Immigration Archive » June, 2017

Immigration - June, 2017

198 articles

• Immigration Ombudsman Cites Investor Visa Backlog
• 10 AGs File FOIA Request For Immigration Enforcement Data
• Split 9th Circ. Panel Upholds Convicted Smuggler's Removal
• Staffing Co. On Hook For $120K After Document Probe
• BALCA Flips Labor Cert. Denial For Telecom Position
• Immigration Atty, Firm Ordered To Pay $2.7M For EB-5 Fraud
• 3 Key Areas Legal Operations Teams Should Focus On
• What The Experts Said About High Court Rulings This Term
• Sanctuary City Suits Should Proceed, Calif. Court Is Told
• New DHS Security Directive Leaves Airlines Holding The Bag
• House OKs 'Kate's Law,' Bill Targeting Sanctuary Cities
• States Will Drop Suit If Gov't Drops DACA, Paxton Says
• Texas Wants Preemptive 'Sanctuary Cities' Suit To Proceed
• Trump Taps Jones Day Partner To Head DOJ Civil Rights Unit
• Reservists Seek to Block DOD Meddling In Naturalizations
• Standing Dooms 4th Circ. Challenge To NC Gay Marriage Law
• Entry Requirements Clarified As Partial Travel Ban Starts
• Justices Gave Gov't Pushback In Several Immigration Cases
• Verizon Denied Labor Cert. After Failing To Submit Resume
• US Law Firms Face Discovery Of Foreign Clients' Records
• The Future Of Law And The Demise Of The Midsize Firm
• Past Is Prologue In High Court Travel Ban Showdown
• CBP Mistreating Detained Kids, Flouting Pact, Judge Says
• 5th Circ. Unlikely To Expand Suits Against Feds
• Panda Express Settles Immigrant Discrimination Claims
• The 10 Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• The Most Talkative Justice Of The High Court Term
• The Cases That Got The Justices Talking
• US Unveils New Overseas Airport Security Measures
• Iranian Groups Seek New Block After High Court Ruling
• How Discovery Has Changed Under New Federal Rules
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Pre-Voir Dire Questions
• Rep. Labrador To Head Immigration Subcommittee
• Gorsuch And Thomas Becoming Fast Friends At High Court
• Colorado-Based Immigration Firm Allott Merges With Ware
• 5 High Court Concurrences That Read Like Dissents
• The Sharpest Dissents From This Supreme Court Term
• Immigration Atty Rule Blocks 'Ghostwriting,' DOJ Says
• Intersex Navy Vet Gets Passport Denial Suit Revived
• Judge Halts Deportation of Iraqi Detainees Nationwide
• An Interview With Floyd Abrams
• Focus Shifts To Ties With US In Latest Travel Ban Twist
• Punted Immigration Cases Put Gorsuch In Tie-Breaker Role
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• IP Cases Led The Pack In High Court Amicus Briefs
• Nigeria Improving On Wizard Torture, 8th Circ. Says
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Detention, Profiling Cases
• 9th Circ. Says BIA Must Weigh New LGBT Abuse Evidence
• Rep. Demands Ginsburg Recusal In Trump Travel Ban Case
• Bucking Tradition: NewLaw And The Coming Millennials
• Justices Call On Solicitor General In Dreamers' ID Case
• Justices Shoot Down Arpaio's Expedited Consideration Bid
• High Court Citizenship-Stripping Ruling Has Unintended Effect
• Justices In Likely Deadlock Push 2 Immigration Cases To Fall
• Justices Push Case Of Teen Slain By Border Agent To 5th Circ.
• High Court Reinstates Part Of Travel Ban, Will Hear Case
• Justices To Hear Baker's Fight Over Gay Couple's Cake
• Key Privacy Developments In Trump's First 150 Days
• 3 Takeaways From High Court's Citizenship-Stripping Ruling
• Kobach Sanctioned In Voter Immigration Records Row
• DOJ Backs Texas In Litigation Over Sanctuary City Law
• NY Reaches $1M Settlement With Infosys Over Visas, Taxes
• DHS Will Issue Extra Temporary Worker Visas This Summer
• Iraqi ICE Detainees' Removal Stayed Over Persecution Fears
• High Court Rules For Immigrant In Case Over Bad Atty Advice
• Employer Steps For Avoiding Business Travel Mishaps
• NLRB Refers Atty To Investigator For Hearing Misconduct
• AILA Conference Kick-Off Highlights Resistance To Trump
• Employer's Atty Can Be Sued For Retaliation, 9th Circ. Says
• SEC Says Atty Stole Part Of $89M EB-5 Investments
• Gorsuch Knocks Colleagues In First High Court Concurrence
• Trump Nixes Obama-Era Order That Sped Up Visa Wait Times
• Immigrants Win Cert. In USCIS Application Policy Challenge
• Immigration Cases To Watch In The Next Half Of 2017
• Trump Plans To Rescind Startup Founder Immigration Parole
• Retired Hoops Players Group Can't Stop Visa Change Denial
• Justice Kennedy's Moderating Influence On The High Court
• Justices Say Citizenship Can't Be Lost For Trivial Lies
• Justice Sotomayor On The Power Of Dissent
• Noncitizen 9/11 Victims, Families Denied Damages From Iran
• Final Punches Traded At High Court In Travel Ban Cases
• Ariz. Appeals Court Ends In-State Tuition For DACA Recipients
• Houston Council Votes To Join 'Sanctuary Cities' Lawsuit
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Juror-Posed Questions
• San Francisco Says Sanctuary City Suit Is Valid, Despite Memo
• Premium H-1B Visa Processing May Restart, Official Says
• Immigration Atty Network To Offer Detainees Counsel
• DC Travel Ban Suits Paused Pending High Court Review
• Mass. Asks Judge To Nix Challenge To Domestic Workers Law
• UN Coordinator Charged With Victimizing Immigrant Worker
• Study Finds Refugees Are US Economic Engines
• 3 Calif. Men Get 2.5 Years Each For Immigrant Tax Prep Scam
• Justice Sotomayor On Working A Room And The Post-Scalia Void
• Judge Balks At Class Cert. In Disney IT Workers' Bias Suit
• CBP, Airlines Moving Forward On Facial Recognition Cameras
• Split 9th Circ. Won't Nix Mexican Couple's Deportation
• After Plagiarism Claims, Wis. Sheriff Won't Take DHS Post
• 11 New Immigration Judges Sworn In At EOIR
• AGs Urge Court To Prohibit Sanctuary City Policies
• Justices Nix Claims Against Bush Officials Over 9/11 Probe
• As Trump Rescinds DAPA, Uneasiness Lingers About DACA
• Stolen Car Offenses May Not Warrant Removal, BIA Says
• Texas Drops Nonprofit From Suit Over Sanctuary City Law
• Enviro Hits DHS With FOIA Suit Over Border Wall Records
• Rights Group Wants ICE Arrests At Mass. Courthouses Barred
• Calif. Passes Provisions Curtailing Immigration Detention
• Iraq Too Dangerous For Deportations, Detainees Say
• Tips For Complying With ABA's New Encryption Guidance
• Trump Admin Rescinds DAPA Program For Immigrant Parents
• The Justices And Masterpiece Cakeshop: 18th Time A Charm?
• 2nd Circ. Revives Media's Bid To Unseal Trump Worker Docs
• Stinson Leonard Street Adds Immigration Partner in Phoenix
• Ga. Judge Won't Sanction For 'Less-Than-Ideal Lawyering'
• Family Deaths Can't Stop Deportation, 7th Circ. Says
• Grassley Wants More DOL Info On H-1B Visas
• 9th Circ. Cites Statutory Overreach In Travel Ban Decision
• Senate Panel OKs 2 Trump Judicial Nominees, USCIS Pick
• Calif. 'Sanctuary' Bill Clears Legislative Committee
• Justice Ginsburg On Oral Argument And 'Imperious' Attorneys
• Foreign Startup Founder Rule Review Sparks Delay Worries
• Enforcement Alone Will Not Solve Immigration Issues
• Judge Spares SEC's Securities Fraud Suit Against Calif. Atty
• New Briefing Schedule Issued In High Court Travel Ban Appeal
• NJ Atty Sued For Malpractice Over Biz Immigration Matters
• Misapplying FOIA To Confidential Info In Gov't Contracts
• Deal Means DC Students With Immigrant Parents Can Get Aid
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Preliminary Instructions
• Citizenship Ruling May Spell Trouble For Plenary Power
• Unauthorized Noncriminal Migrants Should Be Deported: ICE
• Due Diligence From The Lateral Partner's Perspective
• Immigrants May Face Tougher Sentences Under Tenn. Law
• Nicola Gudbranson & Cooper Adds Immigration Law Group
• BIA Seeks Ideas On How It Should Probe 'Reprehensible' Acts
• Deferred Status Restored To Well-Known DACA Recipient
• Lateral Partner Due Diligence: Where Should A Firm Begin?
• Justice Ginsburg On Diversity And Persuading Her Colleagues
• BIA Must Review Athlete's Asylum Denial, 3rd Circ. Says
• Justices Urged To Maintain Block On Trump Travel Ban
• Carriers, Airports Face New Risks If Laptop Ban Is Expanded
• Iowa High Court Clarifies Fake ID Charges For Immigrants
• Judge Stays Travel Ban Case Seeking Giuliani Memo
• Nepalese Workers Ask Justices To Take KBR Trafficking Suit
• 9th Circ. Upholds Block On Trump's Revised Travel Ban
• Justices Say Gender Gap In Citizenship Transfers Is Unlawful
• ICE Ends Detention Alternative Program, Citing Few Removals
• Over 120K DACA Applicants Approved So Far This Year
• Immigrant Org. Seeks Injunction In Suit Over Legal Services
• Syracuse Center Sues Over Withheld FOIA Immigration Data
• 7th Circ. Trans Bathroom Decision Misapplied Title IX
• USCIS Contractor Can't Boot Subcontractor In $49M Row
• Diplomat's Maid Wins Attys' Fees In $1.1M Trafficking Suit
• With New Visa Questionnaire, Expect Delays And Uncertainty
• Immigration Bill Roundup: Vet Benefits, Fighting Trafficking
• Immigrant's Fleeing Police Not 'Moral Turpitude': 9th Circ.
• Trump's Newest Travel Ban Tweets Surface In DC Case
• Laptop Ban May Extend To 71 Airports, DHS Head Says
• NY Hotel Cos. Exploit Immigrant Women, Suit Says
• FINRA Panel Bars Rep. In $100M EB-5 Dispute
• Staffing Co. On Hook For $276K In I-9 Case, OCAHO Says
• House Passes Polygraph Waiver For Border Patrol Agents
• Immigration Attys Ax Texas Meeting Over Sanctuary City Law
• US Workers Wrongly Rejected For Design Job, BALCA Says
• Trump Wants San Francisco's Sanctuary City Fight Tossed
• EOIR Executive Abused Post For Friends' Benefit, DOJ Says
• What Ill. Sanctuary City Bill Means For Local Gov'ts
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Setting Trial Time Limits
• 16 States Back Trump's Travel Ban In Amicus Brief
• Israeli Resident Says IRS Didn't Notify Him Of Bank Summons
• Big Business Lobby Tries To Hobble Litigation Finance, Again
• Labor Sec. Signals Scrutiny Of Visa Program Abuse
• AILA Seeks Quick Win In Trimmed Judge FOIA Docs Fight
• USCIS Contractor Wants Injunction Lifted In $49M Row
• Indian Cos. See Drop In H-1B Visa Petitions, Report Says
• 'Giuliani Memo' Moot In Travel Ban Case, Trump Admin Says
• Convicted Human Trafficker Can't Get 10-Year Sentence Cut
• How Trump's Latest Tweets Undermine His Travel Ban Case
• US Teacher Wrongfully Denied Job Interview, BALCA Holds
• Syrian Doctor Files Suit Over Permanent Residency Delay
• Justices Nix 4 Immigration Cases After Underage Sex Ruling
• Justices Asked To Review Undocumented Pupils' College Aid
• Clearing Up School Accreditation For H-1B Master's Cap
• Trump Admin Takes Immigration Ban Fight To Supreme Court
• 5th Circ. Tweaks Violence Ruling In Immigration Row
• Prosecutors Seek $112K From Convicted Baseball Agent
• ICE Wrongly Restricts Detainee Access To Legal Aid, Suit Says
• BIA Rules On Process For Nixing Certificate of Citizenship
• San Antonio Sues To Block Texas' Immigrant Check Law
• Lawmakers Probe Kushner Cos. Over EB-5 Dealings
• Q&A With Klasko Immigration Law Partners' William Stock
• High Court Will Likely Mull These 4th Circ. Travel Ban Issues
• Man Can Be Deported For Stolen Property Conviction: BIA
• Higher Number Of New Immigrants Hold Degrees: Study
• Conservationists Sue Feds For Border Wall Docs
• EOIR Lags On Open Cases And Hiring Judges, Report Says
• 4th Circ. Offers A Range Of Unique Opinions On Travel Ban
• Extensive Questioning For Some Visa Applicants Approved
• Tech Co. Freezes Partnership Changes In $49M USCIS Deal