Immigration Archive » May, 2017

Immigration - May, 2017

182 articles

• 9th Circ. Rules Against Immigrant In 'Drunkard' Case
• Iranian National Challenges USCIS Investor Visa Denial
• USCIS Clarifies School Criteria For H-1B Master's Cap Apps
• Minn. Gov. Vetoes Legislative Funding In Tax Cut Fight
• ICE Urged To End Arbitrary Detention For Asylum Seekers
• OCAHO Judge Named Acting Director Of EOIR
• The Return Of Attorney-Conducted Voir Dire
• Justices Stand By Categorical Approach In Sex Abuse Case
• Feds Blast Ex-Tenet Exec's Bid To Nix Fraud Charges
• DOJ Asks High Court To Nix S. Korean's Removal Dispute
• Even 'Good Hombres' Not Safe From Removal: 9th Circ. Judge
• Gov't Sued By Army Reservists Seeking Citizenship
• Split 1st Circ. Grants Review For Guatemalan Seeking Asylum
• Gray Matters: Identities Are Us
• High Court Rules For Immigrant In Underage Sex Case
• The Law360 400
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground In 2016
• The Firms That Grew Fastest Without Merging
• Biggest US Firms Opt For Modest Growth In Sluggish Market
• Turning 50, Greenberg Traurig Tops The Law360 400
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Replying To Lawmakers, DHS Hints At H-1B Program Updates
• Hawaii Can't Add Students' Info To Travel Ban Row: Gov't
• 'Productive' Talks Had On Immigration Order Dispute
• 40 Lawmakers Push DHS To Probe Asylum-Seeker Rejections
• Chinese Investor Says She Lost $1.5M On EB-5 Visa Scam
• Atty And Her Dad Used $50M EB-5 Scam To Buy Homes: Gov't.
• Immigration Bill Roundup: Work Visas, Trafficking Efforts
• Wealth Expert Sues Advisor Over Faking License, Stealing IP
• Immigration Cases To Watch As High Court Hits Home Stretch
• ICE Detained Refugee For Unlikely Removal, ACLU Says
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 2
• Denver Amends Sentencing, Addressing Deportation Worries
• Legal Orgs Ask Gov't To Allow Detainees To Access Counsel
• DOJ Settles With NM Farm Over US Worker Discrimination
• 4th Circ. Upholds Block Against Trump's Revised Travel Ban
• Illinois 'Sanctuary State' Law Inches Closer To Gov.
• Trump's USCIS Director Pick Talks Transition Role, H-1B
• House Panel Again OKs Criminalizing Unauthorized Immigrants
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 1
• Mexican Threatened By Drug Cartel Denied Asylum By BIA
• Mayer Brown Partner Confirmed As State Deputy Secretary
• Trump Budget Chief Defends Domestic Cuts At House Panel
• Jackson Lewis Gains Ogletree Deakins Immigration Atty
• 3 Things To Know About Trump's Pick For USCIS Director
• More Detainee Beds, Immigration Agents Under Trump Budget
• Texas County Sues State Over Sanctuary Cities Ban
• House Dems Blast Bill Criminalizing Unauthorized Immigrants
• Guatemalan Failed To Prove Hardship To Daughter: 2nd Circ.
• EB-5 Investors Defend Hospital Investment, Win Visas
• Sanctuary Cities Are Not The New Nullification Crisis
• Attorneys, Your Input Is Needed On Deposition Rule
• DOJ Defends Sanctuary Cities Order With New Interpretation
• Over 700K Foreign Visitors Overstayed Visas, DHS Finds
• Haiti Gets 6-Month Extension On Temporary Protected Status
• Trump's $4T Budget Pays For Defense With Domestic Cuts
• Calif. Atty And Her Father Hit With Suit From EB-5 Investors
• Doc Giving Citizenship Test Waiver Gets Probation, $100K Fine
• Judge Rips Counsel Switch In Diplomat's Forced Labor Case
• Calif. Work Release Counts Toward Time Served: 5th Circ.
• Trump Refused To Turn Over Travel Ban Memo, ACLU Says
• In Congress: Budget, Health Care, Comey
• State Dept.'s Queries For Visa Applicants Draw Criticism
• 6th Circ. Denies Albanian Duo's Bid For BIA Ruling Review
• Immigration Officials Pushed To Detail Cellphone Tracking
• Rights Group Awaits US Answer In Border Death Probe
• Ga. City's Utility Cutoffs Hit Blacks, Latinos Hardest, Suit Says
• Atty Calls Out SEC Over Lack Of Specifics In EB-5 Fraud Suit
• US Worker Wrongfully Denied Job Interview, BALCA Holds
• How They Won It: Keker Van Nest Pauses 'Sanctuary' Order
• Wash. Judge Decides To Pause State's Travel Ban Suit
• Radio Host Jones Eats Words To End Chobani Defamation Suit
• BIA OKs Deportation Of Bosnian Connected To Genocide
• 3 Ways To Strengthen Your Immigration Legal Writing
• How Client Feedback Programs Benefit Law Firms And Clients
• Controversial Wis. Sheriff Says He Accepted DHS Post
• White House Pulls NAFTA Renegotiation Trigger
• What Attys Should Tell DACA Clients As Uneasiness Lingers
• DOJ Directive Over Immigrant Legal Representation Paused
• Regulatory Reform Package Clears Senate Committee
• ICE Arrests Up Nearly 40% After Trump Enforcement Push
• Senate Committee OKs Bill To Amend CBP Hiring Practices
• DOJ, Food Processing Cos. Settle Citizenship Bias Claims
• Insurer Ordered To Defend 2 Au Pair Agencies In Wage Suit
• Recalcitrant Hedge Fund Boss's Passport Released By Court
• LA Officers, Immigrants Both Seek Early Win In Detention Suit
• Wash. AG, ACLU Back Immigrant Org. In Representation Case
• Calif. Asks 9th Circ. To Reverse Bias Ruling, $1.4M Award
• Immigration Court Backlog Growing, Despite Hires: Report
• Immigration Bill Roundup: Cash For Wall, Authority For USCIS
• Cos. Can't Escape EB-5 Fraud Scheme Suit, Judge Rules
• BALCA Reverses Labor Cert. Denial For Software Engineer
• Solving The Legal Industry's Data Protection Breakdown
• Potential EB-5 Changes Ahead
• 9th Circ. Judges Grill Gov't Over Trump's Travel Ban
• No Redo For Ruling On Immigrants With Mental Health Issues
• Colo. Bakery Says Ky. Appeals Ruling Boosts Cert Petition
• Ex-Tenet Exec Wants Indictment In Immigrant Scam Tossed
• 9th Circ. Erred On Immigrant Bond Hearings, Justices Told
• Private Prison Co. Seeks Early Release From Investor Suit
• 5 Things To Know About Justice Gorsuch's First 30 Days
• In Congress: Post Comey
• 3 Things To Know About Texas' Anti-Sanctuary Cities Law
• 6 Charged In Marriage-For-Status Immigration Sting
• 5 Mistakes That End Law Firms
• Attys Seek $1.3M In Fees In Ariz. Migrant ID Case
• Hispanic Caucus Wants USCIS Ombudsman Out
• Stop Bashing EB-5
• Citrus Co. Ruled Joint Employer In Guest Worker Wage Suit
• Trump Must Share Immigration Ban Memo, Judge Rules
• Well-Known DACA Recipient Sues Over Revoked Status
• Texas HHS Official Forced To Quit Amid Iraq Lobbying Furor
• Calif. Gov. To Add $6.5M To AG's Office For Fighting Trump
• DC Immigration Ban Suits Paused Pending Other Appeals
• Wash. Gov. Signs Bill To Protect Vulnerable Young Immigrants
• In Wake Of Kushner Comments, Grassley Furthers EB-5 Push
• Kobach Loses Bid To Shield Immigration Docs From View
• With Tom Cat Bakery Protests, An Audit Gets Politicized
• Florida Couple Sentenced For Immigration Fraud
• BALCA Reverses Texas Instruments' Labor Cert. Denial
• Upstate NY Cabs Fined For Inflated Fares To Canadian Border
• Texas Sens. Pass Bill To OK Detention Centers For Childcare
• RI Staffing Agency Settles Work Authorization Bias Claims
• Comey Firing Casts Shadow Over Solicitor General Hearing
• Former DHS Chief Of Staff Joins Crowell & Moring
• Bail Reform Will Imperil California's Justice System
• Kushner Uproar Latest Blow To Beleaguered EB-5 Program
• Cuban Ballplayer Smuggling Verdict Must Stand, Feds Argue
• SEC, Chinese Investors' Atty Spar Over EB-5 'Securities'
• Texas Town Says Sanctuary City Ban Is Unconstitutional
• Immigrant Rights Group Sues DOJ Over Legal Services
• IT Co. Accused Of Packing R&D Costs Into DHS Contracts
• Senators Criticize ICE's Capping Of Deportation Stays
• H-1B Cap Completed: A Look At Employer Alternatives
• 4th Circ. Hears Oral Arguments In Travel Ban Appeal
• Yates Defends Stance On Immigration Ban That Got Her Fired
• Wells Fargo Rounded Up Immigrants For Accounts, Suit Says
• Texas Sues Local Pols To Enforce Sanctuary Cities Ban
• Mayer Brown Bolsters DC Office With Ex-DHS Attorney
• Chinese Christian Urges High Court To Review Persecution
• Immigrant Deaths Due To Poor Care In Detention: Report
• Making H-1B Administrative Changes: Easier Said Than Done
• ABA Raises Concerns Over DHS Searches Of Lawyer Devices
• Oracle Failed To Notify Laid-Off Workers Of Openings: BALCA
• Caseworkers Can't Be Blocked From Farms, Judge Rules
• Ex-Target Kiosk Worker Can't Get 8th Circ. To Revive Bias Suit
• SEC Looks To Compel Canadian Depos In Jay Peak Suit
• DOL Needs Authority To Curb H-1B Visa Abuse, Senators Say
• Jeb Bush Backs Ariz. In Immigrant Licenses Dispute
• Persecutor's Motives Irrelevant To Ducking Deportation: BIA
• State Dept. Proposes Tougher Visa Questioning Process
• Judge OKs $360K Settlement In Haitian Workers' Suit
• Previously Deported Man Can't Seek Asylum, 1st Circ. Holds
• 4th Circ. Affirms Permanent Resident's Removal For Crimes
• Dem Sens. Unveil Bill To Protect Farmworkers From Removal
• Texas Passes Bill Allowing Police To Verify Immigration Status
• Congress Passes Deal To Fund Gov't Through September
• Senator Offers Bill To Let States Run Work Visa Programs
• Site List Revealed For Jailed Immigrant Removal Program
• 2 Mass. Cities Seek Pause In Sanctuary Cities Row
• Restaurateur Cops To Harboring Unauthorized Immigrants
• House Passes Bill To Fund Gov't Through September
• Advocacy Group Sues DHS Over Travel Ban FOIA Requests
• No Asylum For Woman With Reinstated Deportation: 3rd Circ.
• Immigration Door For Int'l Athletes Remains Open (For Now)
• Infosys To Hire 10K US Workers Amid H-1B Scrutiny
• 14 States Ask Justices To Block Young Immigrants' Licenses
• Judiciary Committee Promotes Privacy, Visa, Patent Reforms
• 6th Circ. Revives Gay Pair's Damages Suit Against Ky. Clerk
• Disbarred Atty Gets 3 Years For Immigrant Fraud
• New CIS Ombudsman Has Ties To Controversial Group
• 9th Circ. Says Extortion Can Be Persecution For Immigrant
• How The Trump Administration Lost Its Sanctuary City Case
• What Lawyers Should Know To Avoid Online Scams
• Agent, Trainer Convicted Of Player Smuggling Seek Acquittal
• EB-5, H-2B Provisions Folded Into Proposed Spending Bill
• Maine Gov. Sues AG For Not Supporting Executive Orders
• Infosys Hit With Sanctions Bid In Discrimination Case
• 3rd Circ. Revives Convention Against Torture Relief Claim
• Immigration Bill Roundup: Visa Extensions, H-1B Reforms
• Congressional Leaders Reach $1T Budget Deal Through Sept.
• Web Servers: An Overlooked Cybersecurity Risk At Law Firms