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Immigration - December, 2020

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Guests Of 2020
• Census Bureau Loses Latest Bid To Complete Data Collection
• Detained Migrants In Ga. Launch Medical Abuse Class Action
• 6th Circ. Says Migrant Children Have No Right To Free Atty
• Top 5 Gov't Contracts Of 2020: Year In Review
• A Law Firm's Guide To Producing A Podcast
• Court Skeptical That Migrant Minors Aim To Redo Flores
• New Public Health Asylum Bar Finalized By Trump Admin.
• Judge Leans Toward Nixing DACA, But Mulls 'Slice And Dice'
• Trump Illegally 'Rushed' Asylum Rule, Orgs Say
• Bannon Must Testify In FTC Cambridge Analytica Inquiry
• 5 Important E-Discovery Trends And Developments In 2020
• DHS Scolded Over 'Radio Silence' In Travel Ban Case
• Md. Judge Beefs Up Order Protecting Young Asylum-Seekers
• Dem AGs Challenge Move To End Immigrant Work Permits
• ICE Contractor Opposes Zoom Trial In Wash. Wage Suit
• Policy To Bar Asylum-Seekers On Health Grounds Advances
• Top Immigration Cases Of 2020: Year In Review
• Mass. Top Court Urged To Nix ICE Pacts With Local Sheriffs
• Nigerian Can't Renege On $5M Tax Fraud Plea, 7th Circ. Says
• Judges On Race: The Path To A More Diverse Bench
• Senate Dems Stall Trump Picks For Watchdogs At FCC, DOT
• ​​​​​​​4th Circ. Rejects Sweeping Challenge To DOL's Visa Authority
• Immigrant Groups Sue For Docs On ICE Surveillance
• The Biggest Personal Injury Decisions And Verdicts Of 2020
• Top 5 Immigration Policy Changes Of 2020: Year In Review
• Fired Atty's FMLA Suit Blasts Firm's 'Sweatshop Culture'
• Justices Let Trump Omit Immigrants From Census, For Now
• US Immigration Agencies Ordered To Fix FOIA Backlog
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Judge Won't Ax Detainees' Suit Over COVID-19 Hot Spot Yet
• Atty's Bid To Defeat EB-5 Malpractice Suit Denied
• Immigration Judges Ask 4th Circ. To Block Muzzling Policy
• 9th Circ. Bashes Feds For Parsing Synonyms In H-1B Row
• Trump Reshaped The Supreme Court, But Couldn't Control It
• Mass. AG Slams Use Of Force, Dogs On Migrant Detainees
• Farmworkers Hit Hard By Wage-Hour Violations, Report Shows
• DHS Preps Rule To Collect More Biometrics From Immigrants
• Trump Admin. Revives Migrant Transit Ban After Court Block
• Advocates Tell Justices Migrant Detention Defies Treaty Vows
• US Moves To Send Asylum-Seekers To El Salvador Under Deal
• Tips For Identifying A Culturally Competent Mediator
• New York Blocks ICE From Entering State's Courthouses
• Surety Cos. Challenge New ICE Immigration Bond Policy
• USCIS Expands Green Card Interviews For Refugees, Asylees
• DHS Urges DC Circ. To Rebuff Tribes' Bid To Stop Border Wall
• USCIS Can't Ax Spouses' Work Permit Renewal Suit
• Probe Excuses Unsanitary Conditions For Detained Migrants
• Fla. Man Pleads Guilty To Posing As Immigration Attorney
• Prepare For More Electronic Device Searches At US Borders
• Trump Admin. Limits Asylum, Hikes Fees In Lame-Duck Push
• A Look At Spoliation Risk In The 11th Circ., By The Numbers
• 10th Circ. Says Feds Denied Ghanian Asylum Without Proof
• Rep. Proposes Pathway To Citizenship For Guest Workers
• Immigrant Sues Gov't Over Removal By Low-Level Employees
• 3rd Judge Strikes Down Labor Dept.'s H-1B Visa Wage Hikes
• Immigrants Push To Stop U.S. Marshals From Arresting Them
• Census Bureau's Emergency Ask In Info Row Swatted Down
• Attorney General Barr To Step Down
• Biden Must Revamp State Dept. To Spur Immigration Reform
• Feds Admit To Expelling 34 Migrant Kids Despite Injunction
• Farmworkers Get Second Crack At Claims Against Ag Firm
• Judge Allows Immigrant Spouse Virus Check Suit To Proceed
• DHS Can't Ditch Migrant's ACLU-Backed COVID Expulsion Suit
• Census Bureau Told To Fix 'Inadequate' Data Offering
• Feds Can't Enforce Trump's No-Visa Policy For 181 Families
• DC Judge Won't Nix Migrants' COVID-19 Due Process Claims
• NYC Asks Justices To Hear Fight Over DOJ Grant Conditions
• Giuliani's Atty To Rep Bannon After Quinn Emanuel Bails
• DOJ Reins In Immigration Appeals With Final Rule
• Private Prison Co. Claims Immunity In Family Separations Suit
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Trump Cements Asylum System Overhaul Over Protests
• Judge Scolds DHS For 'Inappropriate' DACA Web Notice
• Tribes, Others Say Feds 'Sabotaging' Discovery In Census Suit
• Security Co. Strikes $1.6M Deal To End EEOC Race Bias Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Reopen Asylum-Seekers' Credible Fear Denials
• Justices Say Muslims Put On No-Fly List Can Seek Damages
• Calif. Fed. Courts Limit In-Person Hearings As Virus Rages
• GCs Bracing For Wave Of COVID-19-Based Employment Suits
• 1st Circ. Mulls Burden Of Proof Rules For Immigration Bond
• COVID-19 Spurs Associates To Think Bigger — Like Partners
• 2 Akerman Ex-Partners Join Nelson Mullins' Denver Shop
• Defendant In $50M EB-5 Fraud Suit Hit With Default, Sanctions
• Immigrants Held By ICE In Ohio Jail Say Beatings 'Ongoing'
• Biden Looms Over Trump's Asylum Rule Clash At DC Circ.
• Suit Alleges Guard Smuggling At Border, Army Accomplice
• US Says Attack On Expedited Travel Ban Too Broad
• House Approves TPS, Refugee Protections For Hong Kongers
• Harris Targets DACA, Immigration Reform For First 100 Days
• GCs Are Uniquely Qualified To Lead Diversity Initiatives
• NY Judge Upholds Migrant Protection Protocol Removals
• Tribe Still Can't Show Border Wall Should Be Halted, Feds Say
• Judge Won't Block Border Wall For Now, Eyes Biden's Vow
• Job Loss From Work Visa Delay Is 'Minor' Issue, Feds Say
• US Blacklists Chinese Officials Over Hong Kong Crackdown
• 3 Ways Defendants Can Nip Civil RICO Claims In The Bud
• What The Biden Administration Can Expect From State AGs
• Judges On Race: Reducing Implicit Bias In Courtrooms
• Split 5th Circ. Shuts Down Challenge To Trump Border Wall
• Feds Tell Calif. Judge That Green Card Ban Was Legal
• Trump Admin. Must Resume DACA Program, NY Judge Rules
• NJ Sens. Urge Counties To End Contracts With ICE
• PNC Bank Settles With EB-5 Investors In Fla. Hotel Fraud Suit
• Judge Says ICE Officials Lied To Court, Obstructed Case
• Full 4th Circ. To Revisit Nationwide Public Charge Block
• Trump Admin.'s H-1B Rule Hit With 2nd Injunction This Week
• Farm Workers Say They Were Cropdusted With Pesticides
• DOJ Floats E-Filing Rule In Immigration Courts
• US Tightens Travel For Chinese Communist Party
• Green Card Proposal In Doubt After Senate Changes
• Navigating Atty Relationship Conflicts That May Imperil Cases
• Feds Accuse Facebook Of Discriminating Against US Workers
• Split 9th Circ. Narrows Block Of Trump's Public Charge Rule
• ACLU Suit Seeks Info On DHS' Alleged Mass Cell Data Buy
• Trump Says Immigrants Want Too Much After DACA Win
• DHS Immune From Torts In Mistaken Arrests, 4th Circ. Rules
• Migrants Lose Challenge To Rushed Deportation Programs
• Senate Confirms Veteran DOJ Litigator To Claims Court
• Arizona Atty Sentenced To 6 Years Over Illegal Adoptions
• Chinese Investors Reach Deal In $50M Project Fraud Suit
• How Mediators Can Help Parties Overcome Emotional Barriers
• United Farm Workers Challenges H-2A Visa Wage Changes
• Gov't Can't Escape FLSA Collective Actions Over Shutdown
• NYC Bar Condemns Sanctions Against ICC Prosecutors
• Feds Beat Family Separation Records Suit
• Feds Expand In-Person Interviews For Relatives Of Refugees
• Kumeyaay Tribes Press DC Circ. To Halt Trump's Border Wall
• Trump Tells DC Circ. Visa Ban Was Necessary Virus Response
• IP Firm Tells Atty To Go By Any Other Name
• DOJ To Speed Up Immigration Cases By Skipping Hearings
• Judge Strikes Down Trump Admin.'s H-1B Visa Restrictions
• Judging A Book: Wardlaw Reviews 'Hamilton And The Law'