Immigration Archive » August, 2017

Immigration - August, 2017

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• 3 Takeaways From The Halt Of Texas' Sanctuary Cities Ban
• Citrus Co. Not A Joint Employer In Wage Row, 11th Circ. Hears
• Fla. Judge Grants Extradition Order For Panamanian Ex-Prez
• Trump Travel Ban Deal Allows Reapplication To Enter US
• 9th Circ. Reverses Removal Of Calif. Man Seized On Ethnicity
• Report Shows Spike In ICE Detainers Under Trump
• The Psychology Of Hourly Fee Arrangements
• Texas Ban On 'Sanctuary Cities' Blocked By Fed. Judge
• Jury Convictions Doom Researcher's Defense in FCA Suit
• Car Wash Owner Had Hispanic Workers Clean Home: EEOC
• 9th Circ. Vacates Removal Of Immigrant With Mental Illness
• Arpaio's Sentencing Tossed After Presidential Pardon
• Chinese National Admits Buying Test Scores In Visa Scheme
• SF, County Ask To Bar Trump's Sanctuary Order Permanently
• Philly Sues AG Over Withholding Funds To Sanctuary Cities
• Bipartisan Mayor Group Asks Trump To Keep DACA Program
• H-1B Petitioners Hit With Surprise Scrutiny Increase
• 3rd Circ. Says UN Rules Don't Extend Time In Removal Cases
• Trump Admin., Rights Groups Settle NY Travel Ban Suit
• Professors Tell Justices Visa Denial Reviewable Under APA
• Nigerian Man Gets Nearly 4 Years For $3.7M Email Scam
• USCIS To Interview More Green Card Seekers
• Gov't Gets Grilling On Family Ties In Travel Ban Appeal
• Ill. Gov Signs Immigrant Trust Act, Voter Sign-Up Bills
• Travel Ban Settlement Talks In Brooklyn Reach Crucial Stage
• 11th Circ. Reimposes Deported Immigrant's Sentence
• Flurry Of Briefs Support Trump In High Court Travel Ban Fight
• Big Rig Driver Pleads Not Guilty To Human Smuggling
• Is Pardoning Arpaio Unpardonable?
• Self-Collection In E-Discovery — Risks Vs. Rewards
• Trump Pardons Ex-Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio
• Dems Decry Withholding Of Grant Funds To Sanctuary Cities
• Sauerkraut Co. Reaches Deal With H-2B Workers In Wage Suit
• GAO Axes Builder's Border Wall Dispute For Missed Deadline
• Hospitality Industry Urgently Needs Immigrant Labor: Report
• GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump To Extend DACA
• Trump Admin. Hits Back At Chicago In Sanctuary City Fight
• 6 Common Lateral Partner Myths Debunked
• Trump Admin. Moves To Hit 4 Nations With Visa Sanctions
• FCA Whistleblower Is Barred From Bringing Suit, Court Told
• Border Patrol Policy Didn't Target Hispanics, 6th Circ. Says
• Judge Tosses Suit Accusing USCIS Of Slowing Applications
• 4 Ways Law Firms Can Help Battle Addiction
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Tulane Prof's Tenure Denial Bias Suit
• 3rd Circ. Rules NJ 7-Eleven Franchisee Rightly Terminated
• Citizenship Revoked For Mexican Who Posed As Fed Agent
• BALCA Sinks Brocade Labor Cert. Over Public Posting
• What Would Be The Fallout Of Trump Pardoning Arpaio?
• No Class Cert. For Yemenis Held Up By Travel Ban
• Conviction Ambiguity Thwarts Woman's 9th Circ. BIA Review
• A Law Firm Guide To Helping Victims Of Human Trafficking
• USCIS Updates Its Policy Manual On Inadmissibility Waivers
• Court Finds No Double Jeopardy In Trafficking Charges
• Lack Of Clarity In Job Ad Dooms Labor Cert. At BALCA
• LA Wants In On Sanctuary City Fight
• 2nd Circ. Sides With Day Laborers In Job-Solicitation Row
• SEC Tells Calif. Man To Hand Over $2.6M In EB-5 Proceeding
• Trump Says He Is Willing To Shut Down Gov't Over Wall
• SEC, Jay Peak Owner Reach A Deal In $350M EB-5 Suit
• Ex-Attys Ask 11th Circ. For Door Into $350M Visa Fraud Case
• 9th Circ. Says BIA Erred In Rejecting Asylum Seeker
• US Slashing Visa Operations In Russia In Wake Of Staff Cap
• Diversity In The Legal Profession — A Stubborn Vision
• Why Midsize Firms Run The Gamut On Diversity
• Man Can Be Deported For 'Aider & Abettor' Murder Conviction
• Law Firms Head Back To School For Diversity Guidance
• Immigrant's Voluntary Leave Bars Petition To Stay: 8th Circ.
• GCs Find New Urgency In Longtime Push For Diversity
• Advocates Urge Trump to Preserve Humanitarian Bureau
• Fla. Atty Accused Of Negligence In $50M EB-5 Fraud Suit
• High Court Asked To Review El Salvador Immigrant's Case
• New Salary History Laws Crimp Attorney Hiring Process
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• The Top Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• How 5 Firms Are Building More Diverse Ranks
• Racial Diversity Stagnating At US Law Firms
• Trump Tweets On Border Security In Wake Of Barcelona Attack
• Cuneo Gilbert Wants Ex-Colleague Sanctioned In Job Suit
• Ex-EOIR Head Juan Osuna Dies 3 Months After Resigning
• MIT Immigrant Janitor Was Wrongly Detained, ACLU Says
• Home Burglary A 'Moral Turpitude' Crime In Oregon, BIA Says
• 3rd Circ. Denies Haitian Man Asylum Over His Sexuality
• 5 Tips For A Successful Legal Blog
• Driver Of Rig Indicted On Smuggling Charges After 10 Die
• 16 States Back Trump Travel Ban In High Court Brief
• 1st Circ. Won't Rethink Man's Deportation For 'Theft Offense'
• BIA Must Rethink Asylum For Gang-Targeted Man: 3rd Circ.
• Denver Considering Restricting ICE Access To Inmates
• Feds Accuse Minnesota Restaurant Owner Of Forced Labor
• Ex-Ariz. Sheriff Arpaio Wants Contempt Conviction Nixed
• ICE, Legal Group Agree On Access To Mental Health Services
• EB-5 Investor Not Worried About Atty Trading With His Cash
• AG Praises Miami, Rips Chicago And Other 'Sanctuary Cities'
• DHS Nixes Immigration Program For Central American Minors
• Judging A Book: Kopf Reviews Posner's 'Federal Judiciary'
• Calif. Proposed Border Wall Law: Questions For Contractors
• EOIR Adds 9 Immigration Judges To Help Ease Backlog
• Odds Of Getting Immigration Atty Varies By Location: Report
• Immigrant Unrecognized By Sierra Leone Fights Detention
• Akin Gump Associate Named New Pro Bono Counsel
• 4th Circ. Nixes Immigration Fraud Verdict For Judicial Bias
• No Refuge For DOJ In Chicago Sanctuary City Litigation
• The Use Of Special Masters In Complex Cases
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer
• 3 Questions As Texas Awaits Immigration Law Ruling
• Trump 'Seriously Considering' Pardoning Ex-Sheriff Arpaio
• ABA Adopts Resolutions On Trust Funds, Immigrant Lawyers
• Ex-DHS Head Napolitano, Educators Urge DACA Extension
• Calif. Adds 2 Suits To Sanctuary City Funding Fight
• Immigrant Teens Unjustly Jailed As Gang Members: ACLU
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: New Demands
• Responding To A 'Notice Of Intent To Revoke' From DHS
• SF Atty Hints At New Move In Sanctuary City Funding Fight
• Atty Says Immigration Courts Unfairly Applied Suspension
• How To Protect Confidential Info From Border Searches
• Trump Urges High Court To Uphold Travel Ban, Refugee Pause
• Texas Tortilla Co. To Shell Out $1M Over Illegal Workforce
• Chicago Asks Judge To Block DOJ Conditions On Police Grant
• After Trial Error, Medicare And Visa Fraudster Gets Probation
• Troutman Sanders Helps Teen Pro Bono Client Win Asylum
• 5th Circ. Upholds Convictions In H-1B Visa Fraud Case
• It's Time To Improve Voir Dire In Federal Court
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Insider Risks
• Trump Admin. Fights For Broad Travel Ban In 9th Circ.
• New Judge Taking On Cases At OCAHO
• The Latest Milestone In EB-5 Enforcement? Prison Time
• Trump-Backed Immigration Bill Would Nix 4.6M Jobs: Study
• Replaced Disney Workers' Discrimination Suit Gets Tossed
• 4th Circ. Backs Removal For Seeking Sex With 14-Year-Old
• Ga. NAACP Tries To Keep Utility Discrimination Suit Alive
• Who Should Be In Charge Of Visa Processing?
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Balancing Act
• Texas' Sanctuary City Suit Against Austin Dismissed
• Split 8th Circ. Panel Nixes Resident's Wrongful-Removal Suit
• Chinese Woman Assaulted By Border Officer Wins Damages
• New LA Law Would Have Cos. Reveal Trump Border Wall Work
• Trump's Sanctuary City Strategy Faces Tough Test In Chicago
• ICE To Hand Over Asylum Seeker Detention Policy Data
• La. Judge Strikes Marriage Law Favoring US-Born Citizens
• Advocates Cite Judicial Misconduct At Ga. Detention Center
• How The IPad Can Be A Litigator's Best Friend
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: CPO Vs. CISO
• Data Center Releases Tool That Maps Immigration Court Cases
• Miami-Dade In The Clear Amid Sanctuary City Crackdown
• 9th Circ. Backs $300K In I-9 Penalties Against Sheet Metal Co.
• Immigrant Removals Under Trump Jump 28%, DOJ Says
• Feds Can't Brush Off DACA Detention Case, Court Told
• 'Grape Analyst' Doesn't Qualify For H-2A Visa, ALJ Rules
• EB-5 Applicant's Suit Against Atty Trimmed But Kept Alive
• What Does Trump's Raise Act Support Mean For Employers?
• 5 Questions To Ask Before Entering Joint-Representation AFA
• 3 Takeaways From The H-1B Data Trove Released By USCIS
• Rights Group, Insurer Spar Over Immigration Consultant Bond
• Reservists Amend Suit Over Delayed Citizenship Applications
• Visa Lottery Winners Say Travel Ban Shouldn't Apply To Them
• DOJ Seeks Dismissal Of EOIR Immigrant Representation Row
• Texas Dems Want Answers On Border Wall's Enviro Impact
• Legal Incubators Can Help New Lawyers And Society
• State Immigration Law Passage Up 90% In '17, Report Says
• Jackson Lewis Nabs 2 Ex-Wormser Kiely Immigration Attys
• Sanctuary City Row Heats Up With Chicago Suit Over Funding
• Hawaii Presses Fight Against Travel Ban At 9th Circ.
• Groups Urge BIA To Continue Approach On 'Moral Turpitude'
• EEOC Wins Partial Sanctions In Muslim Meatpackers Case
• What Employers Should Know About The Raise Act
• Wells Fargo Must Face Immigrant Credit Discrimination Case
• Immigration Bill Roundup: Citizenship Paths, Border Security
• Obstruction Of Law Not Enough For Deportation: 3rd Circ.
• ACLU Suits Over Travel Ban FOIA Requests Stay Separate
• Asylum Status Ends With Green Card, Immigration Board Says
• Mass. RMV Clerks Arrested Over Fake ID Scheme
• Kushner Cos. Subpoenaed Over Use Of EB-5 Visa Program
• Indiana Senate Chief Of Staff Rejoins Barnes & Thornburg
• How To Prioritize Your Law Firm's Crisis Response Plan
• Immigration Judges Get Warning On Rescheduling Cases
• Trump Pushes Points-Based Immigration System Bill
• Trump Admin Seeks To Solidify Extra Visa Vetting Form
• BIA Erred By Ignoring Attys' Alleged Errors, 9th Circ. Says
• Pa. Nursery Settles Claims It Snubbed US Workers
• Democrats Float Higher Penalties To Fight Wage Theft
• Atty Tried To Pass Off EB-5 Investor Cash As Own: Lender
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Closing Argument
• A Closer Look At Some Of The Potential DHS Chief Nominees
• Lawyer Misused EB-5 Investor Money, Court Told
• Giving Police False Name Not Cause For Deportation: 7th Circ.
• Au Pair Co.'s Challenge To Mass. Workers' Rights Law Tossed
• 3 More States To Participate In E-Verify RIDE Program
• Judge Won't Reconsider Interpreting DHS Memo In DACA Row
• Jury Deems Ex-US Diplomat Liable In Trafficking Suit
• 5 Questions All AFAs Should Answer Clearly