Immigration Archive » April, 2021

Immigration - April, 2021

157 articles

• Border Expulsion Rule To End When Possible, Says Mayorkas
• DOD To Cancel All Border Wall Deals Using Diverted Money
• ICE Ordered To Hand Over Crime Victims Office Docs
• DHS Must Face Croatian Agent's National Origin Bias Suit
• Justices Bring Needed Clarity To Deportation Notice Mess
• Supreme Court's Textualists Clash Over Meaning Of Word 'A'
• US Embassy In Russia Slashes Services After Hiring Ban
• Labor Sec. Affirms Need For More Guest Worker Protections
• GOP Reps Want Biden To Resume Building Border Wall
• Developer Wants Theft Claim Cut From $100M EB-5 Fraud Suit
• ​​​​​​​Feds Can't Deny Executive's Visa Over Firm's Profitability
• Vietnamese Family Obtains Visas After 16-Year Wait, Ends Suit
• High Court Bars Multipart Deportation Notices
• Biden Looks Beyond BigLaw For Court Openings In NJ, Wash.
• Biden Tells Congress To Revamp Immigration System
• Texas, La. Keep Fighting Biden's ICE Enforcement Policies
• Raymond James Gets Bigger Chunk Of $8M Jay Peak Deal
• DOJ Ends Trump-Era Grant Limitations On Sanctuary Cities
• Chinese Businessman Cops To Smuggling Marine Tech
• People's United Bank Will Pay $1.75M To Exit Jay Peak Suit
• Biden Nominates Houston Sheriff To Lead ICE
• Justices Question Broadening Reentry Paths For Deportees
• Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill To Protect Syrian Kurds
• USCIS Restores Policy For Faster Visa Extension Reviews
• Ex-Mayer Brown Atty's Suit Should Hit Red Light, Car Co. Says
• ICE To Limit Arrests Of Immigrants At Courthouses
• Calif. Vacancies Mount For Biden As Judge Eyes Senior Status
• The Pandemic's Bright Spots For Lawyers Who Are Parents
• 9th Circ. Affirms Illegal Entry Cases OK In Criminal Court
• Judge Trims Suit Against ICE Over Deceptive Arrest Tactics
• SEC Requests $21M In Follow-Up To Landmark Liu Ruling
• ICE Contractor Cites Chauvin Case In Push For In-Person Trial
• India Travel, Visa Appointments Restricted As COVID Surges
• High Court Won't Hear DOD Reviewability Doctrine Challenge
• Justices Won't Hear Texas' Bid To Revive Public Charge Rule
• BIA Mishandling Of Forged Letter Resurrects Removal Appeal
• ICE Ends Most Fines For Failure To Self-Deport
• Hospitality Biz Sees H-2Bs Denied For Lack Of Documentation
• Jamaican H-2B Workers Land $1M Class Deal In Pay Bias Suit
• Civic Groups Secure Broad Resolution In Census Lawsuit
• ACLU Wants Top Court To Review Border Search Ruling
• Revise Mansfield Diversity Mandates To Also Benefit Veterans
• Texas Says Biden Admin. Ignores COVID-19 Immigration Rule
• House GOP Flags HHS Contract Involving Ex-Biden Adviser
• DOJ Unit Dinged For Immigration Courts' Virus Response
• Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Border Security Bill
• 3rd Circ. Says Courts Can't Help Asylum-Seeker Define Group
• Dems Call For State, Local ICE Partnerships To End
• Leverage The National Interest Waiver To Help US Economy
• ICE Must Hand Over Alternatives To Detention Records
• Feds Win Toss Of U Visa Appeal Revived By 9th Circ.
• Employment Agency Charged In Large-Scale Visa Fraud Plot
• DOJ's New No. 3 Faces Delicate Balancing Act
• Anti-Travel Ban Bills Pass House, Head To Uncertain Senate
• Fraudster Doc's Citizenship Revocation Proper, 5th Circ. Says
• Labor Unions Oppose H-2B Visa Increase, Citing 'Abuses'
• DOL Appellate Board Says Pool Co. Can't Skirt H-2B Visa Cap
• ICE Transfers Muddle Honduran Man's 3rd Circ. Habeas Bid
• Immigration Groups Move To Void Trump-Era Asylum Regs
• Human Rights Group Bashes Biden's Continuation Of Title 42
• 11th Circ. Upholds Extended Penalty For Unlawful Reentry
• GOP Reps Introduce Bill To Get Vaccines To Citizens First
• Anti-Travel Ban, Access To Counsel Bills Get Biden's Backing
• Employers To Get 22K Extra Seasonal Worker Visas
• Prison Co. Inks $56M Deal To End Investor Suit Ahead Of Trial
• Shoe Shiners Claim Boss Called Cops Over Pay Lawsuit
• Justices Skeptical Of Green Card Eligibility In TPS Case
• Farm's Record Betrays 'Permanent' Labor Need, DOL Says
• ICE, CPB Ordered To Stop Using Terms 'Alien' & 'Assimilation'
• Feds Side With Insurer, Revive Bid To Hire Foreign Worker
• Law360's Guide To Biden's Judicial Picks
• Canadian Appeals Court Revives Asylum Deal With US
• Up Next At High Court: Green Cards For TPS Holders
• Sen. Booker Revives Bill To Overhaul Immigration Detention
• Why The Future Law Firm Model Is Industry-Based Offerings
• DHS Pans Attempt To Add 41 IRS Agents To ICE Raid Suit
• Biden Does An About-Face On 15K Refugee Cap
• Asylum Restrictions Taking Heavy Toll On Southern Neighbors
• Biden DOJ Transition Slowed By GOP, Garland Pushback
• Top GOP Rep. Wants Mayorkas To Testify On Border
• Shepherds To Settle Conspiracy Claim After Attys Find Client
• AILA Urges Immigration System Overhaul
• DHS And California Tribes Agree To End Border Wall Appeal
• Univ. Wins Block On Foreign Nurse Language Proficiency Test
• ACLU Wants ICE Records On Biometric Surveillance Tech
• 4th Circ. Gives Former Gang Members A Shot At Protection
• Bipartisan Bill Would Prioritize Uyghurs For Refugee Status
• Anti-Travel Ban Bills Head To House Floor
• BIA Says Lying About Address Hurts Plea To Stop Deportation
• Older Retired NY Judges May Come Back To Bench After All
• ICE, Fla. Detainees Reach Deal In COVID-19 Response Suit
• SpaceX Says DOJ Subpoena Bid 'Undermines The Judiciary'
• Feds Say Ex-Detainee Can't Get Payout For Medical Claims
• Dems Tell Biden To 'Step Up' For Essential Worker Citizenship
• Thought Leadership's Critical Role In Law Firm Diversity
• AI Commission Urges Nixing Visa Limits For STEM Workers
• Florida Asks To Stop Biden Immigration Enforcement Policies
• The Senate's Filibuster Rules Are Unconstitutional
• GAO Says Late Trump-Era Border Budget Missed Key Info
• Lender Must Face DACA Holder's Discrimination Suit In Court
• Texas, Miss. AGs Sue Feds To Bring Back 'Remain In Mexico'
• Couple To Pay $1.6M In EB-5 Visa Fraud Case
• Fla. Man Gets 20 Years For Posing As Immigration Attorney
• Ice Cream Maker Settles EEOC Suit Alleging Pro-Hispanic Bias
• Feds Say Texas Is Too Late To Pick Up Public Charge Fight
• Ariz. AG Says Biden Border Wall Change Needs Enviro Review
• Biden Announces Nominees For Key DHS Posts
• Biden Budget Ask Addresses Border Issues, Asylum Backlogs
• Biden Seeks $753B For Defense As GOP Bemoans 'Cuts'
• Biden Seeks $132B For HHS In War Against COVID, Opioids
• Biden Floats $1.8B Boost In Justice Department Funding
• CBP Must Face Suit Over 'Unconstitutional' Checkpoints
• Labor Dept. Says COVID-19 Justifies H-2B Good-Cause Waiver
• What Associates Should Consider Before Switching Practices
• Biden Forms Commission To Study Supreme Court 'Reform'
• Public Charge Revival 'Gone Faster Than TP In A Pandemic'
• 9th Circ. Won't Walk Back Block Of Trump Asylum Policy
• Let Detainees Depose ICE Over Vaccines, Judge Recommends
• Visa Hopefuls Sue State Dept. Over 'Total, Inescapable Ban'
• 11th Circ. Revives Dissident Cuban Journalist's Asylum Bid
• 4 Effective Ways To Prioritize Client Advocacy
• Border Processing Revs Up As Unaccompanied Kids Double
• Court Says CoreCivic Must Pay For Failed Defamation Suit
• ICE Using 'Gamesmanship' To Deport Activist, 2nd Circ. Told
• Undocumented Workers, Others Get $2.1B Relief In NY Budget
• Remote Law Firm Culture Should Prioritize Associate Training
• Ex-Cardiology Practice Worker Wants Sanctions In Bias Suit
• ICE Detainees' COVID-19 Bail Suit Ends With Just 7 Held
• Jay Peak EB-5 Fraud Case's $8M Deal Nabs Final Approval
• 11th Circ. Won't Return Citizenship Lost Over Crime Question
• Texas, La. Say Immigration Policies Prolonging Incarceration
• Immigrants Slam Feds' Bid To Cut Experts In Vetting Suit
• 'Profound Overcrowding' Reported In Child Detention Centers
• Ways Universities Can Improve Foreign Influence Compliance
• Virtual Litigation May Unravel The Narcissistic Lawyer
• Utah Concrete Co. Wins Bid For H-2B Workers On Appeal
• Minn. Farm Wins Seasonal Worker Visas On Appeal
• BIA Bashed For Treating Domestic Abuse As A 'Quirk'
• Feds Revise Trump Plan To Speed Up Immigration Cases
• Gov't Fights Chamber's Expansion Of H-1B Challenge
• DOJ Can't Enforce Trump-Era Immigration Court Overhaul
• Law360's 2021 Immigration Editorial Advisory Board
• Federal Criminal Cases Dropped In 2020 Amid Pandemic
• ABA Remote Work Guide Raises Bar For Atty Tech Know-How
• Ex-IT Workers Take Third Shot At Early Win In H-4 Visa Suit
• Feds Push To Manage Details Of Bannon's Presidential Pardon
• Biden Pulls Trump-Era Sanctions On Int'l Criminal Court
• Lateral Hire Conflict Screening Lessons From DLA Piper Case
• Green Card Ban Suit Paused Again After Biden Scraps Policy
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Workplace, Insurance Rows Highlight April
• State Dept. Asks Visa Seekers Denied By Trump To Reapply
• USCIS Ordered To Grant Work Visa To Big Game Hunter
• Fla. Gov. Slams Biden Admin. Over Immigration Enforcement
• Calif. Doctor To Pay $3.5M To End SEC's EB-5 Fraud Claims
• Feds Stop Asylum App Denials Over Blank, Inapplicable Fields
• EB-5 Fraud Suit Tied To Failed Hotel Sees Key Settlement
• GAO Turns Away $22M CBP Security Contract Challenge