Immigration Archive » August, 2016

Immigration - August, 2016

158 articles

• Nigerian Ex-Con Gets 2nd Try To Argue Unlawful Detention
• 9th Circ. Denies Asylum For Guatemalan Fearful Of Torture
• Judge OKs Receivership Claims Process Tied To EB-5 Case
• 9th Circ. Backs Farm Workers' Class Cert. In H-2A Jobs Fight
• Ala. To Appeal Tossed Suit Over Refugee Resettlement
• Gunshot-Induced Fear Counts For Asylum, 9th Circ. Says
• Reconciling The Practice With The Business Of Law
• DOJ Says It Gave High Court Faulty Data In Detention Case
• Jay Peak Receiver Seeks OK For $13M Citibank Settlement
• Feds Again Urge Court To Deny Lawyers For Immigrant Kids
• DOL Accuses Md. Contractor Of Racial Bias, Harassment
• Biz Defendants In EB-5 Suit Urge Denial Of Contempt Motion
• 4 Ways To Spot A Lousy Immigration Atty In An Interview
• DHS To Review Ending Privately Run Immigrant Detention
• REBUTTAL: Establishing Standards And Norms In Mediation
• Immigrants Fight For Cert. In LA County Detainment Suits
• $1M Sought Against Diplomat In Forced Labor Case
• Bush Officials Tell Justices Detainee Claims Wrongly Revived
• 3rd Circ. Says Court Can't Hear Immigrant Families' Petitions
• 5th Circ Rejects Gov't Argument That BIA Order Is Not Final
• DHS Slams 'Cookie-Cutter' Claims In Latest OPT Case
• 6th Circ. Rules Solicitation Is Grounds For Deportation
• Rule For Foreign Startup Founders Seen As Helpful Stopgap
• Farm Operator Ordered To Pay $2.4M In H-2A Worker Case
• Va. Couple Cops To $20M 'Visa-For-Sale' Indian Worker Scam
• Defining Attorney-Client Relationships In The Electronic Age
• Texas Taco Joint Fined $33K For Not Verifying Workers
• Lane Powell Adds Immigration Pro As Shareholder In Seattle
• New Entrepreneur Rule Could Let Startup Founders Stay In US
• Effort To Shrink Immigration Block Faces Steep Battle
• Dept. Of Labor Hits 6 NY Nail Salons With Wage Violations
• 8th Circ. Revives 'No Risk' Spousal-Visa Petition Class Action
• BALCA Denies Teacher Labor Cert. Over Job Posting Flub
• 7th Circ. Rules SSN Fraud Not Automatic 'Moral Turpitude'
• 4 Reasons Law Firm Business Development Initiatives Fail
• Nationwide Scope Of Immigration Action Block Challenged
• BIA Applied Wrong Standard In Immigration Case: 9th Circ.
• 7th Circ. Rejects Deportation Appeal, Wealth Status Plea
• Attys To Pay SEC Over $632K For EB-5 Violations
• Mom's Citizenship Matters More Than Dad's, Justices Told
• How DOL's New Overtime Rules Will Impact Domestic Workers
• 9th Circ. Says Cambodian Man Reasonably Fears Persecution
• Investors Sue Over Feds' Plan To End Private Prison Contracts
• GOP Sens. Blast 9th Circ.'s Immigrant Bond Hearing Decision
• Immigrant Start-Up Expert Joins Quarles & Brady DC Office
• Immigrants Fear Sanctioning Gov't Would Violate Privacy
• Lawn Tool Biz Strikes Out At BALCA Despite Citation Issue
• Jay Peak Owner Says SEC's Case Fee Dispute Is 'Unseemly'
• From BigLaw To Your Own Firm: 4 Tips For Legal Startups
• Groups Raise Alarm Over DHS Bid For Social Media Info
• Gov't Argues Immunity From Haitian's Deportation Suit
• 1st Circ. Refuses To Alter Convictions In ID Theft Case
• Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio Referred For Criminal Contempt
• Illinois Effects Anti-Human-Trafficking Laws
• How Clinton Could Enact Broad Immigration Reform
• 4 Communications Fundamentals For High-Stakes Litigation
• 96,000 Facing Deportation Allowed To Stay, Report Says
• Immigration Firm Responds To Client In Malpractice Case
• Woman Cops To Wire Fraud In H-1B Visa Scheme Case
• Airlines Conspired In Tourism Tax, Say Mexican Citizens
• Calif. Outlaws Immigration Evidence In Injury Suits
• Risk Management Tips For Attys Serving As Local Counsel
• 5th Circ. Says Couple's Interrogation Claims Not Enough
• Photos Of Overcrowded Border Patrol Facilities Released
• Feds Say Private Prison Contracts Will Be Phased Out
• New Form For Blanket L Visas May Boost Consular Scrutiny
• Day Care Center Developer Allowed To Intervene In EB-5 Row
• Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty To Harboring Immigrants
• 7th Circ. Denies Asylum For Bisexual Man, Posner Dissents
• 5th Circ. Says Bolivian Can't Get Asylum After Life In Mexico
• Judge Won't Throw Out SEC Case Over EB-5 Investors
• EEOC Sues Saw-Blade Co. Over Muslim Worker's Firing
• Media Seeks Video Depositions In Trump-Chef Contract Fight
• EEOC Can Use 'African' For Nat. Origin Bias Claims
• Immigrant Programmer's Copyright Shakedown Claims Axed
• Fla. Manslaughter Law Wider Than Fed. Standards: 9th Circ.
• Beware The 'Standard' Mediation Confidentiality Agreement
• 10th Circ. Axes Deported Scholar's Suit Against University
• K-S-Y And The Athlete-Turned-Coach Immigration Challenge
• Canadian Atty Admits Lying To Feds About Owning Texas Firm
• Deficient Counsel Includes Omitted Deport Info: NJ Court
• 2nd Circ. Backs Chinese National's Asylum Denial
• EB-5 Program Heads Beat Too-Vague Investor Fraud Suit
• Fla. Man Tells 11th Circ. Wife's Prior Marriage Not A Sham
• 11th Circ. Asked To Revive $45M EB-5 Film Investment Suit
• 9th Circ. OKs Asylum Denial, Remands 'Ambiguous' Decision
• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Law Libraries
• Trump Speech Outlines Immigrant Screenings, Regional Bans
• Judge Cracks Whip On Medicaid Kickback Settlement Talks
• BALCA Orders DOL To Reissue Missing Labor Cert. Docs
• BALCA Says Wage Range In Posting Doesn't Nix Labor Cert.
• Indian Worker Can't Challenge Visa Denial, 5th Circ. Says
• Calif. Temp Agency Settles Alleged Work Verification Bias
• Solo Immigrant Minors Entitled To Bond Hearings, Attys Say
• 5th Circ. Won't Unblock Law Shielding Gay Marriage Objectors
• Rare Subpoena Case May Impact Congressional Investigations
• Law Students Should Explore BigLaw Pro Bono Options
• Immigrants Hit Portland Bakery With Overtime Class Action
• Immigration Regulations To Watch Before Obama Exits Office
• DOJ To Issue New Rule On Unfair Immigration Job Practices
• 7th Circ. Doesn't Buy Forced Sterilization Asylum Bid
• SEC, Receiver Slam Jay Peak Owner's Bid To Unfreeze $640K
• SEC Wants Business Defendants In EB-5 Suit Held In Contempt
• Jury Rejects $554M FinTech Theft Claim Against Emirati Bank
• DHS Issues Info To Help Hotel Workers Spot Trafficking
• 5th Circ. Axes Fine Against Staffing Co. In I-9 Scuffle
• Immigration Board Misapplied 'Petty Offense' Rule: 9th Circ.
• Most DACA Enrollees Reapplying For Deportation Relief
• No Asylum For Woman Who Fled Domestic Violence: 1st Circ.
• Alleged EB-5 Scammer Says SEC Fraud Suit Lacks Detail
• Texas Bar Won't Sanction AG For Same-Sex Marriage Opinion
• Jay Peak Investors Join Forces In Florida EB-5 Suit
• NJ Real Estate Co. Settles DOJ Immigration Bias Dispute
• Gov't Says H-1B Lottery Challenge Seeks Impractical Changes
• Worker Groups Lose Reconsideration Bid In H-2B Suit
• Gov't Argues It Did Not Mislead Court In Immigration Case
• Minn. Jury Convicts Woman Of Visa Fraud Conspiracy
• DHS Sued For Immigration Enforcement Docs
• NYU Legal Institute Accuses DHS Of Dodging Info Requests
• Writing Arbitration Clauses To Get The Arbitration You Want
• Ex-Dow Worker Asks 6th Circ. To Reopen Green Card Case
• Tech Union Nabs $42K From DHS In Foreign Student Work Row
• American Air Can't Undo Audit Job Certification Denial
• HP Unit Gets No Traction At BALCA In Work-From-Home Row
• BALCA Reverses Labor Cert. Denial For Educational Job
• Speridian To Pay $15K In H-1B Back Wages Dispute
• More Detained Immigrants Are Owed Bond Hearings: 9th Circ.
• Nat'l Origin Bias Suit Not Worth Justices' Time, Employer Says
• Backpage Must Comply With Senate Subpoena On Online Ads
• Energy Analytics Co. On Hook For Over $13K In H-1B Row
• 4 Signs You Aren't Cut Out To Be An Immigration Attorney
• SEC Claims Over Atty's $1.1M EB-5 Fraud Specific Enough
• 9 Tips For Becoming A Legal Pundit In The Media
• Chinese Citizen Awarded Over $180K In EB-5 Fraud Case
• Ala. Judge Dismisses State Chief Justice's Suspension Suit
• 3rd Circ. Says Terror Threats Grounds For Deportation
• Howard Beats African Professor's Tenure Discrimination Suit
• 7th Circ. Says Only Bosses Can Fight Work-Visa Battles
• Law Firm Employees Can Better Defend Against Cyberthreats
• 3 Things To Know About New Calif. Labor Trafficking Law
• BIA Weighs In On Evidence Issue In Dodgy Passport Case
• Entrepreneur Parole Rule Finally Lands At The OMB
• Boston Cab Co. Owner To Pay $2M For Tax, Fraud Charges
• SEC Says Bid To Toss $350M EB-5 Suit Built On Errors
• Immigration Advocacy Group Launches New Reform Push
• 5 New Immigration Judges Named For Texas, Ill., Penn., NJ
• Beefed-Up Waiver Rule Could Spur Green Card Applications
• Meat Co. Says Gov't Blew Deal Over Immigrant Bias Probe
• Accused Sports Agent In Smuggling Case Wants Evidence Out
• Ban On Miss. Law Shielding Gay Marriage Objectors Upheld
• Steptoe & Johnson Adds Tax Partner From Katten Muchin
• Employer Owes After Keeping Feds In Dark On H-1B Firing
• Cuneo Gilbert Can't Get Nat'l Origin Bias Suit Tossed
• Nigerian Who Jumped Bail Loses Visa Petition At 3rd Circ.
• Ala. Loses Bid To Halt Syrian Refugee Settlement In State
• 2nd Circ. Backs Detained Immigrant's Bond Hearing Right
• BigLaw's (Crowded) Passage To India?
• ICE Struggles To Hire And Keep Mental Health Care Providers