Immigration Archive » April, 2020

Immigration - April, 2020

185 articles

• 7th Circ. Says Trump Can't Halt Funds To Sanctuary Cities
• Immigrants Claim Bond Standards Violate Due Process
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• The Impact Of COVID-19 On The 1-Year Asylum Bar
• Dems Aim To Buoy Immigrant Workers In Next COVID-19 Bill
• Pandemic May Prompt Legislative Action On Court Deadlines
• Trump Admin Moves To Send Asylum-Seekers To Honduras
• Law Profs Say Calif. Detention Center Must Reduce Population
• 1st Challenge To COVID-19-Related Green Card Ban Rejected
• 3rd Circ. Won't Stop 'Real Housewives' Star's Deportation
• 10th Circ. Strikes Down Kansas Citizenship Proof Voter Law
• HuffPost, Rolling Stone Beat Arpaio's New Defamation Suit
• Mixed Immigration Status Couples Sue For Stimulus Checks
• Trump Will Try To Minimize Border Wall's Environmental Harm
• NY Judge Urged To Halt Immigration Wealth Test During Virus
• Judging A Book: Richardson Reviews 'Criminal Dissent'
• Immigration Suspension Instills Fear And Uncertainty
• Gibson Dunn Alum Among Picks For Calif., Fla. Trial Courts
• Full DC Circ. Pushes Back At WH Over House's Ability To Sue
• Trump Mulls Withholding Virus Relief From Sanctuary Cities
• DC Judge Chops Bulk Of Suit Over Asylum Ban Procedures
• Trump Keeps 'Critical' Meatpacking Plants Open
• Merck Faces Trial Over Immigrant Doctor's Revoked Job
• Tips For Minimizing Law Firm Liability During COVID-19
• In-Person Immigration Hearings To Proceed During Pandemic
• Trump Sued After Immigrants' Spouses Denied Relief Checks
• Flores Ruling Extends To Adults In COVID-19 Detention Fight
• Judge Orders Freed ICE Detainees Back Into Pa. Prisons
• Challenges In Lowering H-1B Worker Pay During Pandemic
• Mistaken Citizenship Claimants Can Now Be Deported
• USCIS Can't Avoid Big-Game Hunter Suit, Texas Judge Says
• A Proposed Technology-Assisted Review Framework
• Green Card Seekers Want Visa Processing Services Restored
• US Should Decriminalize, Regulate And Tax Marijuana
• DOJ Owes Fees For Org.'s Suit Over Safety Grant Conditions
• Trump's Green Card Ban May Free Up More Employment Visas
• High Court Won't Pause 'Public Charge' Rule During Pandemic
• ICE Told To Lower Population In Calif. Detention Center
• Trump's Immigration Pause And Its Impact On US Employers
• Argued Vs. Submitted Cases At 9th Circ. During Pandemic
• How Lawyers Can Find Equanimity In Crisis
• ACLU Says Soldiers Being Wrongly Denied US Citizenship
• NYC Bar Calls For Check On White House Emergency Powers
• Judge Finds DOJ Can't Put Immigration Conditions On Grants
• ICE Needs To Reduce Detainees In Fla. Facilities, Judge Says
• World Bank Predicts 20% Fall In Remittances Due To COVID-19
• Staffing Co. Sues USCIS Over 'Unbelievable' H-1B Denial
• US Atty Denies Indicted Mass. Judge's 'Political Bias' Claim
• Detainees Can't Get Gloves, Gowns For Virus Cleaning Duties
• Courts Should Look To 3 Bar Exam Alternatives During Crisis
• Justices Raise Bar For Canceling Deportations
• Can Trump End Immigration? Wording Matters, Scholars Say
• DeVos Leaves Out DACA Students From Virus Relief
• GAO Releases Report Detailing Pregnant Migrant Mistreatment
• Spouses, Health Care Workers Exempt From Green Card Ban
• ICE Can Take Objection To Detainees' Release To 3rd Circ.
• Developer Says Investors OK'd Loans At Heart Of EB-5 Suit
• Are Litigation Funding Documents Protected From Discovery?
• Advocates Reveal Trump Admin. Handed DACA Info To ICE
• Judge Not 'Empowered' To Release Detainees Amid COVID-19
• Claims Court Won't Halt $325M CBP IT Deal Pending Appeal
• Ill. City Fights Bid To Revive Anti-Sanctuary Row At 7th Circ.
• Moving Cuban Ballplayers To US Isn't Illegal, 11th Circ. Told
• Trump To Bar Green Card Seekers For 60 Days Due To Virus
• How COVID-19 Might Uproot Centuries Of Litigation Traditions
• Immigration Judges' Union Says Courts Not Safe From Virus
• ICE Ordered To Consider Releasing High-Risk Detainees
• Court Lets Wash. Probe Bias Claim In 'Public Charge' Row
• Progressives Make Demands For Next Virus Relief Bill
• DOJ Urges Justices To Preserve 'Public Charge' Despite Virus
• Trump Vies For Win In $3.8B Border Wall Fund Diversion Suit
• Border Fees Stay Intact While DC Court Hears Challenge
• Consider Legal Ramifications Before Recording Video Calls
• Trump Says He Will Suspend All Immigration During Pandemic
• New Yorkers Nab Cert. In Challenge To Global Entry Ban
• Amid Pandemic, Hearings For Detained Migrant Kids Go On
• Fla. ICE Detainees Push Court For Release To Avoid Outbreak
• Au Pairs Press High Court To Undo Mass. AG's Wage Suit Win
• 3rd Circ. Revives Salvadoran Man's Asylum Fight
• ICE Agents Accused Of Impersonating Police To Make Arrests
• The Fragility Of ALJ Independence
• 3 Tips For Deposing Difficult Witnesses Remotely
• Pa. Justices Decline Immigrant Families' COVID-19 Release
• Orgs Say Gov't Wrongly Denying Market Analysts H-1B Visas
• Fla. Judge Apologizes For Blaming ICE For Sealed Docs
• Trump Outlines Phases Of COVID-19 Reopening Led By States
• Under Legal Fire, ICE Releases Women With HIV From Center
• Detainees Forced To Clean Facility Say Virus Risk Is Raised
• Feds Say Film Orgs Can't Sue Over Social Media Visa Policy
• Plant Co. Owes $143K For Shorting US Workers In Wage Suit
• Ill. Atty Calls Chicago Sanctuary City Policy Unconstitutional
• Liu V. SEC Offers Opportunity For Clarity In Disgorgement Law
• Judge Calls Stay On ICE Petitions A 'Luxury' Amid Virus
• IRS Says It Won't Provide Immigration Raid Docs In FOIA Suit
• 9th Circ. Says BIA Held Back Evidence Of Marriage Fraud
• ​​​​​​​Judge Wary Of Halting In-Person Detention Hearings
• DHS Eases Migrant Farmworker Rules To Avoid Food Deficit
• USCIS Hit With Suit Over Legal Assistant's H-1B Visa Denial
• Feds Say Global Entry Bar Doesn't Violate NY State's Rights
• Gov't Asks High Court To Review 'Remain In Mexico' Policy
• American Samoa Appeals Citizenship, 'Cultural Imperialism'
• New Jersey's Plan For 2020 Law Grads Is Brilliant
• Indicted Mass. Judge Raises 'Political Bias' Qualms With Feds
• ACLU Fights ICE Bid To Keep Vulnerable Immigrants Detained
• Wash. Sues Greyhound Over Border Agents' Bus Searches
• Alleged EB-5 Fraudster's Associates Fight State Claims
• ICE Detainees In Colo. Want Release From Virus 'Hotbed'
• DOJ Defends Keeping Immigration Courts Open In Pandemic
• DHS Continues To Waive Laws To Speed Border Wall Build
• Managing E-Discovery Providers In Times Of Crisis
• Witness Preparation Tips For Your Next Video Deposition
• Fla. Detainees Sue Feds Over COVID-19 Threat In ICE Facilities
• Judge Cites Progress On Protecting Migrants From Virus
• ICE Must Allow Detainees Private Atty Calls Amid COVID-19
• Faux Border Wall Payments Are On Insurer's Tab, Court Told
• States Urge Justices To Halt 'Public Charge' During Pandemic
• Fed. Claims Court Rejects Protest Over $7M CBP Deal
• Dems Propose Bill To Release ICE Detainees During Pandemic
• In Defense Of Virtual Mediation
• Hospitality Biz Faces Visa Hurdles As Virus Forces Closures
• ICE Must Face Wash.'s Challenge To Courthouse Arrests
• Reluctance To Accept Other Offers Limits Asylum, BIA Says
• Calif. Detainee Freed Over ICE's 'Inadequate' COVID-19 Plan
• CBP Overspent For Food In $66M Facility Deal, GAO Finds
• Pelosi Seeks Probe Into Abuse Of Pregnant Migrant Women
• H-1B Visa Considerations Amid The Coronavirus Shutdown
• A Call To Action For The Coming Insurance Litigation Siege
• How A Small Law Firm Adapts To Remote Work
• Don't Just Delay The Bar Exam — Cancel It Forever
• 9th Circ. Judge Slams ICE Detainee's Virus-Based Release Bid
• Handball Player Isn't Eligible For 'Extraordinary Ability' Visa
• Feds Want Bank Info From US Green Card Sponsors
• Foreign Doctors Can Get Emergency Visas To Fight COVID-19
• Dems Want Border Wall Halted Over COVID-19 Concerns
• Don't Forget Firm Culture When Adapting To Remote Work
• Law360's 2020 Immigration Editorial Advisory Board
• Mass. Judge Says Virus-Prone Detainees Meet Class Criteria
• HUD Delays Immigrant Rent Aid Rule Amid FOIA Suit, Virus
• Woman In CBP Custody Gave Birth Standing, ACLU Says
• Attys, Essential Workers At Risk As Visa Deadlines Approach
• Pa. Accused Of Failing To Protect Detained Migrant Kids
• Separate Cells Ordered For 2 ICE Detainees Amid Virus
• Judge Says It's Unclear If ICE Detainees Are Employees
• Challengers To Trump's Uninsured Immigrant Ban Win Cert.
• Pandemic Response Should Include Immigration Reboot
• Cahill Gordon Suspends 2020 Summer Associate Program
• 9th Circ. Orders Bond Hearings For Detained Immigrants
• House Dems Urge DHS To Free Detainees Over COVID-19 Risk
• Investors Want Ill. Project Owners To 'Start Telling The Truth'
• Afghan, Iraqi Nationals Fight Feds' 4th Bid To Stop Visa Suit
• Conducting Court Hearings Remotely: 12 Considerations
• Dems Want Visa Rules Lifted For Medical Staff Amid Outbreak
• Feds Defend Child Immigrant Detention During Pandemic
• Firm Cost-Cutting Has GCs Watchful But Not Worried — Yet
• ICE Detainees Denied Release Over COVID-19 Concerns
• ICE Detention Was 'No Routine' Arrest, NY Judge Says
• DOJ Allows Digital Signatures On Immigration Court Filings
• 1st Circ. OKs 'So Help Me God' In Naturalization Oath
• The Era Of Video Mediation Is Here — Or Is It?
• COVID-19 Highlights BigLaw Need For Emotional Intelligence
• Pandemic Creates Roadblocks During H-1B Visa Cycle
• Ex-Lawmakers Say Border Wall Emergency Status Was 'Sham'
• 3rd Circ. Revives Immigration Review For Gay Salvadoran
• SEC Rips Boutique Firm's Bid For $3M From EB-5 Receiver
• Faced With 'Legal Peril,' Attys Seek To Pause Visa Deadlines
• 9th Circ. Pauses Speedy Trial Rights In Calif. Southern District
• Mass. Judge Begins Freeing ICE Detainees Due To Virus Risk
• Judicial Shaming Of Attys Is Troubling Even During Pandemic
• What It's Like To Join A Law Firm In The COVID-19 Era
• Don't Be Social Media Distancing: LinkedIn Tips For Lawyers
• 9th Circ. Says 'Bureaucratic Nightmare' Immigrant Atty's Fault
• Trump Escapes Border Wall Funding Suit As Claims Trimmed
• Calif. Judge Opens Up Discovery In 'Public Charge' Challenge
• Detainees Win Partial Cert. In Labor Suit Against Prison Co.
• ICE Facility's COVID-19 Atty Visit Rules Unclear, Judge Says
• DHS Halts Extra Guestworker Visas As Unemployment Jumps
• Some Mass. ICE Detainees May Be Released Amid Pandemic
• Remote Depositions: Coming To A Home Office Near You
• Ways Lawyers Can Support The Most Vulnerable Right Now
• 'Irresponsible' TRO Would Halt Immigration Courts, Feds Say
• Watchdog Finds Biz Uncertainty Plagues H-2B Visa Program
• La. Asylum-Seekers Make Emergency COVID-19 Parole Bid
• 3rd Circ. Gives Gay Ghanaian Man New Shot At Asylum Bid
• USCIS Sees 37% Rise From Last Year In H-1B Visa Requests
• Confronting The Challenges Of Virtual Mediation