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Immigration - February, 2017

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• Trump Pledges Health Care, Safety And Jobs In First Address
• ACLU Raises Alarm Over New Privacy Change For Immigrants
• 9th Circ. Stays Ruling On Detained Immigrant Kids
• Suit Targets Financial Aid Rule Tied To Immigrant Status
• Infosys Rebukes Cert. Motion In Reverse Discrimination Case
• SW Border Apprehensions Fell In January, CBP Data Shows
• Appeal Over Child Permanent Resident Status Hits High Court
• Sessions Shrugs Off Concerns About Immigration Crackdown
• How 401(k) Benefits Can Attract Millennial Legal Talent
• How The Courts Review Executive Orders
• High Court Weighs Underage Sex Case Linked To Deportation
• Judge OKs Class Of 50K Detainees In TVPA Suit Against Geo
• 2nd Circ. Kicks RICO Immigration Case Back To BIA
• 9th Circ. Rejects Trump Bid To Pause Travel Ban Appeal
• Immigration Legal Aid Workers May Hold Union Vote: NLRB
• Ex-Dow Chemical Worker Asks 6th Circ. To Hear Bias Suit
• Law360 Immigration Editorial Advisory Board
• Justices Won't Hear 'Fast & Furious' Victim's Remedy Bid
• What To Know About Trump's New Border Security Guidance
• Farm Settles H-2A Job Availability Suit For $545K
• Cos., Others Must Pay Over $7M In Pyramid Scheme Case
• DHS Doc Shows Little Threat From Immigration Ban Countries
• Calif. County Seeks To Block Trump's Sanctuary Order
• More Info Sought From Trump On Those Hit By Travel Ban
• Trump Seeks Full Pause Of Immigration Ban Appeal
• Convicted Brothers In H-1B Visa Fraud Case Seek New Trial
• Trump Says Border Wall Is 'Way, Way, Way Ahead Of Schedule'
• Senator Accuses Sally Yates Of 'Sabotage,' Launches Probe
• What To Do If You Suspect Your EB-5 Project Is In Trouble
• Trump Orders Agencies To Create Deregulation Task Forces
• What Lawyers Can Learn From Kellyanne Conway
• Fake Atty Who Defrauded Immigrants Gets 5 Years
• Legal Challenges To Detentions Of Noncitizens On The Rise
• Feds Press For Ballplayer Smuggler's Son Testimony
• Sessions Ditches Obama Policy Curtailing Private Prison Use
• Groups Aim To Block Trump From Slashing Refugee Numbers
• 5th Circ. Reinstates Texas Anti-Immigrant Harboring Law
• Oregon Seeks To Join Wash. Challenge To Trump Travel Ban
• Jay Peak Owner Slams Bid To Toss Defenses In EB-5 Suit
• More Tried For H-1B Visas In 2015, Fewer Succeeded
• The Mistakes Lawyers Make When Copying And Pasting
• 7 Takeaways From The New DHS Immigration Memos
• Trainer's Ex Details Cuban Ballplayer Smuggling Ops At Trial
• 4th Circ. Says BIA Used Wrong Standard In Waiver Case
• Atty Advice To DREAMer On Deportation Sufficient: Court
• Ex-Tata IT Workers Seek Class Status In Bias Case
• Verizon Wants Ex-Employee's Bias Suit Tossed
• Calif. Court Gets Automatic Funding Disclosure Right
• Ex-Disney Workers Hit Back At Move To Toss Race Bias Suit
• NY Judge Orders Trump To Provide List Of Detained Refugees
• Alternative Visa Programs For Foreigners Traveling To US
• MLB's Martin Tells Of Threats, Fear At Cuban Smuggling Trial
• Justices Appear Divided In Border Shooting Case
• Calif. Judge Lets Halt On Travel Ban For Visa Holders Lapse
• Senator Questions Border Electronics Searches
• DHS Releases Guidance On Immigration Executive Orders
• EB-5 Fraudster Sentenced To 3 Years In $160M Scheme
• H-1B Employer Needn't Pay Further Wages, Airfare, Says DOL
• Miami-Dade Nixes Protections For Undocumented Immigrants
• High Court Won't Hear Bias Case Against Immigration Judge
• 2-For-1 Executive Order Leaves OMB To Work Out Details
• Examining The Meaning Of 'Sexual Abuse Of A Minor'
• High Court To Assess Noncitizen Rights In Shooting Case
• Trainer Rips Leading Questions At Ballplayer Smuggling Trial
• Trump Admin. Floated Using Nat'l Guard To Find Immigrants
• Justice Thomas Unlikely To Recuse Despite Wife's Politics
• DHS Watchdog Vows Close Watch On Border Wall Project
• Tribes Won't Be Bullied On Border Wall, Ariz. Lawmaker Says
• 16 AGs Urge Court To Keep Trump Immigration Ban Blocked
• Govt. Doctored Gang 'Confession,' Detained DREAMer Says
• High Court Urged To Rule On Latest 'Crime Of Violence' Case
• Witness Accused Of Misconduct At Ballplayer Smuggling Trial
• Trump Slams 9th Circ. As Court In 'Chaos,' 'Turmoil'
• Ex-DOJ Immigration Head: Travel Order Case A 'Close Call'
• 9th Circ. Pauses Immigration Ban Suit At Trump's Request
• Senate Bill Will Target Trump's Sanctuary City Order
• Gorsuch Nomination Hearings To Kick Off In March
• Couple Fights SEC's $65M Penalty Bid In EB-5 Fraud Row
• Reps. Oppose Extra Layer Of Screening At Canada Border
• Trump Picks Former US Attorney Acosta To Lead DOL
• Relearning The Lessons Of Korematsu's Case
• KPMG Exec Says Immigration Reform Concerns Developers
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 2
• Texas AG Backs Trump Immigration Ban In 9th Circ.
• Puzder Out Of Running For Labor Secretary
• Production Co. Fights Sanctions Bid Over EB-5 Suit
• House Resolution Slams Judge Who Blocked Travel Ban
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 1
• Threat To Kill Not Physical Violence, 5th Circ. Says
• DREAMer Detained By ICE Files Constitutional Challenge
• Agent, Trainer Seek Distance From Ballplayer Smugglers' Acts
• Trump Immigration Ban Blocked In Virginia
• Syrian Refugee Sues Trump Over Asylum Suspension
• NJ Pushes Bill To Bar Port Authority From Aiding Travel Ban
• Law Schools, Bar Group Denounce Trump Attacks On Judges
• Wash. Judge Refuses To Delay Trump's Immigration Ban Suit
• ICE Officers Arrested Over 680 People, DHS Chief Confirms
• Ballplayer Wooed From Cuba Paid Smugglers 40% Of Contract
• Saving Lawyers 1 Less Drink At A Time
• Confusion No Excuse For Illegally Cast Ballot: 7th Circ.
• Trump's Next Immigration Moves May Rock Businesses
• Ivy Universities, Others Ask To Join Immigration Ban Suit
• DHS Seeks Quick Win In ACLU FOIA Suit Over Immigrant Kids
• Wawa Worker Enters Sanctions Bid In 'Speak English' Suit
• What's Next For Trump's Travel Ban?
• Feds Must Justify Detention Of Immigrants, High Court Told
• Lawyers Cannot Stay Silent While Trump Belittles The Courts
• 3 Key Takeaways From The 9th Circ.'s Travel Ban Ruling
• US Trying To Resolve Yemeni Visa Issues, Calif. Judge Told
• Ex-Jones Day Attys Puzzle Ethics Experts By Sitting Out Case
• New Crime-Of-Violence Deportation Case Hits Supreme Court
• 1st-Offender Pardon Can Block Naturalization, 5th Circ. Says
• Judge Finds Scant Evidence For Trump's Immigration Ban
• Marketing Basics For Solo Practitioners And Small Law Firms
• Trump's Immigration Orders: A Pillar For Future Policy?
• Witness Ties Agent To Smugglers In Cuban Ballplayers Trial
• Trump's Removal Priorities Spare No Unauthorized Immigrants
• Marlboro Addiction Controlled Refugee's Life, Jury Hears
• Immigration Ban Detainees Hurt By Lack Of Counsel, DHS Told
• Ala. Attorney General Replaces Sessions In Senate
• 9th Circ. Keeps Block On Trump's Immigration Ban
• Senator Wants Hearings On Trump's Executive Orders
• 2 Mass. Sanctuary Cities Sue Trump Over Funding Cut Threat
• Disney Renews Bid To Toss Ex-Park Workers' Race Bias Suit
• Law Firm Margin Improvement: The Long Game
• Judge Says Immig. Ban Delays UK Trip for Bailed HSBC Exec
• Senate OKs Sessions As Trump's Attorney General
• Trump Draws Ire Of Legal Community With Court Criticisms
• Seyfarth Snags Ex-USCIS Director For Immigration Group
• Counsel Not Guaranteed In Illegal Re-Entry Fight: 9th Circ.
• Bill Would Nix Fed Transport Cash For 'Sanctuary' Locales
• 5 Insights From Reddit GC Melissa Tidwell
• A Politically Feasible Approach To H-1B Reform
• Groups Sue To Block Trump's 2-For-1 Regulatory Order
• 2017 Check-Up: Is Your Law Firm Positioned For Success?
• Feds Probe Passports, Tax Docs At Ballplayer Smuggling Trial
• 9th Circ. Weighs Trump Travel Ban In Contentious Hearing
• GOP Lawmakers Release Bill To Slash Immigration Levels
• DHS Secretary Says He 'Should Have Delayed' Travel Ban
• Former Homeland Security Legal Head Rejoins O'Melveny
• Trump Labor Pick Hired Undocumented Help, Reports Say
• Immigrants In Ban Suit Ask US To Resume Visa Processing
• Lawmakers Float Measures To Block Trump's Border Wall
• Sessions Advances To Final Senate Vote For AG Post
• EOIR Swears In A Dozen Immigration Judges
• Trial Date Set In Blockbuster $350M EB-5 Fraud Row
• NY Assembly Passes Laws Giving Immigrants Public Benefits
• The Missing Key To 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Employer Guidance As Courts Consider Trump's Travel Ban
• DOJ Pushes 9th Circ. For Stay On Immigration Ban Ruling
• New Group Turns To BigLaw For Attorneys To Rep Immigrants
• Trial Nixed Following Settlement In Mexican Farm Worker Case
• BIA Wants Input On Whether Cockfighting Is Moral Turpitude
• Wawa Says It Rightly Fired Worker In 'Speak English' Case
• Iran Will Now Grant Visas To US Wrestling Team Members
• ABA Prez Calls On Attys To Defend Courts From Attack
• Justices Collect More Info In Immigrant Detention Case
• In Congress: Cabinet Approvals, Disapproval Resolutions
• 9th Circ. Rejects Initial Trump Bid To Reinstate Travel Ban
• Board of Immigration Appeals Gains New Member
• ACLU Demands CBP Data On Immigration Ban Enforcement
• Calif. Chief Justice Seeks To Aid Those With Immig. Issues
• Gorsuch Poised To Be Tough Critic Of Immigration Agencies
• Iran To Bar US Wrestling Team From Freestyle World Cup
• Barclays Center Vendor Settles DOJ Discrimination Charge
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear 'Dreamers' Driver's License Case
• Trump Immigration Ban Is Just Muslim Ban: Calif. Students
• Mass. Judge Won't Extend Halt On Trump's Travel Ban
• Top Judge Ranks Detention Cases Over Child Rocket Docket
• Militant Group Backer Avoids Deportation But Denied Asylum
• Gov't 'Provisionally' Revokes Visas From 7 Banned Nations
• ACLU Says Trump Hasn't Provided Full List Of Detainees
• DHS Watchdog Probing Immigration Ban Implementation
• Calif. Judge Nixes Bar Of Valid Immigrant Visa Holders
• Removability Restarted After Vacation Abroad, 4th Circ. Says
• The Privacy Implications Of Trump's Immigration Order
• Can Federal Agencies Reverse Course Under Trump?
• EEOC Can Skip Fees After Losing Case Over Worker's Accent
• Agent, Trainer Deny Smuggling Cuban Ballplayers At Trial
• Ex-Tenet Exec Decries Fraud Rap Over $400M Immigrant Scam
• The 4 Wittiest Dissents By Gorsuch
• Gorsuch's Opening Words Speak Volumes About His Style
• Trump's Immigration Ban Sends Cos. Scrambling
• Del. To Aid Wash. State Suit Over Trump Immigration Ban
• Trump Immigration Ban Causing Headaches For Airlines
• Senators Flirt With Nuclear Option Over High Court Pick
• Plea Agreement Reached In South Dakota EB-5 Visa Case
• Similar On The Law, Gorsuch Differs From Scalia In Style
• Atty Says EB-5 Investments Not Securities In SEC Suit
• Attys React To Judge Gorsuch's Supreme Court Nomination
• Ill. Men Who Sued Over Trump Ban To Be Allowed Into US
• NY Atty, Wife Get 2 Years' Probation For Visa Fraud Scheme
• Senate Approves Tillerson As Secretary Of State
• 'Mayhem' Conviction Makes Immigrants Deportable, BIA Rules
• Sessions AG Nomination Advances In Senate
• The Myth Of The Forceful Mediator
• Why Trump Should Keep Legal Immigrants Legal