Visa Interviews May Be Unsustainable, Report Says
• 10 Ways To Become A 360-Degree Lawyer
• H-1B Fee Expiration May Be Short-Lived Win For IT Firms
• Attys Who Aided Mentally Disabled Immigrants Win $9.5M Fees
• Grassley Says EB-5 Needs Reform Amid 'Gerrymandering'
• EEOC Asks To Lower Class Info Order After Its Atty's Flub
• DHS Drafting New Work Rule For Prospective Residents
• IT Workers Hit General Dynamics With Wage-And-Hour Claims
• Signal Gets OK To Solicit Creditors On Ch. 11 Plan
• H-1B Engineer Sues Contractor For Underpayment, Firing
• Health Co. Loses Bid For Atty Fees From Immigrant Applicant
• It's Trump Who Owes $8M In Restaurant Spat, Chef Says
• Spotlight On The Historic Immigration Visa Bulletin
• Pa. City Owes $1.4M In Fees For Immigration Statutes Case
• Full 3rd Circ. Won't Hear H-1B Worker's Law Firm Fraud Suit
• BALCA Flips Cert. Denial, Saying DOL Form Was Confusing
• USCIS Releases Draft Memo On 'Extreme Hardship'
• Developer Can't Unfreeze Bank Accounts In $136M EB-5 Row
• AILA Hits DHS With New Complaint Over Family Detentions
• Ranching Group Wants Shepherd Wage-Fixing Suit Dismissed
• Gay Son's Marriage Wasn't Legal When He Died, Mom Argues
• Immigrants Lose Bid To Restore Original Green Card Dates
• Whites Forecast To Remain Largest Group In U.S. By 2065
• Ariz. County Wants High Court To Bar It From Bias Case
• Shepherds Ask For Class Cert. In H-2A Visa Wage Floor Row
• Border Agent Urges Supreme Court Not To Hear Killing Case
• Asylum Seeker Asks High Court To Review Persecution Case
• Immigrant Groups Appeal Ariz.'s 'Show Me Your Papers' Win
• Are STEM Employment Authorization Documents In Peril?
• 5 Things Clients Never Tell Their Lawyers
• Gov't Urges Judge Not To Block Green Card Cutoff Changes
• Gov't Says Workers Can't Show Standing In H-4 Visa Row
• Atty, Law Firms Settle In Signal Human Trafficking Case
• High Court Won't Hear 'Moral Turpitude' Removal Appeals
• Border Guard's DHS Bias Appeal Turned Aside At High Court
• DHS Creates Program For Family Members Of Filipino WWII Vets
• In Congress: Energy, Budget, Boehner's Replacement
• Conflict With Ariz. ID Theft Law 'Hypothetical,' 9th Circ. Told
• Sens. Float EB-5 Bills Following Short-Term Extension
• Rep. Argues Buyers Should Know About Labor Trafficking
• 9th Circ. Won't Sanction Gov't Atty Over Article Mention
• Consulates, Embassies Closed On Oct. 9 For Systems Upgrade
• Circle K Settles National Origin Discrimination Suit
• American Samoans Lose DC Circ. En Banc Bid In Citizen Row
• Feds Reach Deal With Wash. Labor Agency Over Bias Claims
• EB-5 Investors Plead To Intervene In $136M Visa Fraud Case
• BIA Can't Toss Man For Having Pot Near School: 5th Circ.
• Visa Bulletin Resolution Could Follow Path From 2007
• USCIS Must Beef Up Explanations In Nat'l Security FOIA Row
• Senate Unanimously OKs Bill To Employ Vets At Border
• Justices To Hear Deportee's Appeal Of Sentencing Calculation
• Justices Asked To Review Appeal Over Torture Convention
• EEOC Sues Farm Over Harsh Hispanic Worker Treatment
• AILA Files Complaint Over Ankle Monitors, Right To Counsel