Immigration Archive » March, 2016

Immigration - March, 2016

179 articles

• 9th Circ. Knocks BIA On Obstruction Of Justice Finding
• Large EB-5 Projects Saw Major Rise Last Year, Paper Finds
• Walt Disney Gets 'Extraordinary' Extension In H-1B Cases
• Blueberry Farm Again Can't Squash Haitian Workers' Bias Suit
• Immigrants Fight To Preserve Fraud Suit Against Law Firm
• Previous Sham Marriage Dooms Woman's Visa Bid, Judge Says
• Ex-Koch Foods Workers Case Underscores U-Visa Obstacles
• Shifting The Law Firm Business Development Paradigm
• Gov't Urges High Court To Hear Immigrant Bond Case
• IT Firm Dodges H-1B Worker's Bid For Extra $71K In Wages
• 9th Circ. Again Finds 'Crime Of Violence' Definition Vague
• DHS Hit With New Complaint Over Family Detention Centers
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Senate Seeks Contempt In Bid For Online Sex Trade Docs
• 9th Circ. Says Judge Didn't Mull Evidence In Marriage Row
• BIA Says Sibling DNA Tests Should Be Viewed As Evidence
• USCIS Solicits More Comments On I-9 Form Updates
• Proposed Bill Would Upend Status Quo For H-1B Visas
• 9th Circ. Says Immigrant Was Improperly Denied New Atty
• 5 Backup Plans For Immigrants Who Don't Land An H-1B Visa
• SEC Orders EB-5 Brokers To Pay $3.2M Over Unlawful Fees
• Texas Continues Fight Against Obama's Immigration Plan
• Wash. Atty To Pay SEC Fine Over Immigrant Investment Help
• 2nd Circ. Birth Citizenship Ruling Awry, DOJ Tells Justices
• Bakery Wants Retaliation Claim Nixed From EEOC Bias Suit
• Texas Immigration Judge Says She Retired Over Retaliation
• Gov't Says Ariz. ID Theft Laws Usurp Feds' Immigration Role
• Mindless Lawyering: Is Doc Review 'The Practice Of Law'?
• Slurs, Racist Jokes At Painting Co. Spurs $3.3M Jury Award
• Alcoholism Ruling Brings Science To Immigration Decisions
• American Airlines Looks To Sink $120M Muslim Bias Suit
• Veteran 'Allergy Prone' Immigration Judge Off Houston Bench
• 8th Circ. Says Guerrilla Threats Don't Necessitate Asylum
• 11th Circ. Blocks Relief For Overlong Immigration Detention
• Investor Visa Applications Double In 1st Quarter Of 2016
• The Impact Of Scalia's Vacancy On 5th Circ. Cases
• Real Estate Rumors: Bill Gates, Facebook, Hudson
• 9th Circ. Rules Against Tying Drinking To Moral Character
• Immigrant Tells 9th Circ. Atty Can Be Sued For Retaliation
• Migrant Workers Slam DOL, Employer Over Prevailing Wages
• The Future Keeps Happening To Legal Services
• Woman Facing Deportation Urges Justices To Resolve Split
• Navigating The New STEM OPT Triangle
• NY Immigration Atty Must Pay $1.3M For False Billing Scam
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Morgan Lewis Sheds Over 100 Attorneys After Bingham Deal
• 5 Firms On The Rise In 2016
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground This Year
• Greenberg Traurig On Track To Become Biggest US Firm
• Watchdog Unveils Misconduct Probes For Senior DHS Staff
• Trump Agency Ducks Model's Wage, H-1B Class Action
• Agent Lacks Immunity In Teen's Shooting, High Court Told
• Attys Sue USCIS Over New Visa Form 'Riddled With Errors'
• For-Profit School Worker Avoids Prison For Visa, Loan Fraud
• Hu & Associates Wants Immigrant Investor Sanctioned For Suit
• CBRE Hit With Nat'l Origin Bias Suit Over Engineer's Firing
• 1 In 4 New Immigration Cases Now Involve Mexicans
• Deportee Tells Justices 9th Circ. Flouted High Court Precedent
• Migrants' ID Theft Not 'Moral Turpitude,' 9th Circ. Says
• DHS Extends Protected Status Of Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
• US Beats Businesses' Suit Over Handling Of H-2B Apps
• Payroll Tax Break May Not Boost Foreign Grad Hiring
• Realty Accepts Ban To Settle Claims It Didn't Hire Citizens
• House Passes Bill To Improve Foreign Border Screening
• USCIS Has Enough H-2B Apps To Hit First-Half 2016 Cap
• 1st Circ. Urged To Order PR Court To Recognize Obergefell
• High Court Won't Hear Air Force Officer's Checkpoint Row
• High Court Urged To OK Review For Visa Petition Revocations
• Shanghai Commercial Loans $155M For NYC Hotel Project
• Is Student Loan Stress The New Norm For Law School?
• High Court Won't Hear H-1B Worker's Suit Against Law Firm
• Dow Corning Ducks Suit Over Alleged Green Card Promise
• EEOC Says 9th Circ. Ruling Backs Its Claims In U-Visa Suit
• 7 Best Practices For Managing An Associate's Personal Crisis
• USCIS Issues Final Memo On Green Card-Seeker Job Changes
• 2 Indian Nationals Indicted Over Alleged Human Smuggling
• Receiver In $136M EB-5 Fraud Suit Blasts Developer's 'Sniping'
• Hints From Judge Garland's Record On His Immigration Stance
• Senate Says Backpage In Contempt Of Sex Trafficking Probe
• 70 Witnesses Stripped From Co's Defense In EEOC Bias Suit
• BIA Says Failing To Serve Sentence Is An Aggravated Felony
• House Votes To File Brief In High Court Immigration Fight
• Wealth Management For Senior Partners
• OPINION: Missed Opportunity In Supreme Court Nomination
• In His Own Words: 4 Key Garland Opinions
• Garland's High Court Nomination Battle Likely To Drag On
• USCIS Automation Efforts Criticized By Gov't Watchdog
• Refugee Program Reform Bill Passes House Committee
• Judge Garland Could Bring New Consensus To High Court
• Indian Citizen Seeks Class Cert. In Accenture Bias Case
• Attorneys Weigh In On Obama's Supreme Court Pick
• Abbott's Handwritten Accord Is Binding, 7th Circ. Affirms
• USCIS Opens A Door For Needed Medical Specialists
• 3 Tips To Prepare H-1B Employers For Site Visits
• Real Estate Rumors: Ping An Insurance, Ares, EB-5 Deal
• Obama Picks Garland To Fill High Court Seat
• Gov't Says Immigrants Can't Support Visa Bulletin Challenge
• 9th Circ. Undoes Arbitration Order, Citing 'Sham' Contract
• Prison Co. Says Fla. City Can't Deny Water Hookup To Site
• Ex-Immigration Judges Blast Lack Of Attys For Migrant Kids
• New OPT Rule Moots Tech Union's Claims, DHS Tells DC Circ.
• DOJ Asks Supreme Court Not To Review Deportation Row
• Cuban Travel, Banking Rules Eased Before Obama's Visit
• Deficient Notice Won't Stop Residency Clock, 3rd Circ. Says
• OCAHO Halves Fine Against Metal Co. In I-9 Violations Row
• DHS Can't Reopen Asylum Case, 6th Circ. Rules
• The 8 Firms GCs Can't Stop Talking About
• GCs Say These Firms Are Worth Paying Top Dollar For
• Head Of 'Research' Co. Charged Over H-1B Visa Scheme
• EB-5 Mine Investors Urge Judge To Reverse Denials Of Visas
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• 2nd Circ. Mulls Scope Of ID Theft Law In Wage Crimes Case
• In Congress: FAA, Navy, And A New Education Secretary
• Employers Will Get Support On New OPT Rule, Officials Say
• 2 Longtime BIA Members To Retire At End Of March
• Trump Modeling Agency To Soon Hear Ruling In Wage Row
• Wash., Calif. Slam Gov't On Lack Of Attys For Migrant Kids
• USCIS Focuses On Work Authorization For Battered Spouses
• EEOC Says Bakery's Suit Against Worker Was Retaliation
• Computer Co. Owes Wages To H-1B Visa Worker, DOL Finds
• Immigration Judges Rip DOJ For 'Low-Level' Worker Comment
• IT Firm Owes Benched H-1B Worker $23K, Labor Judge Finds
• Green Card Seekers Must Show Admissibility, BIA Says
• Migrant's License Lie Not 'Moral Turpitude,' 9th Circ. Says
• Ex-Koch Foods Workers Ask 5th Circ. To Nix U-Visa Discovery
• Sen. Calls Idea Toddlers Understand Immigration Law 'Stupid'
• New Foreign Grad Work Rule Offers Promise, Complications
• Biz Leaders Tell Justices Immigration Actions Aid Economy
• India Enters Untested Waters With WTO Visa Challenge
• DHS Head Stumps For More Cybersecurity, Anti-Terror Cash
• MLB Looks To Open Door For Cubans Amid US Policy Revamp
• DHS, USCIS Sued Over Immigrant Juvenile Status Decisions
• Island Casino Says Business Legit, Visas Unfairly Denied
• Puerto Rico Court Says Gay Marriage Ruling Irrelevant
• DHS Extends Work Period For Foreign STEM Students
• Wealth Management For Mid-Level Partners
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revive INA Claim In Attys For Kids Row
• BALCA Rejects Siemens' Bid For Foreign Software Engineer
• O-1 Visa Comparable Evidence Policy May Burden Petitioners
• 225 Lawmakers Back Immigration Actions At High Court
• 65 Employers Slam H-2B Guest Workers' Wage Suit
• Reps., Scholars, Advocates Back Samoans' Bid For Citizenship
• Indian Man Who Left The US Can Still Sue Ex-Employer
• Ex-Govt. Atty's Bias Suit Lacks Evidence, Fla. Judge Says
• High Court Won't Hear Removal Row Over Meth Possession
• Ala. Justices Decry 'Despotic' High Court Gay Marriage Ruling
• Veteran State Dept. Atty Expects Fewer Visa Suits Post-Din
• High Court Won't Hear Asylum Seekers' Persecution Appeal
• 1st Circuit Upholds Removal In 'Stop-Time' Rule Case
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 2
• President Trump's Impact On Employment Law
• Former H-1B Holder's Case Has 'No Winners,' Says OCAHO
• 3-Year-Olds Can Understand Immigration Law, Judge Claims
• High Court Sets April Args For Obama Immigration Case
• AILA Says 8th Circ.'s Sentencing Could Affect Immigrants
• Cruz, Rubio Citizenship Challenge Rejected In Florida
• Senator Floats Anti-Trafficking Training Rule For Airlines
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 1
• India Targets US Visa Policy In New WTO Complaint
• '97 Child Immig Deal Doesn't Cover Parents, 9th Circ. Told
• TPS Recipients May Seek Green Cards, Court Holds
• Trump Health Care Plan Takes Aim At 'Illegal Immigration'
• Day Pitney Dodges DQ In Ex-Client's Suit Over Failed Biz Deal
• DHS To Try Employer Preapprovals To Speed Up Visas
• Air Force Major Presses High Court To Hear Checkpoint Row
• Judge OKs Dismissal Of JPMorgan Discrimination Row
• Retired State Department Lawyer Joins Berry Appleman
• 11th Circ. Upholds 10 Years For Illegal Re-Entry With 20 Priors
• DHS Knocked For Restrictiveness Of Immigrant Work Rule
• Split 9th Circ. Orders New Sentence Over Lack Of Interpreter
• Wealth Management For New Law Firm Partners
• Feds Urge High Court To Preserve Border Shooting Decision
• High Court Urged To Undo Block On Obama Immigration Plan
• Judge Orders Indiana Not To Interfere With Syrian Refugees
• Ex-DHS Atty Calls Gov't Argument 'Astonishing' In Bias Row
• Immigrant's Sex Crime Not Felony Under INA, 10th Circ. Says
• Labor Group Can Celebrate OT Deal, Not Amount On Facebook
• Erickson Immigration Group Opens San Francisco Office
• Durbin Asks Abbott To Rethink 'Harsh' IT Worker Layoff Plan