Immigration Archive » February, 2019

Immigration - February, 2019

148 articles

• Mexican Gov't Explains Pivot To Humane Immigration Policies
• Key GOP Sens. Back Block Of Border Emergency Declaration
• BALCA Finds Construction Co. Didn't Show H-2B Visa Need
• DHS Extends Protections For 4 Countries After Court Order
• Gov't Hit With Sanctions In Immigrant Vetting Program Suit
• Dems Will Propose Bill To Protect DACA, TPS Recipients
• Fla. Can't Reclaim Medicaid Payments On Immigrant Care
• EB-5 Modernization Rule No Substitute For Legislative Fix
• BIA Used Wrong Analysis In Reviewing Asylum Bid: 2nd Circ.
• Texas Counties Barred From 'Purging' Naturalized Voters
• No Evidence Trump's Wall Contract Exists, Gov't Atty Says
• Gov't Seeks To Merge 2 Travel Ban Waiver Cases
• DOL Plans Randomized Processing Of H-2B Visa Applications
• HHS Reports 4,500 Migrant Child Abuse Cases, Fla. Rep. Says
• House Gives Thumbs-Down To Trump Emergency Declaration
• 4th Circ. Upholds Trafficking Verdict Against Ex-US Diplomat
• 11th Circ. Won't Shield Loan Shark Victim From Deportation
• Gov't Backs States' DACA Challenge, But Not An Injunction
• Trump Policy A Dead Letter For Young Migrants, Judge Says
• Former Officials Denounce Trump's Border Emergency
• Boston Nonprofit Calls On Census Bureau To Bolster Outreach
• Investment Group Settles DOJ Claims It Favored Visa Workers
• USCIS Hits H-2B Visa Cap For Rest Of Fiscal 2019
• Contractors Should Prepare For Border Wall Reallocation
• High Court Won't Hear Privacy Dispute In Pre-Carpenter Case
• Withdrawn Guilty Plea Can't Stop Deportation, 8th Circ. Says
• How New Congress Could Break The Immigration Stalemate
• States Coalition Backs Challenge To 'Turnback' Asylum Policy
• Same-Sex Couple's Son Born Abroad Is US Citizen: Judge
• How States Are Disputing Trump's Border Wall Emergency
• DC Circ. Skeptical DACA Was Rescinded For Policy Reasons
• 3 Lessons From A Crypto Mock Trial
• It's Time To Reconsider Mandatory Deportation
• Tracing Puerto Rico's Journey Through Bankruptcy
• DOJ Internal Memo Mapped Sweeping Immig. Court Changes
• Calif. Court Keeps Blocking DOD Immigrant Policy
• ICE Accused Of Unlawfully Arresting Latino Plant Workers
• House Dems Start Process To Block Emergency Declaration
• Groups Ask Court To Halt 'Remain In Mexico' Migrant Policy
• Avoiding Payroll Tax Traps For Foreign Employees
• DHS Preps Proposal To End Work Authorization For Spouses
• DHS Wants Industry Advice On Cloud Migration Strategy
• Dems Call For Investigations Into ICE Detention Practices
• Migrant's Check Fraud Signals Moral Turpitude, 8th Circ. Says
• Immigration Bill Roundup: Border Wall, Immigrant Students
• USCIS Sued For Docs On New Removal Proceedings Policy
• DHS Dodges $5M Suit Over Omissions In Immigrant Notices
• Horse Training Co. To Pay $1.3M For Shorting Workers
• A Chat With McDermott COO John Yoshimura
• EOIR Rules Are Biased Against Immigration Attys, AILA Says
• Former U-Visa Holder's Son Too Old For Green Card: 3rd Circ.
• 4 Suits Target Trump's Border Emergency Declaration
• Trump Admin. Can't Tie Grants To Immigration Enforcement
• Justices Won't Hear Kids' Bid To Halt Father's Deportation
• The Problem With 'Optimal' Diversity
• The $1B Question: Can Puerto Rico Afford Its Bankruptcy Bills?
• Puerto Rico's Law Firms Find Their Footing After Disaster
• Trump Steps Into Legal Minefield With Wall Declaration
• Butterfly Center's Border Wall Suit Doesn't Fly, Judge Says
• Exec Used EB-5 Cash For BMW, Loans, Wash. Court Holds
• ACLU Sues For Info On Border Wall Contract Cited In Tweet
• Dad's Naturalization Doesn't Make Son A Citizen: 3rd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Philly's Win In Sanctuary City Dispute
• Justices To Hear Census Dispute Over Citizenship Question
• Trump Declares National Emergency To Fund Border Wall
• ACLU Challenges Trump's Policy To Return Asylum-Seekers
• Budget Leaves Neither Side In Immigration Debate Satisfied
• Congress OKs Spending As Trump Eyes Emergency Order
• 2nd Circ. Scraps Immigrant's Conviction Over Bad Counsel
• Full 2nd Circ. Won't Take Up Challenge To No-Fly Suit Ruling
• ICE Detains 26 Workers In San Diego Market Probe
• Fragomen Gains Immigration Expert, Brexit Adviser From PwC
• Senate Confirms Kirkland's William Barr As Attorney General
• Nomination Vote Postponed For Trump's Pick To Lead ICE
• Congress Faces Uncertainty In Wrapping Up Spending Deal
• SPLC Urges Toss Of Suit Over 'Hate Group' Labeling
• No New Trial For Pair Who Made Filipino Family Work Unpaid
• ACLU Accuses ICE Of Retaliatory Immigration Sweep In NC
• Indian, Chinese Immigrants More Likely To Be Granted Bond
• ICE Challenged On Policy To Hold NYC Hearings Over Video
• Calif. Gov. Changes Course On $77B High-Speed Rail Project
• End Of Spouse Work Authorization Could Drive Away H-1Bs
• DOL Does Not Have H-2B Rulemaking Power, 4th Circ. Told
• Texas Butterfly Refuge Says Border Wall Would Clip Site's Use
• Gov't Spending Deal Pleases Few As 2nd Shutdown Looms
• UN Experts Ask 6th Circ. To Redo Iraqi Deportation Ruling
• Fresh Takes On Seeking Costs And Fees Under Rule 45
• Gov't Hit With $36M Damages Claims Over Family Separation
• Lawmakers Reach Shutdown Deal As Trump Promises Wall
• 5th Circ. Finds Details Matter In Drug Arrest Deportation Case
• County Jail Revises ICE Policy In Settlement With Detainee
• Split 9th Circ. Won't Revive Enviros' Border Wall Suits
• States Ask Justices To Take Census Case Sooner Than Later
• BALCA Reverses H-2B Cert. Denial For Maryland Pool Co.
• Defending False Claims Act Matters During The Trade War
• Gov't Defends USCIS' H-1B Power In Challenge By IT Group
• Judging A Book: Smith Camp Reviews 'Echo Of Its Time'
• One Woman's Attempt To Rebuild After Hurricane Maria
• 'Now Is The Real Crisis': Puerto Ricans Struggle For Disaster Aid
• Looking To Start Over, Storm-Tossed Lawyers Land In Fla.
• 3 Cases That Could Boost Immigrants' Access To Counsel
• Trump's 'Remain In Mexico' Policy May Run Afoul Of Fed. Law
• Trump Renews Restrictions On Asylum Eligibility
• Immigration Bill Roundup: Green Cards, Family Separations
• Michael Cohen-Linked Immigration Atty Disbarred In NY
• 22 States Urge 9th Circ. To Uphold Block Of End To TPS
• Reps. Mull Net Neutrality Impacts On 'Smart' Border Wall
• Trump Can't Send NM's National Guard Back To Border
• Hondurans Drop Suit Over Trump's Plans To Block Caravan
• 9th Circ. Urged To Uphold Block Of TPS Termination
• DHS Still Separating Families At High Levels, HHS Says
• 'The Mooch' Talks Mayhem, Con Law, Lessons From Harvard
• Tech Firm Must Pay $25K In Back Wages To H-1B Engineer
• Now In Congress: State Of The Union, Border Wall, Syria
• Boston DA May Seek BigLaw Help For Confronting ICE
• NY AG Proposes Penalties If Employers Retaliate Via ICE
• Dems Urged To Nix Surveillance Tech In Border Security Deal
• 9th Circ. Revives Worker Abuse Case Against Wash. Farms
• Congressional Negotiators See Ray Of Hope On DHS Funding
• USCIS Will Close Moscow Office, Shift Services To Athens
• Okla. Hotels Fail To Shake Human Trafficking Class Suit
• Why Proper Document Redaction May Be An Ethical Duty
• ICE, Prosecutor Stopped Man From Seeing Counsel, Atty Says
• 'I Will Get It Built,' Trump Says Of Embattled Border Wall
• NAACP Reaches FOIA Deal In 2020 Census Spat
• Immigrant Activist Seeks Win In FOIA Suit Against ICE
• IT Firm Dodges Ex-Employee's Sex And Race Bias Claims
• Iraqis Tell 6th Circ. Earlier Ruling Erodes Habeas Rights
• Feds Arrest Alleged H-1B Visa Schemer, IT Recruiter
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Refugee's Journey Of Firsts
• Feds Can't Nix Suit On 'Blanket Denials' Of Travel Ban Waivers
• New H-1B Plan Creates Bigger Problem Than It Aims To Solve
• Did The Government Shutdown Delay Your Case?
• Land Sale Will Provide Cash For Jay Peak EB-5 Fraud Victims
• Shutdown Woes Aren't Over For Immigration Courts
• Rapper Arrested By ICE Has Pending Visa Petition, Atty Says
• Obama Exceeded Authority With DACA, State Coalition Says
• Immigrants Win Class Cert. In Special Juvenile Status Fight
• Honda Aircraft Settles Claims It Wouldn't Hire Noncitizens
• Migrant Kids Separated In 2017 Can't Be Tracked, Feds Say
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 2
• As Puerto Rico Recovers, Courts Heed Lessons Of Disaster
• DHS Slaps Ghana With Visa Sanctions
• Judge Bars DOD Security Checks On Foreign-Born Recruits
• Your Money Is Good Here, Judge Tells EB-5 Visa Seeker
• Amid Mexican Border Standoff, Trump To Offer 'Path Forward'
• Immigration Bills: Terminating EB-5, Defunding Muslim Ban
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 1