Immigration Archive » February, 2021

Immigration - February, 2021

140 articles

• Baker Hughes Worker's Visa Denial Overturned On Appeal
• GAO Tosses Protest Over $208M Border Wall Deal
• ICE Can't Keep Transferred Detainee Out Of Fla. Class Action
• After Aiding Client, Immigrant Atty Fights Own Removal
• New Visa Restrictions Issued After Khashoggi Killing Report
• Alleged Chinese Agent At Stanford Denies Obstruction, Fraud
• Employer-Friendly Changes May Revive H-1B Visa Program
• What Biden's Ethics Pledge Means For Gov't Revolving Door
• US Reunites More Migrant Families Separated At Border
• 3rd Circ. Says Strangulation Serious Enough For Deportation
• Software Provider Says Feds Misapplied Visa Requirement
• California Democrats Seek To End Prison-To-ICE Transfers
• Punishing Bar Exam Policies On Menstrual Products Must Go
• 9th Circ. Revives Nepali's Political Asylum Case
• Immigrants Must Prove Abuser Citizenship At 'Time Of Abuse'
• Biden Lifts Ban On New Green Card Holders
• Democrats Unveil Bill To Reform Detention Of Immigrant Kids
• Watchdog Wants More Clarity On DOD's Border Support
• Reps. Want To Add Lower Court Judges, But Divided On How
• It's Time For Law Firms To Start Loving And Leveraging Data
• Texas Judge Blocks Deportation Moratorium Nationwide
• US Blacklists Two More Leaders In Myanmar Coup
• Feds Lose Attempt To Transfer Immigrant's Tort Suit To Texas
• Keys To Protecting Clients During Law Firm Dissolution
• Critics Raise Medical Abuse Alarms At Fla. Detention Center
• Justices 'Baffled,' 'Confused' By Asylum Cases
• GOP Bill Pairs Wage Hike With E-Verify Mandate
• 9th Circ. Sends ICE and Migrants To Mediation
• ACLU Says ICE Illegally Uses Contractors To Make Arrests
• High Court Asked To OK Green Cards Despite Illegal Entry
• Immigration Agency Ditches Trump's Longer Citizenship Test
• Justices Won't Review Immigration Atty's $2.4M Judgment
• How Case Management Orders Can Support New Attorneys
• CFPB, State AGs Sue Over Alleged Immigration Bond Scam
• Justices To Review Immigrant Wealth Test Again
• Diversity Visas Extended While Legal Battle Continues
• Judge Backs Sanctions For CBP Officers' Note-Shredding
• Ex-Assistant Accuses LA Immigration Firm Of Disability Bias
• 9th Circ. Revives Cartel-Targeted Land Owner's Asylum Bid
• Feds Face FOIA Suit Over Palantir's COVID-19 Data Platform
• House Dems Revisit Bill To Prevent Deporting Immigrant Vets
• Up Next At High Court: Florida Oysters, Believing Asylees
• The Employment Immigration Landscape Is Already Changing
• ​​​​​​​Asylum Rule Not Moot Yet, Both Sides Tell DC Circ.
• An In-House Counsel's Guide To Better Work Management
• Lottery Winners' Visas At Risk Without Injunction, Judge Fears
• ICE Directs Officers To Focus On Security, Safety Threats
• Feds Say 'We Build The Wall' Funds Can't Cover Atty Fees
• 3 NY Attys Accused Of Teaching Asylum-Seekers To Lie
• ICE Agent Says Sig Sauer Pistol Fired Itself Into His Leg
• Avoiding Materially Adverse Conflicts After New ABA Opinion
• Democrats Roll Out Sweeping Immigration Overhaul Bill
• 18 AGs, ACLU Back NJ Immigration Info-Sharing Limits
• ACLU Says History Supports Calif.'s Private Detention Ban
• Immigration Agency Meets H-1B Work Visa Cap For FY 2021
• Jones Day Atty Threatened Paralegal With Toy Gun, Suit Says
• 9th Circ. Stays TPS Suit To Await Biden's Immigration Actions
• Mass. Judge Orders US To Take 7 Migrants Waiting In Mexico
• Investors Granted $26.5M In Damages In EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Texas Unharmed By Deportation Freeze, Feds Claim
• USCIS Is Improperly Denying Visa Change Applications
• Texas Renter, Broker Toss $4M Suit, Pursue Fight Elsewhere
• US Legal System Can Benefit From Nonlawyer Ownership
• Calif. Court Blocks Asylum-Seekers' Third-Country Transit Ban
• NY, Others Decry Texas' Bid To 'Hogtie' Immigration Policy
• ICE Spends Millions On Unused Detention Beds, Report Finds
• Mobster's Solitary Confinement Not Torture, 2nd Circ. Holds
• House Dems Call To Cut ICE Out Of Local Policing
• Boston US Attorney Lelling Heading To Jones Day
• Biden To Let In 25K Asylum-Seekers Forced To Wait In Mexico
• 11th Circ. Revives Charges Over Forged Order Of Supervision
• Admin. Issuing Visas, But Still Reviewing Green Card Ban
• GOP Lawmakers Decry 'Mounting Crisis' At The Border
• 8th Circ. Knocks Back BIA's Ban On Mental Health Evidence
• Migrant Youths Can Seek Work Permits Under Special Status
• Building A Law Firm Knowledge Bank For Thought Leadership
• State Dept. Exempts Foreign Students From Travel Restriction
• Lottery Winners, DOJ Trade Shots In Visa-Expiration Fight
• Faith Can't Save Migrant Teen's Asylum Bid, 9th Circ. Says
• Atlanta's Chief Judge Plans To Take Senior Status In May
• Biden's Immigration Plan Should Do More to Protect Workers
• Immigrant Workers Win Payout For Illegal Union Recognition
• Let's Emerge From The Pandemic As Legal Innovators
• Biden Flips Trump's Terrorist Designation Of Houthi Rebels
• 1st Circ. OKs Broad Warrantless Border Phone Search Policy
• Boston US Attorney Andrew Lelling To Step Down
• 9th Circ. Says Wealthy Biz Owners Ineligible For Protection
• DOJ Asks Trump-Appointed US Attorneys To Step Down
• Texas Court Halts Deportation Freeze For 14 More Days
• DHS Plan To Photograph All Travelers Faces Public Scrutiny
• Anticipating Predictive Analytics' Potential Uses In Litigation
• Calif. Tells 9th Circ. To OK Private Immigration Detention Ban
• 4th Circ. Revives Asylum Case Based On Family Ties
• Dems Propose Pathway To Citizenship For TPS Holders
• Texas Asks Judge To Set Aside Biden's Deportation Freeze
• The State Of Asylum Law After Trump — And What's Next
• This Black History Month, Law Firms Should Challenge Norms
• EB-5 Investors Settle Claims PNC, Ex-Banker Aided Fraud
• Armstrong Teasdale Finishes Kerman Purchase In London
• A Critical Step Toward Eliminating Profit Motive From Prisons
• US Exits Trump Admin.'s Guatemala Asylum Agreement
• 'Imminent Threat' Of Expedited Removals Remains, Court Told
• Calif. EB-5 Project Failed, Stiffed Chinese Investors, Suit Says
• USCIS Lets Computer Programmers Back Into H-1B Program
• 5th Circ. Deepens Split On TPS And Green Card Eligibility
• 2nd Circ. Says Judges Can Order Public Posting Of FOIA Docs
• Judges On Race
• Law Firm Penalties On Departing Partners Just Got Riskier
• DHS Will Maintain H-1B Lottery System Through 2021
• Lottery Winners Want At Least 9K Diversity Visas Released
• Biden To Sign Order Raising Refugee Admission Cap To 125K
• Biden Admin. Ditches Texas, Ariz. Immigration Deals With DHS
• DC Circ. Judge's Patience Runs Short In Back Pay Fight
• Biden Immigration Plans Likely Shielded From ICE Union Deal
• Ill. Judge Approves $50M Project Investment Fraud Settlement
• NYC Council Speaker Calls On DHS To Fire ICE Field Director
• Dream Act Reintroduced In Senate
• Biden Continues Trump's Fight On 9th Circ. Asylum Revivals
• Biden Admin. To Weigh Next Steps For Ill. Public Charge Suit
• NJ Case Has Lessons On Arbitration Clauses In Atty Retainers
• Attys Say Biden Deportation Pause Can Proceed
• Ariz. Sues Challenging Biden's 100-Day Deportation Freeze
• Advocates Sue CBP For Access To Migrant 911 Call Data
• Fla. Detainees Say Lack Of Vaccine Plan Exposes ICE Failings
• Tips For Protecting Privilege When Working With Outside PR
• 3 Procurement Priorities For Law Firms In Uncertain Times
• High Court Cancels Border Wall, Remain In Mexico Hearings
• Migrant Workers Seek Class Status In Suit Over Ga. Housing
• Immigration Attys Say Biden Can Swiftly Halve Case Backlog
• Split 9th Circ. Says Faulty NTA Doesn't Void Deportation Case
• DOL Voids Trump H-2B Rule Over Negative Comments
• Senate Confirms Mayorkas As First Latino To Lead DHS
• UK Is Proof Nonlawyer Ownership Threatens Legal Profession
• New Biden Orders Tackle Family Separation, Asylum Revamp
• Health Experts Urge 9th Circ. To Undo Trump Green Card Rule
• Attys Seek $2.5M Fees For Jay Peak-Linked Malpractice Case
• Trump's Public Charge Rule Had 'Chilling Effect,' Group Says
• Tenn. Judge Says Hands Tied In Meatpacking Plant ICE Raid
• Biden Asks Justices To Cancel Asylum, Border Wall Args
• Remote Bar Exams Pose New Learning Disability Challenges