Immigration Archive » July, 2016

Immigration - July, 2016

147 articles

• OFLC Reshuffle May Trigger More Consistent Rulings
• 5th Circ. Gives Deported Mexican Chance To Reopen Case
• 9th Circ. Remands Extradition Over Claims Of Witness Torture
• Final USCIS Rule Expands Provisional Waiver Eligibility
• Immigration Judge Names Can't Get Blanket Redactions
• Prevent Litigation From Becoming A Threat To Data Security
• ICE Must Hand Over Email In Ariz. Worker Verification Row
• Colo. Baker Asks Justices For Relief From Gay Couple's Cake
• Couple In EB-5 Probe Seek Shield Against Self-Incrimination
• DOJ Watchdog Warns 'Sanctuary Cities' Risk Fed. Funding
• Felony Not Grounds For Citizenship Denial, 9th Circ. Says
• BALCA Cites Mail System, Delivers Firm A 2nd Chance
• OPINION: Our Juries Are Being Circumvented
• Labor Board Rules Against PE Firm In H-1B Pay Case
• Plaintiffs In 2 States Drop EB-5 Scam Suits Over Jay Peak
• DOJ Eyes Bids To Reopen Immig. Cases Due To Bad Lawyering
• SEC Snags $68M Judgment Over EB-5 Investor Scam
• Southern Poverty Law Center Says J-1 Workers Were Exploited
• 'Dreamers' Urge 9th Circ. Not To Rehear Ariz. License Row
• The Best Ways To Prepare For EB-5 Site Visits
• Legal Aid, Meet Legal Tech
• 4 Traits Of The Top Litigation Firms
• 5 Small(er) But Mighty Litigation Shops
• Law360 Names Top 50 Firms For Litigation
• Disney Comes Out Swinging In H-1B Visa Class Actions
• 7th Circ. Revives Sex Discrimination Suit Against FedEx
• H-2B Workers, Landscaping Co. Settle Wage Suit For $700K
• Jay Peak Owner Wants $600K Freed To Pay For EB-5 Cases
• Atty Can't Shake SEC's Suit Over Breaking EB-5 Rules
• Trainer In Cuban Smuggling Case Wants Indictment Trimmed
• US To Expand Central American Refugee Program
• 5 Things Immigration Attys Shouldn't Bill Clients For
• Common Mistakes Employers Of Calif. Domestic Workers Make
• Testing The UBE: Portable But Inaccurate Bar Exam Scores
• Chinese EB-5 Applicant Lobs Malpractice Suit Against DC Firm
• Texas To Accept More Documents In Bid For Birth Certificates
• Immigrants Slam Ariz. Medicaid Office Over Reduced Benefits
• Judge OKs $31K In Attorneys' Fees In Calif. EB-5 Case
• Border Patrol Catches 'Pokemon Go' Players From Canada
• Lighting Maker's H-1B Tab Increases Nearly Tenfold
• Testing The UBE: Missouri Benefits From Uniform Bar Exam
• 500,000-Case Backlog In Immigration Courts Is Highest Ever
• Gov't Defends Refusal To Alter EB-5 Investor's Visa Status
• Cuneo Gilbert Seeks End To Ex-Atty's Discrimination Suit
• 9th Circ. Knocks BIA For Relying On Dismissed Indictment
• Immigrant Kids Ask Mediation In Row Over Attys At Hearings
• Organic Food Co. Pays $1.5M To Avoid Immigration Charges
• 3 Things To Know About Immigration Fine And Fee Increases
• Software Developer Hit With Sanctions Bid In Copyright Row
• 6th Circ. Denies Family's Bid To Change Immigration Status
• DHS Secretary Unveils Renovated Forensic-Doc Laboratory
• CBP Settles Suit Over Illegal Cavity Searches
• Ignore 'Hollow' Stay Plea In FCA Research Suit, Gov't Says
• TSA Flight Training Application Denial Lands At High Court
• Immigrants Lose Class Cert. In ACLU Suit Over Detentions
• OPINION: It's Time To Radically Rethink Immigration Reform
• 3 Trump Campaign Promises Keeping BigLaw On Edge
• NYC Bistro Stole Tips To Pay Immigrant, Ex-Worker Says
• Koch Foods Tells 5th Circ. EEOC-Cited Ruling Is Irrelevant
• ACLU Wants Sanctions For '11th Hour' DHS Discovery Delay
• BakerHostetler Adds Employment, Immigration Pros In Atlanta
• Fla. Lumber Co. Wants Out Of EB-5 Funding False Claims Suit
• 8th Circ. Backs DHS Removal Of Obliging Mexican National
• Donald Trump Wins Republican Party Nomination
• 9th Circ. Addresses Discretion On 'Prison Mailbox' Rule
• Gov't Wants Sanctions Order Nixed In Texas Immigration Case
• 8th Circ. Affirms Woman's 87-Month Fraud Schemes Sentence
• Bill Proposes Upping Salary Threshold For H-1B Workers
• Colombian Man Deportable Despite Green Card Delay: 5th Circ.
• Employer Cites Md. Case In Bid To Toss Prevailing-Wage Suit
• NY Gov. Rolls Out Citizenship Assistance Initiative
• More Cos. Put In Receivership In $136M EB-5 Fraud Suit
• DOJ Wants 9 Justices To Rehear Obama Immigration Case
• Sheriff Arpaio Says No Spoiled Evidence In Migrant ID Row
• Adult Care Center Developer Wants A Say In EB-5 Row
• RICO Can't Save Mexico Tourism Tax Suit, 11th Circ. Told
• How Law Firms Can Create Next-Generation Office Spaces
• Immigrant Challenges Texas Plea In 2nd High Court Appeal
• Indian Man's Political Asylum Bid Nixed by 6th Circ.
• Gov't Watchdog Criticizes USCIS Automation Efforts
• Dems Float Proposal To Ease Barriers For Asylum Seekers
• Ex-Manager Finagled New Visa Status, Stole Secrets, Suit Says
• NY Contractor Vows To Ignore Judge's Order After Conviction
• Berger Singerman Launches New Immigration Practice
• Mongolian Whistleblower's Asylum Bid Nixed By 9th Circ.
• Bad Times Don't Mean Less H-1B Pay, DOL Judge Says
• Indian Nationals Get 3 Years' Probation For Marriage Fraud
• US Soft On Nations That Won't Take Back Criminals, Reps. Say
• Why EB-5 Investors Are Not Your Typical Clients
• House Bill Would Keep DACA Recipients Out Of The Military
• 7th Circ. Sends Dominican Woman's Asylum Case Back To BIA
• BIA Erred On Permanent Residence Status Issue: 9th Circ.
• Alleged EB-5 Scammer Says Investors Weren't After Cash
• 6th Circ. Ends Kim Davis' Marriage License Fight
• China, Cuba Trafficking Rankings Seem Off, Reps. Says
• Disney Must Face Suit For Visa Abuse, US Workers Say
• New UK Chief Must Balance Biz Needs With Brexit Goals
• GOP-Backed Bill Aims To Ground Commercial Flights To Cuba
• House Torn Over Bill To Protect Gay Marriage Opponents
• SEC Wins Asset Freeze In $27M EB-5 Scam Suit
• Atty Skirts DQ In Wage Suit Over Deportation Threats
• 4th Circ. Denies Asylum To Rwandan Suspected In Genocide
• 8th Circ. Finds Nigeria's Conditions Not Considerably Worse
• Marriage Fraud Deportation Row Hits Supreme Court
• 3rd Circ. Says Time Limit Can't Save Citizenship Bid
• How To Close A Law Firm — Practically And Ethically
• NAACP, Hispanic Bar Urge Justices To Nix Biased Conviction
• Cuban Migrants Have No Right To Counsel, Judge Rules
• NJ Rep Floats Bill To Reform Foreign Worker Programs
• 2nd Circ. Revives 'Enemy Of Maoist Party' Immigration Case
• Fraudulent Filing Dooms Citizenship Bid, 3rd Circ. Rules
• US Failed Deported Vets, ACLU Report Says
• FOIA Reform Offers Easier (But Not More) Access To Gov't Info
• 7th Circ. Revives Latvian Widow's Immigration Petition
• 6th Circ. Finds 'Crime' Too Vague In Immigration Law
• Immigration Atty Says Deported Client Ignored Travel Advice
• Migrants Died From Poor Prison Medical Care, Group Says
• BigLaw Salaries Dwarf The Average Lawyer's, Report Says
• AILA Urges Gov't To Consider Lower Immigration Fee Hikes
• The Smart Money Is Not Following Traditional Law Firms
• Citrus Co. Can't Raise New Issues In Wage Suit, 11th Circ. Told
• CORRECTED: Trainer Slams Atty DQ Bid In Cuban Smuggling Case
• Parents Not Part Of '97 Child Immigrant Deal, 9th Circ. Says
• EEOC Settles Discrimination Suit With Ga. Farm
• Administrative Law Judge Suddenly Out At EOIR
• EXCLUSIVE: Commerce, AILA Fight For Better EB-5 Program
• 7 Immigration Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2016
• Retaliatory Firing Reaps $400K Verdict In EB-5 Misuse Row
• RFP Lessons: 5 Ways Law Firms Can Beat Frustration
• 11th Circ. Says It Can't Reopen S. Korean's Removal Suit
• Chef Can't Shuck Trump's $10M Suit Over Restaurant Deal
• Cuban Migrants Have Right To Counsel, Their Attys Say
• Riding 9th Circ. Win, Ariz. Fights ID Theft Laws Dispute
• ACLU Urges 6th Circ. To Dismiss Ky. Clerk's Appeal
• Shepherds Say Judge's Report Ignores Antitrust Law Precepts
• After US V. Texas, Immigration Reform Is Up In The Air
• RFP Lessons: 7 Tips To Improve Your Responses
• In Congress: Gun Control, Zika, FAA
• 2016's Major Immigration Case Developments: Midyear Report
• IT Services Co. Beats Visa Holder's Discrimination Suit
• BALCA Upends Labor Certification Denial For Staffing Co.
• Ex-Baggage Handlers Take EEOC Exclusion Row To High Court
• NY Atty And Wife Pay $1M For H1-B Visa Fraud Scheme
• Judge Shoots Down Reconsideration Bid In $45M EB-5 Suit
• Judge Blocks Miss. Law Protecting Gay Marriage Objectors
• Real Estate Legislation To Watch In The Second Half Of 2016
• RFP Lessons: A General Counsel's List Of Law Firm Mistakes