Immigration Archive » March, 2021

Immigration - March, 2021

156 articles

• NJ High Court Forbids Detaining Migrants To Block Removal
• Wash. On Track To Shut Down Immigration Detention Center
• GEO Group Fights Zoom Trial Over Detainees' $1 Daily Wages
• Trump's COVID-19 Work Visa Restrictions To Expire
• 3 Cybersecurity Questions To Ask Before A Remote Mediation
• GOP AGs Ask High Court To Revive Public Charge Rule
• Texas Judge Wonders If Congress Will Moot DACA Challenge
• ​​​​​​​DHS Wants Out Of Surety Cos.' 'Hypothetical' Bond Claims
• Visa Winners Say 'Injuries Linger' Despite Biden Orders
• DHS Sanctioned Over Border Officers' Note-Shredding
• A Uniform Mediation Act Primer As States Continue Adoption
• Judge Jackson Tapped For DC Circ. In 1st Biden Nominations
• BIA Says Man's Conspiracy Conviction Makes Him Deportable
• SpaceX Should Face DOJ Hiring Bias Probe, Judge Says
• ICE Says It Will Release Migrant Families In 15 Days Or Less
• Ranch, Biden Admin. In Border Wall Dispute Settlement Talks
• Miss. Co. Showed Foreign Labor Need For Visas, DOL Says
• Dems, GOP Move To Give Doctors, Nurses 40K Unused Visas
• Safeguarding Privileged Communications In A Remote World
• ACLU Slams Feds' Bid To Duck Social Media Surveillance Suit
• DOL Upholds Visa Denial Over Missing Report
• Fla. Court Orders ICE To Release Social Distancing Data
• DHS Ousts Most Homeland Security Advisers From Council
• 4 Areas Of Cyberattack Vulnerability For Law Firms
• NLRB Nixes Law Firm's Bid To Block Organizing By Paralegals
• DOJ Says Keep Trump's EB-5 Rules Under 'De Facto' Doctrine
• HVAC Maker Sues Feds Over Manager's Visa Denial
• 5th Circ. Upholds Asylum Denial Over Missing Paperwork
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Dem, GOP Lawmakers Suggest Expelling Migrant Children
• Dems Eye Yearly 125K Refugee Minimum After Historic Lows
• What CFPB Policy Shift Means For Scrutiny Of Abusive Acts
• Feds Back Green Card Limits For TPS Holders At High Court
• How To Help Your Witnesses Overcome Hindsight Bias
• 9th Circ. Judges Spar Over Failed Bid To Rehear Asylum Rule
• Judge Calls ICE's Bid To Drop Injunction 'Revisionist History'
• 9th Circ. Clarifies 'Intellectual Disability' For Asylum Claims
• DOL Refuses Cruise Line's Hiring Request As Incomplete
• Biden's H1-B Approach Will Benefit Foreign Workers And US
• ​​​​​​​Harris To Oversee Immigration At Southern Border
• NJ 'Reply All' Ethics Opinion Brings New Pitfalls For Attorneys
• Border Crossing Didn't Override Removal Bar, 8th Circ. Says
• Migrants Allege Sex Bias In 1st N. American Trade Deal Row
• DHS Faces Legal Fire Over Stalled Spousal Visa Extensions
• Au Pair Agency Says US Regs Preempt State Wage Laws
• Pot Offense Behind Illegal Reentry Doesn't DQ Relief Bid
• 2nd Circ. Judge Asks If Atty's Multicount Indictment Was Fair
• ICE Ordered To Answer For COVID-19 Death Listed As Release
• Judging A Book: Bibas Reviews Rakoff's 'Why The Innocent Plead Guilty'
• Feds Didn't Need Wage Data In H-2A Visa Suit, Judge Says
• Judge OKs Withholding Asylee's DOJ Docs As Privileged
• Defendant Cuts Deal With Investors In EB-5 Fla. Hotel Fraud Suit
• Improving Protections For Immigrant Domestic Abuse Victims
• USCIS Shifts Policy On Minors With Alleged 'Gang Affiliations'
• Vt. Judge Nixes Separate Trials In Jay Peak EB-5 Fraud Case
• ICE Reports 72% Fall In New International Student Enrollment
• Bannon Says Feds Must Fully Drop Indictment After Pardon
• Feds Ax Proposal For Green Card Sponsors' Bank Info
• For Law Firm Digital Marketing, Less Is Sometimes More
• Gambit To Block Trump's Midnight Regulations Will Likely Fail
• Feds Say They Inherited 'A Mess,' But Deny Crisis At Border
• Hispanic Workers Say NYC Building Co. Has 'Caste System'
• Senate Bill Aims To Give DHS More Power To Fight EB-5 Fraud
• Citizenship Paths For 'Dreamers,' Farmworkers Pass House
• ICE Ordered To Transport NY Detainees To Get Vaccines
• 1st Circ. Rejects ICE Detainees' COVID-19 Bail Requests
• Mayorkas Defends Mexico Border Handling As Orderly
• Software Engineer Demands USCIS Stop Delaying H-4 Permit
• GOP Says Biden Broke Law By Freezing Border Wall Funds
• Nonprofits Sue To End Trump-Era Immigration Deal With Ariz.
• 'Troubled' Court Roasts Counsel For Losing Track Of Client
• Showing An Employer's Ability To Pay In Immigrant Petitions
• Greater Migration At U.S. Border Leads To More CBP Arrests
• Sen. Padilla Urges Citizenship For Essential Workers
• Biden Admin. Calls Diversity Visa Winners' Relief Claims Moot
• ICE Contractor Trial Over Dollar-A-Day Wages Set For June
• Blueberry Labor Contractor Debarred Over H-2A Violations
• Strategies For Fighting Back Against A Rambo Litigator
• Federal Judiciary Seeks 79 New Judgeships Nationwide
• ​​​​​​​CFPB, States Hit Back At Immigration Bond Service Co.
• Dems Call For End To ICE's Local Detention Contracts
• 7th Circ. Denies Texas' Bid To Revive Public Charge Rule
• USCIS To Revisit H-1B Denials Based On 3 Nixed Memos
• ICE's Plan To Destroy Detainee Sex Abuse Records Blocked
• US Marshals Defend Role In Immigration Enforcement
• Biden Admin. Shields Migrants From Myanmar After Coup
• Mexican Citizen's Assault Conviction Is 'Moral Turpitude'
• 8th Circ. Splits Over BIA Evidence Handling In Asylum Case
• Cos. Sue Over H-1B Petitions Rejected Based On Start Dates
• 1 Year Into COVID, Courts Face Uncertain Path To Reopening
• 1 Year Into Pandemic, It's Time To Rethink Law Firm Billing
• AT&T Dodges Interference Claims In Staffing Co. Row
• Trump Immigration Rule 'Divorced From Reality,' Judge Says
• Citrus Grower Hit With Class Action Over Unpaid Wages
• CoreCivic Must Face Lawsuit Over Unsafe Conditions
• Biden Admin. Delays Wage Hike For Foreign Workers
• 9th Circ. Lets ICE Contractor Dispute Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• Inconsistent COVID Travel Bans Are Hurting The US
• Rogue High Court Citation May Spark Legal Writing Changes
• States Pick Up Public Charge Fight After Biden Drops Defense
• Youth Soccer Exec Pleads Guilty In Visa Fraud Scheme
• DOJ's Former Top Civil Atty Accused Of Politicizing Hiring
• 8th Circ. Says Migrant Need Not Prove Scope Of Conviction
• US Restarts Program To Reunite Central American Families
• Biden Admin. Will Appeal Block On Trump's Asylum Rule
• Calif. EB-5 Center Asks Judge To Approve Hawaii Dairy Farm
• Dem. Bill Seeks COVID-19 Data At Migrant Detention Facilities
• The Case For Diversity In Internal Investigation Teams
• Merrick Garland Confirmed As Attorney General
• NYC Atty, Others Plead Not Guilty To Asylum Fraud Racket
• ​​​​​​​2nd Circ. Bashes 'Bizarre' Gov't Stance On Family-Based Visa
• New Bill Would Take Marijuana Questions Off Citizenship App
• Biden Stops Defending Trump's Immigration Wealth Test
• Gov't Invites Migrants Denied Under 'Muslim Ban' To Reapply
• Fla. Sues Biden Admin. For 'Abdication' Of Immigration Duties
• ICE Tells Court It's Winding Down Long-Term Family Detention
• Calif. Atty Disbarred After Deportation Threats
• BIA Says Visa Fraud Conviction Ends Bid To Stay In The US
• Venezuelans Get Short-Term Protections Under Biden Order
• Fla. Condo Investors Win $26M In EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Employers Should Expect New DOJ Anti-Discrimination Moves
• 5 Ways Outside Counsel Can Impress Their Clients
• Immigrant Detainees Not Covered By FLSA, 4th Circ. Says
• Justices' Conviction Ruling Erases Migrant's 9th Circ. Win
• ICE Creates Additional Review Process For Detainees
• Dem Bill Would Provide Legal Status To Migrant Farmworkers
• 4th Circ. Revives Asylum Case Over 'Discounted' Evidence
• Raymond James Fights $8M Deal In Jay Peak EB-5 Fraud Case
• Supreme Court Ends 'Sanctuary City' Fight Over Grant Funds
• ACLU Pushes For 12-Hour Cap On Border Detention
• DC Judge Baffled Why DOJ Won't Stay Immigration Court Rule
• ICE Is Told To Vaccinate Detainees Or Risk Release Order
• 9th Circ. Says Government Negligence Can Void Asylum Bar
• Ethics Tips For Attorneys Telecommuting Across State Lines
• 1st Circ. Won't Vacate Conviction Tied To Rwandan Genocide
• Justices Say Immigrants Must Prove Eligibility For Protection
• DOL 'Abdicated' Duty To Protect Ag Wages, Judge Says
• State Dept. Updates COVID-19 Travel Exceptions For Europe
• Staffing Exec Gets Probation In Immigrant Hiring Plot
• Pandemic Bill To Test Zeal For Giving ITIN Holders Tax Breaks
• 6 Ways Legal Employers Can Help Pandemic-Weary Parents
• Treasury Sanctions Mexican Cocaine, Meth Trafficker
• Republican AGs Likely To Challenge Biden On Multiple Fronts
• Co. Slams CFPB's 'Hyberbolic' Immigration Bond Suit
• EB-5 Biz Groups Sue Feds Over New Investment Restrictions
• ​​​​​​​TPS Green Card Case Draws Flood Of Support At High Court
• GOP Senator Seeks More H-2B Visas Under Proposal
• NJ County Asks 3rd Circ. To Ax Immigrant Info-Sharing Curbs
• Inside The Immigration Reform Bill's Business Provisions
• Remote Working Tips For Lawyer Trainees And Their Firms
• ICE's Use Of Local Agencies Lacks Oversight, Watchdog Says
• 99 Hudson Developer Hit With Workplace Bias Claims
• Mayorkas Vows To Help Separated Migrant Families Stay In US
• Asylum-Seeking Families Released From Pa. Detention Center
• ICE Rejects Report Faulting Social Distancing At Fla. Facilities
• 2nd Circ. Judge Dings Majority's 'Uncharitable' Asylum Ruling