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Immigration - November, 2015

137 articles

• DHS Knocks Citation Of Exec. Action Ruling In H-4 Visa Suit
• US To Boost Security Measures For Visa Waiver Program
• Eatery, NLRB Split Over Gag Order Imperiling $1M Settlement
• SEC Freezes Assets Related To Alleged $10M EB-5 Scam
• High Court Won't Hear Va. Worker's Title VII Settlement Claim
• High Court Wants SG's Take On Border Patrol Immunity
• 1st Circ. Refuses To Suppress Evidence In Immigration Raid
• How Trial Counsel Can Take Advantage Of New Federal Rules
• In Congress: Much To Be Done Before Dec. 11
• Financial Services Co. Settles Pay Dispute Over H-1B Visas
• Electronic I-9s Stuffed With Compliance Dangers
• BALCA Nixes Programmer Cert. Based On DC Tabloid Ads
• USCIS Issues Draft Guidance On Use Of Interpreters
• OPINION: In Search Of Our Best Law Firm Selves
• Mexican Workers File FLSA Suit Against Fla. Harvester
• Chinese Man Takes Decadeslong Asylum Bid To High Court
• Signal International Wins Confirmation Of Ch. 11 Plan
• Job Portability Memo's Focus On DOL Codes Stirs Worries
• Quickstuff Still On Hook For $5M In ICE Fines, Judge Says
• Texas Seeks Delay In Supreme Court Immigration Appeal
• 5th Circ. Axes Debtors' Garnishment Over Cuban Trafficking
• ACLU Sues Indiana Gov. Over Syrian Refugee Ban
• New Federal Rules Acknowledge It's Time To Drop The 'E'
• Ins And Outs Of US Trusted Traveler Programs
• USCIS Issues Memo On Job Changes For Green Card Seekers
• EB-5 Petitions Spike Amid Program Uncertainty
• Fla. Landscaper Settles Claims Of Bias In Hiring Practices
• BIA Slams Immigration Judge For Bullying Guatemalan Teen
• EB-5 Trade Group Calls For Changes In Latest Draft Bill
• Berry Appleman Adds Ex-Fragomen African Immigration Pro
• OPT Rule Nabs Broad Praise, But Some Groups Cry Foul
• Obama Administration Takes Immigration Row To High Court
• Ariz. Sheriff Takes Executive Action Suit To Supreme Court
• SEC Says At Least $10M Was Diverted From Calif. EB-5 Funds
• Fox Rothschild Adds Two EB-5 Attorneys from Akerman
• Mexican Man Pushes For Sentencing Change At High Court
• A Brief Window: Border Security Fee Sunset Won't Last
• 3 Ways Technology Is Changing Law Office Designs
• 13 Key Business Objectives For Corporate Legal Departments
• JPMorgan Unlawfully Rejected US Worker, BALCA Rules
• Lawmakers Eyeing EB-5 Regional Center Program Overhaul
• Honduran Workers Sue Florida Farm Over Recruiter Fees
• Dallas Immigration Atty Gets 2 Years For Using Cop's Info
• Senate Sends Highway Funding Patch To Obama's Desk
• McDonald's To Pay $355K To Settle Immigrant Bias Claims
• Immigrant Mothers To Join High Court Exec. Action Case
• Law360's ICE Survival Guide: Facing Fines And OCAHO
• Immigrants Push For Class Cert. In Visa Bulletin Suit
• House Passes Bill To Vet Syrian And Iraqi Refugees
• AILA Critiques Obama's Immigration Efforts In New Report
• Speaker Ryan Champions Bill Restricting Syrian Refugees
• DOL, Migrant Worker Groups End 3rd Circ. H-2B Rule Dispute
• 8th Circ. Says Immigrant's Unpreparedness Sinks BIA Appeal
• DOJ Profiling Asian-Americans As Spies, Lawmakers Say
• US Can't Get 2nd Shot At Jamaica Native's Detention Suit
• Law360's ICE Survival Guide: Layoffs And Gov't Demands
• BALCA Overturns Cert. Denial For Nuclear Medicine Job
• Doctrine Of Consulate Nonreviewability After Kerry V. Din
• DC Circ. Revives Jamaican Man's Case Over Poor Counsel
• EB-5 Hopeful Sues Restaurateur, Claiming Poor Management
• Lynch Defends Refugee Screening Process Before Lawmakers
• Law360's ICE Survival Guide: Prepping For The Storm
• H-1B, L-1 Visa Overhaul Bill Stokes Business Concerns
• DHS Adds 16 Countries To Guestworker Programs
• Recruiter Urges Court To Nix Signal Claims In Trafficking Suits
• Migrant Workers Sue DOL Over Prevailing-Wage Ruling
• Obama: Slamming Door In Refugees' Faces Betrays Values
• Scheming 'Birthing House' Atty Again Loses Acquittal Bid
• Courts Ignoring Deportation Protection, Man Tells High Court
• Law360's Guide To Surviving An ICE I-9 Audit
• Former Norton Rose Attys Open New Immigration Firm
• EEOC Can't Trim Bias Suit Class Member Info After Atty Flub
• 5th Circ.'s Immigration Ruling Raises Fears About DACA
• The Browning-Ferris Effect: I-9 Enforcement Actions
• Texas Federal Jury Convicts Brothers In Visa Fraud Case
• Feds Say They're Complying With Immigrants' Legal Help Deal
• EOIR Taps 6 New Assistant Chief Immigration Judges
• Projects In Big Cities Remain A Major Hitch In EB-5 Debate
• Take Your Marks: An Associate's Guide To Your 1st Big Trial
• EB-5 Trade Group Wins Bid To Submit Brief In $136M SEC Case
• Group Sues Over Alleged Gerrymandering In EB-5 Program
• Atty, Others Can't Nix Asylum Fraud Convictions At 2nd Circ.
• Judge Bounces $45M EB-5 Suit Against Ex-NBA Player
• DHS Head Knocks Story On Immigration Digitization Efforts
• Brazilian Steakhouse Pushes For Win In Chef Visa Row
• Ky. Clerk's Marriage Ban Doesn't Break Law, 6th Circ. Told
• Dec. Visa Bulletin Preserves Controversial Cutoff Dates
• High Court May Take Obama Immigration Case This Term
• Bipartisan Sens. Introduce H-1B Visa Program Reform Bill
• Immigrant In Sham Marriage Got Due Process, 10th Circ. Says
• SEC Blasts EB-5 Group's Brief In $136M Fraud Case
• AAO Says Accounting Job Isn't Specialty Occupation
• Ga. Farm Workers Win Approval Of Wage Settlement
• Block On Obama's Immigration Actions Upheld By 5th Circ.
• Fine Reductions Continue Under New OCAHO Judge
• High Court Urged To Review 'Blood Feud' Asylum Petition
• Nail Salons Can't Duck OT Class Action
• Ky. Gov.-Elect To Drop Clerk Names From Marriage Licenses
• Farm To Settle With Workers Who Allegedly Slept With Bugs
• Outsourcing Firm Gave Foreign Workers Raw Deal, Class Says
• Law360's Super MVPs In A Class Of Their Own
• 5 Firms Lead The Pack With MVP Wins
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 86 Firms
• 10th Circ. Won't Rehear DOL's H-2B Foreign Worker Row
• Full 5th Circ. To Hear Row Over Man's Removal Warning
• JPMorgan Can't Trim Teller's National Origin Bias Suit
• 6th Circ. Says Ky. Clerk Must Keep Issuing Marriage Licenses
• BALCA OKs Cert. Denial Over Ad That Omitted China Travel
• BALCA Nixes Ralph Lauren's Job Cert. For Filing Wrong Info
• 11th Circ. Nixes Visa Ruling Against DOL Due To New Regs
• How The Candidates Stack Up On Immigration Policy
• Sens. Ask DHS To Justify Expanded Immigration Parole Use
• Whole Foods Settles Age, National Origin Bias Suit
• Ky. Clerk Slams Judge's Contempt Order At 6th Circ.
• Employers Can Request More Docs After I-9 Audit, DOJ Says
• SEC Hits Fla. Developer With $8.5M EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Texas Gov. Threatens Funding Cuts To Sheriffs Who Defy ICE
• Reid Blocks Cruz's Attempt To Pass 'Kate's Law' In Senate
• Seyfarth Shaw Adds Ex-Devore Law Group Immigration Atty
• New Rules For Practical Training Of Foreign STEM Students?
• Reps. Unveil Bill To Reform Seasonal Guest Worker Program
• Feds Want To Toss Asylum Seeker's Suit Over Work App Delay
• OPINION: Via Duke, Companies Are Shaping Discovery
• Lynch To Review 2 BIA Cases For Application Of Descamps
• Justices Grill Immigrant's Atty In Arson Deportation Row
• DOJ Settles Iranian Immigration Judge's Bias Case
• DHS Says Workers Challenging H-4 Rule Lack Standing
• BIA Says Judges Should Determine Mental Competency
• Farm Calls EEOC Class Size Flub 'Tactic' To Skirt Order
• Strategies For Law Firms Leaping Into Latin America
• Licensing Of Texas Family Detention Centers Put On Hold
• Justices Move To End Deportation Case Over Paraphernalia
• I-9 Audits Experienced Steep Drop In Recent Fiscal Years
• Ex-Texas Atty Barred From Immigration Courts
• Salvadoran's Deportation Appeal Gets Support At High Court
• House Dems Push For Fix To Visa Deadline Problem
• Herders Can't Halt DOL Visa Rule In Wages Fight