Immigration Archive » May, 2016

Immigration - May, 2016

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• Attorney Web Bios: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
• Ala. Chief Justice Says His Suspension Is Unconstitutional
• Indian Worker Brings Bias Case To Supreme Court
• Foreign Labor Office Quietly Rolls Out Restructuring
• High Court Won't Examine Deportation Standard In Arson Row
• DOJ Slams Sanctions In Immigration Action Case As Excessive
• Pakistani Couple Want Justices To Review Deportation Case
• Board Subtracts H-1B Pay Notice In Accountant Case
• BIA Clarifies Approach For Domestic Violence Analysis
• Feds Strike Deal With Texas City Over Cop-Hiring Tests
• Justices Divided: 3 Cases That May Tie Up The High Court
• 4 Secrets For Creating A Profitable Immigration Practice
• 1st Circ. Says Culture Shock Isn't Basis To Halt Removal
• Jay Peak Owner Can Sell Swanky Condo To Pay Attys' Fees
• 4 Things To Know About Travel For The Rio Olympics
• USCIS Agrees to Pay Attys' Fees To End H-1B FOIA Fight
• Accused Sports Agent Says FBI Put Words In His Mouth
• DOJ Unsure Which Attys Are Allowed In TX Immigration Case
• Mexican Woman Says DACA Denial Is Retaliation For Protests
• Texas Rep. Touts Funding For 25 New Immigration Judges
• Senate Panel Approves $125M Funding Increase For CBP
• 5 Tips For Negotiating And Drafting Joint E-Discovery Plans
• Feds Ask High Court To Pass On Visa Revocation Case
• Texas Charter Schools Targeted Over 'Extensive' Visa Use
• Bill Envisions Harsher Screenings For Visa Applicants
• Guatemalan 'Femicide' Claim Can't Spur BIA Review: 5th Circ.
• American Samoans Push High Court To Hear Citizenship Case
• Leading Qs Not Enough To Nix Re-Entry Conviction: 9th Circ.
• Jury Rejects Egyptian-American FBI Agent's Bias Claim
• El Salvadoran Who Cited Gangs Loses Asylum Bid Again
• Edible Arrangements Franchise Bitten By BALCA Over Report Issue
• Supreme Court Asked Not To Hear Birth Citizenship Row
• Sauerkraut Co. Stiffed Migrant Workers On Pay, Judge Finds
• Nonprofit Drops Suit Over EB-5 Program Gerrymandering
• Panama Papers: Reminders About Law Firm Cybersecurity
• Texan Asks High Court For 2nd Try To Prove US Birth
• US Bank Must Face Fraud Claims, EB-5 Investors Say
• Immigrant Can't Show Harm From Atty Advice, Justices Told
• FOIA Suit Seeks To Peek Into 'Black Box' Of H-1B Lottery
• Ski Resort Says Atty Fees Untimely In $350M EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Widow Wants High Court Look At Wrongful Death Row
• Trump's Immigration Position Paper: A Nuanced Examination
• Delay Deportation Suit Till Ruling On Exec. Order, Justices Told
• Mich. Hotel Settles H-2B Misuse Allegations
• Lawyers Spry About EB-5 Prospects Despite Jay Peak Fraud
• European Union Aims To Rein In Visa-Free Travel
• Soccer Org. To Pay $185K In H-1B Dispute Over Coaches
• Ariz. Seeks 9th Circ. Rehearing On Driver's License Injunction
• USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap For Fiscal Year 2016
• E-Verify May Be More Trouble Than Ease For Some Employers
• Border Patrol Agent's Lethal Force Reasonable, 5th Circ Says
• OPINION: Sotomayor's Solution To Pro Bono Is Incomplete
• Creating Barclay Damon: Lessons From A Law Firm Merger
• 9th Circ. Says BIA Erred In Holding Testimony Not Credible
• Texas Judge In Immigration Row Orders Ethics Class For DOJ
• Fighting Deportation Made Harder With High Court Ruling
• Reflecting On The 20th Anniversary Of BMW V. Gore
• Drug Conviction Makes Resident Inadmissible, BIA Rules
• Plastics Co. Urges Court To Rethink Ruling In EEOC Bias Suit
• Deportation Doesn't Nix Torture Petition Fight, 9th Circ. Says
• Corporate Counsel: Consumer Becomes Provider (The Sequel)
• Justices Solidify Barrier For Deportation Relief In Arson Row
• Health Staffing Co. Owes H-1B Worker Back Pay: DOL Judge
• Civil Immigration Suits Up 38% Over Last Year, Report Says
• Losing The Lottery: An Alternative To The H-1B Cap
• Oilfield Co. Settles EEOC's Worker Urination Suit
• Exception To Civil Penalties Doesn't Cover U-1 Migrants
• Ski Resort Owner Hit With $200M EB-5 Scam Suit
• US Blasts Indiana Over Bid To Block Syrian Refugee Help
• Activists Ask 9th Circ. To Rethink Ariz. ID Theft Ruling
• Texas AG Says Feds Can't Restrict Refugee Funding
• Workers Say Atty Should Be DQ'd For Deportation Threats
• OPINION: Stop 'Vigorously Defending' Your Clients
• Convicted Researcher Says Gov't Fraud Warrants FCA Boot
• Receiver Asks Court To Approve Sale Of Seattle Tower
• What Employers Should Know About The New 'Smart' Form I-9
• Gov't Beats Immigrants' Challenge To Visa Bulletin Edits
• Cuneo Gilbert Says Fired Atty Sent Threatening Email
• Feds Ask High Court Not To Hear Border Patrol Arrests Row
• Bush Officials Seek High Court Review In 9/11 Detainee Suit
• NLRB Says Meat Co. Must Bargain Over E-Verify Enrollment
• Attys Scramble To Get Paid In $350M EB-5 Fraud Case
• Scheef & Stone Snags 2 Attys For New Immigration Practice
• Disney, Consulting Firm HCL Move To Nix H-1B Claims
• The Top 100 Firms For Minority Attorneys
• The Top 50 Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• White & Case Outpacing Peers In Diversity
• US Law Firms Fail To Move Needle On Racial Diversity
• The 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Minorities
• Gov't Being 'Hyperbolic' In Immigrant Bond Row, Justices Told
• Infosys Nabs BALCA Win In Fight Over Relocation Disclosure
• Controversial Ariz. Sheriff Joe Found In Contempt Of Court
• Fla. Veggie Farm Owes $1.4M For Labor Violations, DOL Says
• DOJ Misusing Immigration Terms, Using Old Law, Judge Says
• NetJets, DOJ Settle Immigration-Related Discrimination Row
• Pa. Woman Settles Phony Immigration Practice Claims
• Ex-Nelson Mullins Partner Gets Probation For Flight Fiasco
• DC Circ. Declares Foreign Student Work Rule Fight 'Moot'
• Only Congress Can Give Samoans Citizenship, Justices Told
• Law Firm Nabs Win Over Foreign Legal Consultant At BALCA
• Iraqi Couple Ends Case Against Costco Over Arrest, Jail Stay
• Judge Slams Time-Wasting 'Personal Attacks' In Visa Case
• SEC Calls Bid To Use Frozen Assets For Attys 'Outrageous'
• Advocates Say Medical Conditions Dire At NJ Immigration Jail
• GOP Reps. Introduce Bill To Tighten Visa Screening
• 9th Circ. Says It Can't Hear Bid To Cancel Deportation
• Corporate Counsel: Consumer Becomes Provider
• Key EB-5 Figure In South Dakota Indicted Over Funds
• Mont. Court Axes Law That Blocks Services For Immigrants
• SC Golf Resort, H-2B Workers Settle Wage Suit For $2.3M
• Ignore I-9 Forms During A Merger At Your Own Peril
• Brits Awaiting Green Cards Say DHS Is Taking Too Long
• Immigration Cases 'Seem Never To Die,' 1st Circ. Says
• What Do The Highest-Paid Lawyers Make An Hour?
• Ariz. County Tells 9th Circ. It's Not Liable For Sheriff Joe
• Immigrants Seek Class Cert. For 'Unlawful' ICE Detainers
• High Court Urged To Take Immigration Malpractice Dispute
• Gov. Defines 'Recruitment Fee' Ban In Anti-Trafficking Rule
• Raymond James, Manager Hit With $71M Suit In Jay Peak Row
• Feds Rip Agent's Bid For List Of Smuggled Cuban Ballplayers
• Gov't Must Face Claim It Broke Deal In Immigrant Bias Case
• Calif. Firm Loses Sanctions Bid In EB-5 Row With Ex-Client
• NY Nail Salons Face $2M Penalty Amid Wage Crackdown
• Atty For Ala.'s Top Judge Vows To Fight Ethics Charges
• Four People Charged In H-1B Visa Fraud Scheme
• 3 Ways To Prepare For The New Foreign Student Work Rule
• Gov't Seeks 5 Years Probation For Atty After Flight Incident
• ACLU Sues Miss. Over Law Shielding Anti-Gay Beliefs
• Plastics Co. Can't Exit EEOC Suit Over English Proficiency
• Resort Owner In EB-5 Fraud Suit Rips SEC's Receivership Bid
• NJ Biz Took IRS To Cleaners On Payroll Taxes, Feds Say
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Signal Claims In Human Trafficking Suit
• The Fastest Rocket Docket For The 8th Straight Year
• Detainee Seeks Class Cert. In Suit Over 'Punitive' Confinement
• Texas Agency Barred From Licensing Immigrant Family Center
• BIA Clarifies Approach To 'Failure To Appear' Violations
• 2nd Circ. Knocks BIA For 'Cherry Picking' In Asylum Case
• Lack Of Radio Ad Text Dooms Software Labor Certification
• NYC H-1B Program Isn't A Visa 'Hack,' Group Official Says
• 7th Circ. Says Judge Overlooked Deportee's Evidence Of Harm
• 6 Ways Lawyers Can Enhance Cross-Office Communication
• New Rule Won't Moot STEM Visa Worker Case, DC Circ. Told
• Jay Peak Honchos Hit With Suit Over Alleged EB-5 Scheme
• Justices Needn't Eye Reinstated Deportation Order, US Says
• Staffing Co. Hit With $209K Fine For I-9 Filing Violations
• Full 5th Circ. Says Tanzanian Man's Visa Issues Sink Appeal
• Tech Co. To Pay Filipino Workers Unpaid Wages In FLSA Row
• Gov't Seeks To Nix Suit Over EB-5 Program Gerrymandering
• DHS Seeks To Increase A Range Of Immigration Fees
• Feds Settle With US Citizen Held In Immigration Detention
• Miss. Lets Ruling Allowing Same-Sex Adoption Stand
• Mexican Citizens Urge 11th Circ. To Undo Flight Tax Ruling
• 5 Red Flags Of A Fishy EB-5 Project
• Convicted Researcher Can't Duck FCA Suit Over Grant
• DHS Says DC Circ. Lacks Jurisdiction Over OPT Row
• USCIS Pushes For Win In Class Action Over EB-5 Rule
• ACLU, Nonprofits Back Immigrant In 9th Circ. SSN Fight
• 9th Circ. Unblocks Pair Of Ariz. Employment ID Theft Laws
• Gay Couples Cohabiting Is Like Marriage: Va. High Court
• 7th Circ. Orders New Deportation Hearing For Jordanian Man