Immigration Archive » August, 2021

Immigration - August, 2021

139 articles

• 3rd Circ. Vacates Removal Order In Immigrant Drug Row
• Afghan Evacuation Numbers Unclear After Chaotic Withdrawal
• Judge Doubts DHS Asylum Stats Disprove 'Turnback' Policy
• Watchdog Faults ICE For Overpaying Contractor
• House, Biden Ink Deal In Subpoena For Trump Census Docs
• 'Racist' Illegal Reentry Law Likely To Stand On Appeal
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To 182 Attys From 77 Firms
• EB-5 Sector In Flux Amid Calif. Lawsuit, Stalled Congress
• What The Judiciary's Font Recommendations Can Teach Us
• How Firms Can Help Law Schools Leap Into The Future
• Vaccines, Tuition, Race: The Litigation On Law Schools' Radar
• 4 Ideas For Updating Law Schools Post-Pandemic
• 8th Circ. Says INA 'Vagueness' Can't Stop Deportation
• 2nd Circ. Says Judge Unfairly Nitpicked Asylee's Story
• Federal Court Blocks Texas Migrant Transportation Order
• Fragomen Nabs Business Immigration Pro For DC Office
• Mexican Restaurant Executives Charged In RICO Indictment
• Foreign-Born Soldiers Say DOD Slow-Walking Citizenship Suit
• Gov. DeSantis Demands Info On Migrants Moving To Fla.
• BIA Must Weigh 5th Circ. Ruling In Cannabis Removal Order
• DHS Says Border Turnback Policy Doesn't Exist
• 2021 'We Build The Wall' Trial Off As Bannon Pal Swaps Attys
• 2nd Circ. Says Asylum-Seeker Could Have Moved Within India
• 9th Circ. Slams Judge For Nitpicking Rape Survivor Testimony
• Ascension Health Settles Discrimination Claims With DOJ
• Late Filing Means NY Apple Farm Can't Hire More Workers
• Feds OK'd Work Authorization For 800K Without Full Vetting
• At-Risk Afghans May Enter US Under Humanitarian Provision
• Supreme Court Refuses To Pause 'Remain In Mexico' Order
• Green Card Applicants Must Be Fully Vaxxed Against Virus
• ICE Must Test Migrants Before Sending Them To Wash. Center
• Split 11th Circ. Won't Revive Sri Lankan's Asylum Bid
• How The 'Rocket Docket' Continues To Roar Through COVID
• Judge Pauses ICE Order To Expand Detention Pending Appeal
• Advocates Urge High Court To Halt 'Remain In Mexico' Revival
• Greens, CBP Each Land Partial Win In Border Wall Suit
• Biden Admin. Seeks Input In Defining 'Public Charge'
• High Court To Review Bond Hearings For Detained Immigrants
• Justice Alito Blocks Remain In Mexico Relaunch For Now
• Biden Asks Supreme Court To Block 'Remain In Mexico' Policy
• NJ Is The Latest State To Phase Out Immigration Detention
• 5th Circ. Won't Stay 'Remain In Mexico' Order During Appeal
• 1st Circ. Says Feds Bear Burden In Immigrant Detention Cases
• Staffing, Due Process Pose Hurdles For Biden Asylum Plan
• Biden Admin. Launches Appeal For Narrower ICE Enforcement
• Ill. Governor Signs 2 More Bills To Support Immigrants
• GEO Group Not Immune From Wash. $1-A-Day Wage Suit
• W.Va. Sues Over 'Remain In Mexico' Rollback, Citing Fentanyl
• DOD Agrees To End Clearance Bias Suit, But Throws Final Jab
• USCIS Inks Deal To End Juvenile Immigrant Petition Rule
• Texas Judge Orders DHS To Expand Detention, Removal Ops
• Jay Peak Receiver Slams Quiros' Appeal Of $32.5M Settlement
• Why A Missed Email Could Cost You Your Case
• Cognizant Tech Must Face Former Exec's Visa Fraud Claims
• Arnall Golden Adds Immigration Atty In Atlanta
• Veteran Filed Citizenship Suit In Wrong District, DC Circ. Says
• Contractors Seek Gov't Guidance Amid Afghanistan Chaos
• Migrant Child Shelter Org. Sues Feds Over New Wage Rules
• US State Dept. Ordered To Issue 9K More Diversity Visas
• ​​​​DC Circ. Affirms Toss Of Mexican Man's Green Card Suit
• DHS Floats Role For Asylum Officers To Ease Court Backlog
• Ill. Judge Tosses States' Public Charge Defense Takeover
• Due Process Failure Revives Mexican Man's Deportation Row
• Salt Bae Accused Of Stiffing Foreign Workers On OT
• SPLC Presses To Advance Access To Counsel Fight With DHS
• Steps For Gov't Contractors As US Leaves Afghanistan
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Advocates Say 'Remain In Mexico' Rollback Falls Short
• ​​​​​​​Taliban Return Won't Stop Afghan Relocations, Biden Says
• Breon Peace Brings Defense Prowess To Top Role At EDNY
• NJ Casino Must Face Limo Driver's Race Bias Claims
• ACLU Defends Biden In Texas Sheriffs' Suit Over ICE Arrests
• 9th Circ. Says US Immune To Claims Over Deadly Force Policy
• GEO Group Can't Shake Detainees' $1-A-Day Wage Suit
• Texas Judge Reinstates Trump-Era 'Remain In Mexico' Policy
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Judge Threatens Sanctions Against Attys In Diversity Visa Suit
• 5th Circ. Says BIA's Denial Of Removal Review Was Right Call
• DOJ's Block Of Texas' Migrant Transport Order Extended
• Biden's US Atty Picks Bring Sorely Needed Diversity
• 8th Circ. Grants Appeal For U Visa Seeker And Daughters
• Mass. Au Pair Agency Must Face Claims It Underpaid Workers
• National Security Vetting Is Said To Illegally Delay Green Card
• 5 Reasons Lawyers Often Fail To Secure Litigation Funding
• Meet Biden's Solicitor General Nominee Elizabeth Prelogar
• Despite Giuliani's Assertion, Lawyers Cannot 'Throw A Fake'
• Catholic Ministry Slams Texas Migrant Transportation Ban
• ICE Must Up COVID-19 Transparency After Detainee Death
• ICE Says It Will Avoid Detaining Immigrant Crime Victims
• It's Time To Upgrade Our Attorney Licensure Rules
• Immigration Board Again Chucks Salvadoran's Relief Bid
• New DACA Rule Expected Soon
• Marijuana Conviction Costs Man Deportation Relief
• Boxer Says Don King Blocked Visa, Cheated Him Out Of Title
• Data-Based Predictions On Case Timelines After Pandemic
• Biden Chooses Elizabeth Prelogar For Solicitor General
• DOJ Wrong To Bring Tweets Into Visa Suit, Attys Say
• Attys Want Migrant Kids Out Of 'Unacceptable' Texas Sites
• Biden Names US Atty Picks For SDNY, EDNY, 6 Other Offices
• Feds Must Quickly Settle Migrant Crime Victims' Work Apps
• Designer Says Bed Bath & Beyond Yanked Job Over Visa
• Embracing ESG
• H1-B Salary Ranking System Called 'Illegal Three Times Over'
• Senate Dems Put Path To Citizenship In Reconciliation Plan
• ICE, Fla. Detainees Move Toward Settlement In COVID-19 Suit
• Feds Say Delta Variant Warrants Migrant Family Expulsions
• Retention Is Key To Meaningful Diversity At Law Firms
• 3rd Circ. OKs NJ AG's Limit On Sharing Immigration Info
• BIA's 'Set' Opinion Reopens Removal Case, 9th Circ. Says
• 5th Circ. Won't Reopen Salvadoran's Deportation Relief Case
• Advocates Decry Oportun's Bid For Federal Bank Charter
• Green Card Decision Undone Over Outdated USCIS Regs
• Federal Cannabis Reform: Inevitable But Inevitably Piecemeal
• US Restricts Visas For 50 Relatives Of Nicaraguan Officials
• Woman Stripped Of US Citizenship For Money Laundering
• Texas Hit With ACLU-Backed Suit In Migrant Transport Order
• Foreign-Born Soldiers Look To Drop Their Clearance Bias Suit
• US Is Leaving Afghan Partners Stranded, GOP Leader Warns
• Bakery Agrees Not To Threaten Migrants In DOL Wage Probe
• Hong Kongers Can Stay In US As Gov't Decries China Abuses
• Feds Urge High Court To Skip Jamaican Man's Citizenship Suit
• NC H-2A Farm Labor Contractor To Pay $14K Back Wages
• Canadian's Investor Visa Dispute Survives Feds' Dismissal Bid
• Travel Ban Waiver Challengers Push To Restart Case
• Avoiding Unauthorized Practice Of Law In Remote Work
• Barley Snyder Adds Atty To Biz Practice In Pa.
• DOJ Wins Emergency Block Of Texas Migrant Transport Order
• 8th Circ. Says Mental Health Not A Factor In Drug Deportations
• Ill. Gov. Signs Law To Phase Out Immigration Detention
• Would-Be US Residents Sue USCIS Over 'Wasted' Green Cards
• Judge Says He Is 'Done' With ICE's 'Nonsense' Redactions
• Limo Driver Can't Cite Race In NJ Casino Ruckus, Court Told
• Bakery Derailed Probe With Migrant Worker Threats, DOL Says
• Mass. Sheriff Can't Duck Suit Looking To End ICE Pacts
• Biden Admin. Reups Pandemic Immigration Restrictions
• DHS Defense Of Trump Rules May Invite Further Litigation
• US Expands Refugee Access As Troops Leave Afghanistan
• New Birthright Citizenship Rules End LGBTQ Mom's Suit
• Massachusetts Powerhouse: WilmerHale