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Immigration - July, 2017

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• What To Know About New Acting DHS Chief Elaine Duke
• DHS Needs 1.25M Applicants To Get 15K New Agents: Report
• Ex-Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio Found Guilty Of Contempt
• Latino Group Slams Texas' Threat To Alter DACA Suit
• Au Pairs Fight Arbitration Bid In Wage-Fixing Action
• City Demands Assurance As UK Vows To End Free Movement
• Gay Couple's Cake Poses Big 1st Amendment Questions
• Cybersecurity Risks In The Courtroom
• Group Gets Injunction In EOIR Immigrant Representation Row
• Trump Assails ICE-Targeted Gang, Promotes Rough Policing
• Investors Can't Join SEC's $89M EB-5 Scam Suit, Atty Argues
• Trump Picks DHS Head Kelly To Be His New Chief Of Staff
• House Bill Would Ditch Wall For Border Tech
• 2nd Circ. Backs BIA That Dominican Man Can't Nix Removal
• 3rd. Circ. Won't Revive H-1B Worker's Suit Against Law Firms
• Panama's Ex-Prez Asks Justices To Take Up Question Of Bail
• Gray Matters: Clients Are Not Really 'Emotional'
• Where We Are Now In The Fight Over Sanctuary Cities
• H-2A Shepherds Argue Fed. Court Can Hear Wage Suit
• House Passes Defense, Energy, VA, Border Wall Funding
• Immigration Bill Roundup: Dream Act, Work Visas For Nurses
• Senate Dems Ask Trump To Defend DACA Program
• LeClairRyan Teams Up With Seasoned Immigration Lawyer
• Citizenship Suit Mooted By Prompt USCIS Denial, Judge Says
• Rising Star: Holland & Knight's Leon Fresco
• Texas Court Wipes Out Firm's Win Against Ex-Receptionist
• Having A Chief Privacy Officer Reassures Your Firm's Clients
• House Takes Up $657B DOD Bill In Gov't Funding Package
• Shipyard Contractors Unlawfully Asked For Certain Docs: DOJ
• Florida Farm Didn't Violate FLSA In Wage Dispute, Judge Says
• House Judiciary Approves Bill To Upend US Asylum Program
• Sessions Targets Sanctuary Cities Through Grant Program
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Discussions Before Deliberations
• Rising Star: Michael Best's Kelly Fortier
• 'Enhanced Vetting' Applies To All Immigration Benefits
• Oregon Jail Sued For Holding Immigrant Detainees
• High Court Asked To Undo Deportation For Illegal Voting
• White House Backs 'Minibus' 2018 Defense Spending Bill
• Dem Sen. Wants To Know If CBP Turns Away Asylum Seekers
• Justices Asked If Dropped Drug Charges Can Block Visa
• H-2B Visas And The Making Of An 'Ultra Vires' Regulation
• Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Grace Shie
• 5 Questions Firms Should Ask When Evaluating Litigation AFA
• For Law Firm Offices, Business Savvy Is The New Cool
• Deportation Of 1,000+ Iraqi Nationals Halted By Mich. Judge
• How To Prep Immigration Clients For Social Media Screening
• 'Bad Actors' Can't Escape EB-5 Investors' $50M Hotel Suit
• Ga. City Says Utility Policies Don't Target Minorities
• USCIS Restarts Expedited Processing For Some H-1B Visas
• Driver Of Rig Charged With Smuggling After 10 Die In Texas
• The Supreme Court And The Future Of The Travel Ban
• Court Officers Can't Honor ICE Detainers, Mass. Justices Rule
• Planning A Legal Career With A Future Relocation In Mind
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• How 4 Firms Are Moving The Needle On Gender Diversity
• Women See Another Year Of Slow Gains At Law Firms
• BigLaw Bias Suits New Wild Card In Fight For Gender Equity
• Could An NFL Diversity Rule Be A BigLaw Game-Changer?
• 4 Female Perspectives On BigLaw Leadership
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• 7th Circ. Sides With Immigrant In Row Over Marijuana Offense
• BIA Says Crime Was 'Against A Minor' Despite Involving Cop
• 20 Democratic AGs Ask Trump To Defend DACA Program
• Latino Lawmakers Ax Texas Event Over Sanctuary City Law
• The Elephant In The Room: Advancing Women To Partnership
• How Midsize Law Firms Can Minimize Cybersecurity Threats
• Chinese Students Ask To Join $89M EB-5 Scam Suit
• DOJ Tweaks To 'Sanctuary City' Order Not Enough: Judge
• EPIC Demands Info About Biometric Tracking At U.S. Borders
• Immigration Bill Roundup: Human Trafficking, Status Paths
• Lighting Co.'s Immigration Rechecks Illegal, NLRB Judge Says
• Traveler Angst, New Protocols Free Airlines From Laptop Ban
• Ogletree Adds Employment Atty From Morgan Lewis
• House Passes Homeland Security Reforms, Reauthorization
• San Jose Biz Owner Cops To Fake Cisco Job Visa Scheme
• 2 More Plead Guilty In Massive Indian Call Center Fraud
• Asylum Seekers Get Class Status In Work-Authorization Suit
• Sens. Graham, Durbin To Lead Bipartisan Dream Act Revival
• Army Reservists Seeking Citizenship Ordered To Tweak Suit
• Womble Carlyle Launches Business Immigration Service
• Oil CEO Wants Evidence From 'Overbroad' Warrant Nixed
• Dallas Atty Accused Of Rigging Fraud Marriage For Assistant
• Immigration Court Case Backlog Hits Record 610,000
• High Court Nixes Bid To Include Grandparents In Travel Ban
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Matching Experts
• Attys Get Ready To Sprint For Coveted H-2B Worker Visas
• High Court Urged To Exclude Grandparents From Travel Ban
• Sen. Unblocks USCIS Pick Rights Groups Call Anti-Immigrant
• Jones Day Partner Tapped For DOJ Made $2.2M Last Year
• Immigration Pro Joins Ulmer & Berne's Cleveland Office
• Refugee Bureau Should Stay Under State Dept., Diplomats Say
• The Rise Of Midsize Firms
• 5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Submitting Litigation AFA
• 11th Circ. Sides With Gov't In Marriage Fraud Case
• Extra 15K H-2B Visas To Be Allowed, Gov't Says
• Green Card Scammer In Connecticut Gets 3 Years In Prison
• P&G Faces Immigrant Discrimination Class Action
• Plan To Cut Legal Immigration Likely To Be Uphill Battle
• Justices Give Hawaii Until Tuesday For Travel Ban Response
• How Mobile Apps Can Benefit Your Practice
• Evaluating Effect Of Bad Atty Advice On Case-By-Case Basis
• The Future Of Litigation Finance Is Analytics
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Immigration Policy To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2017
• 4th Circ. Erred In Nixing Removal Order Over Sex Abuse: Feds
• Mayan Refugees Duped By Fake Atty Seek High Court Relief
• Akerman Adds 4 Partners To Labor And Employment Group
• US Refugee Admissions Hit Trump's 50,000 Fiscal Year Cap
• Trump's Immigration Policy Won't Help Construction Industry
• Grandparents Exempt From Trump Travel Ban: Hawaii Court
• House Passes Anti-Human Trafficking Legislation
• Immigrants' Right To Counsel Being Trampled, SPLC Says
• 9th Circ. Remands Award In Nat'l Origin Bias Case
• Calif.-Based Bank, Pet Health Co. Prep IPOs Totaling $154M
• Feds Win Round In Bid To Hold Meat Co. In Contempt
• Jay Peak Owner Fights To Keep Defenses In EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Where AI Meets Cybersecurity And The Legal Profession
• Welcome Changes For Cos. Hiring Foreign Talent: Part 3
• DACA, Other Immigrant Protections In Jeopardy, Rep. Warns
• Trump Admin. Hits Back In Hawaii Travel Ban Case
• CBP Turning Away Asylum Seekers At Mexico Border, Suit Says
• GOP Sen. Puts Hold On Pick To Head USCIS Over H-2B Visas
• Feds Fight SF, Silicon Valley's Sanctuary City Suits
• Justice Breyer On Changing His Mind And Sparring With Scalia
• House Committee Floats $1.6B Proposal For Border Wall
• 7th Circ. Delivers Smackdown To Immigration Judge
• Welcome Changes For Cos. Hiring Foreign Talent: Part 2
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Interim Arguments
• Unstructured Data Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
• Iraqi Detainee Cases Can Be Heard In Fed. Court, Judge Says
• Justice Breyer On The Limits Of Presidential Power
• Enviros Expand Border Wall Suit, Attack Lack Of Studies
• Immigrant Spouses Lose Suit Over Delayed Hearings
• Ariz. County Fights $1.38M Fee Request In Migrant ID Case
• BIA Erred In Finding Guyanese Man Deportable: 11th Circ.
• Immigrants, Advocates Sue To Stop Trump's Voter Database
• Welcome Changes For Cos. Hiring Foreign Talent: Part 1
• 5 Questions To Ask Firm Before Accepting A Litigation AFA
• The Wagner Law Group Adds Immigration Partner In Boston
• Trump Officially Delays International Entrepreneur Rule
• Labor Dept. Defeats H-2A Shepherds' Wage Dispute
• Atty's Ex-Counsel Can't Rep His Ex-Client, Court Told
• Farm Denied Labor Cert. After Too Many Sequential Requests
• US Lifts Laptop Ban For Royal Jordanian, Kuwait Airways
• Why You Should Argue Your Appeal
• 6 Ways Teaching A Law School Class Can Benefit Lawyers
• Feds Aim To Undo Class Cert. In Immigrant Vetting Challenge
• USCIS Must Revisit Bull Rider's Visa Bid, Judge Says
• Qatar Latest To Duck US Laptop Ban After Bolstering Security
• Bond Hearings Not Required For Some Detainees: 9th Circ.
• Tillerson-Commissioned Report Says DHS Should Issue Visas
• Alleged Typo Not Enough To Revive Labor Cert. Bid At BALCA
• Fresh H-2B Rule Sent To OMB For Review
• $10K Settlement Reached In Wage Row With Harvesting Co.
• Sen. Urges Mattis To Honor Citizenship For Service Contracts
• Muslim Meatpackers Case Draws EEOC Call For Sanctions
• Kobach Loses Bid To Shed Sanctions In Voter Records Suit
• DOJ To Review Compliance Claims Of Sanctuary Cities, States
• District Court Won't Clarify Scope Of Trump Travel Ban
• Immigration Status Evidence Won't Be Allowed In FLSA Suit
• Real Estate Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2017
• What To Know About High Court's Travel Ban Ruling
• Justice Stevens On Gorsuch And Sticking With The Cubs
• Senators Ask DHS To Pause Planned EB-5 Changes
• HHS Must Provide Bond Hearings To Immigrant Kids: 9th Circ.
• Miami-Dade County Sued Over Immigration Detention Policy
• US Lifts Laptop Ban For Emirates, Turkish Airlines
• Real Estate Regs, Legislation To Watch In The Second Half
• Trump Defends Meaning Of 'Close Family' Under Travel Ban
• Feds Ask High Court To Ignore Arpaio's Bid For Jury Trial
• DOJ Announces New EOIR Acting Deputy Director
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Openings Before Voir Dire
• 5 Questions To Ask Client Before Proposing A Litigation AFA
• Justice Stevens On Playing Politics With The High Court
• Pentagon Weighs Ditching Immigrant Recruitment Drive
• Trump Admin. Shoots Back In H-2B Worker Row At 4th Circ.
• The Biggest Immigration Policy Developments In 2017 So Far
• Detained Guatemalan's Case Is Combined With Class Action
• Etihad Dodges US Laptop Ban After Tightening Security
• Oil CEO Calls Search Of Home A 'Blatant' Rights Violation
• BALCA Flips Denial Of Financial Analyst's Employment Cert.