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March 01, 2024
Wash. Seeks Injunction To Force GEO ICE Prison Inspections
The Washington state labor and health departments have urged a Washington federal judge to compel GEO Group to let inspectors inside a Seattle-area immigrant detention facility, saying the private prison giant will otherwise continue to block entry and keep regulators from investigating complaints about unsafe and unsanitary conditions.
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March 01, 2024
Afghan Allies' Visa Processing On The Rise, Watchdog Says
The U.S. Department of State was able to increase the number of special immigrant visas issued to Afghan allies during the last months of 2023, the U.S. Department of Defense watchdog recently reported.
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March 01, 2024
Iowa Co.'s Ongoing Need For Workers Sinks H-2B Bid
A U.S. Department of Labor appeals board backed the department's denial of a pre-engineered building manufacturer's bid to temporarily hire 25 foreign workers, saying the Iowa company failed to show that its need for the workers was indeed temporary.
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March 01, 2024
GOP Subpoena Of Mayorkas Is Media Grab, DHS Says
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says the House Republicans' recent subpoena of its secretary for documents and communications related to the U.S.-Mexico border is just a grab for press attention.
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March 01, 2024
Fla. Judge Resigns Amid Ethics Charges Over Ex Parte Chat
A Florida state judge has resigned, ending an ethics case triggered by his allegedly biased ex parte comments to a prosecutor following a Zoom hearing in August.
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February 29, 2024
Veteran Journalist Held In Contempt For Not Divulging Source
A D.C. federal judge on Thursday found veteran journalist Catherine Herridge in civil contempt of his order to reveal her sources for a series of stories she wrote while at Fox News about a Chinese American scientist who was the subject of a federal investigation.
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February 29, 2024
Attys Seek To Get Migrant Kids Out Of 'Unsafe' Open-Air Sites
A group of human rights organizations urged a California federal court on Thursday to compel the Biden administration to move migrant children out of open-air detention sites along the border, saying the children have been forced to shelter in "extraordinarily unsafe and unsanitary" conditions including portable toilets, dumpsters and trash-filled filled tarps to escape the elements.
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February 29, 2024
Texas Hotel Co. Denied H-2B Workers For National Guard Influx
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals has ruled that a hotel management company seeking foreign housekeepers and cleaners to work in hotels housing National Guard soldiers deployed to the border failed to show they temporarily needed the H-2B workers.
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February 29, 2024
Feds Say High Court Ruling Is Irrelevant To Razor Wire Fight
The Biden administration told the Fifth Circuit on Thursday that the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling rejecting its sovereign-immunity defense in Fair Credit Reporting Act litigation "sheds no light" on its fight with Texas over concertina razor-wire barriers the Lone Star State has erected along the U.S-Mexico border.
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February 29, 2024
Fox Rothschild Wants Atty Gag Order In NJ Malpractice Suit
Fox Rothschild LLP asked a New Jersey federal court Thursday to impose a gag order on an attorney who recently called it a "corrupt organization" and threatened criminal prosecution, claiming those comments — made in a malpractice lawsuit over allegedly botched immigration work — are a cynical ploy to extort the firm into "a lucrative settlement."
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February 29, 2024
Texas Judge Bars State's Migrant Arrest Law During Litigation
A Texas federal judge on Thursday slammed the brakes on a Texas law that would allow the state to arrest and deport migrants, ruling that states can't exercise immigration enforcement power without federal permission.
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February 28, 2024
Sbarro Worker Appeals 'Prejudiced' Verdict On Rape Claims
A former Sbarro employee asked the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday to order a retrial on her allegations that she was sexually assaulted multiple times by a manager and co-workers, claiming a jury verdict favoring the company resulted from a trial tainted by prejudicial assertions, improper evidence and defamatory comments toward her and her counsel.
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February 28, 2024
Au Pair Agency Can't Arbitrate Wage Claims, Judge Says
Au pair agency Cultural Care has waived any claimed right to pursue arbitration in a proposed collective wage complaint by extensively litigating the case for several years, including a trip to the First Circuit, a Massachusetts federal judge concluded Wednesday.
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February 28, 2024
8th Circ. Won't Review Mexican National's Removal Fight
A divided Eighth Circuit has backed the Board of Immigration Appeals' rejection of a Mexican national's bid to reopen his challenge to a deportation order, finding that his objections to the Department of Homeland Security's deficient notice to appear in immigration court were submitted too late.
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February 28, 2024
Hawaii Resort Gets Another Go At Foreign Staff For Golf Club
A U.S. Department of Labor administrative law judge revived a luxury Hawaiian organization's application for temporary foreign groundskeepers, saying she was convinced that it needed additional staffers for its golf club's grand opening.
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February 28, 2024
Feds Fear Unlimited Discovery In Separated Families' Cases
The Biden administration cautioned an Arizona federal judge against allowing migrant families separated under the Trump administration to obtain deposition transcripts from another family separation case, saying the request set no limits on how much more evidence could be collected.
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February 28, 2024
Coats Rose Atty Fired Over Threatening Letter To Judge
The Texas law firm Coats Rose PC terminated one of its attorneys believed to have sent intimidating messages on firm letterhead to an immigration judge running for a judgeship in the 151st Civil District Court of Harris County, the firm confirmed to Law360 on Wednesday.
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February 28, 2024
2nd Circ. Revives Asylum Bid Over Testimony Interruption
The Second Circuit ruled that an immigration judge wrongly faulted an asylum-seeking Eritrean man for not testifying about being tied up and left outside after being interrogated by the Eritrean military, saying the judge didn't give the man a chance to.
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February 27, 2024
7th Circ. Says Renewed Removal Orders Must Wait On CAT
The 30-day deadline for people with reinstated deportation orders to go to the circuit courts begins once they've completed the agency appeals process, not when U.S. Department of Homeland Security reinstates the removal order, the Seventh Circuit said Tuesday.
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February 27, 2024
Texas Escapes Pregnant Worker Law But Not Migrant Funding
A Texas federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act from taking effect in the state, ruling that the U.S. House trampled on the U.S. Constitution's quorum requirements when it allowed some lawmakers to vote on the legislation by proxy.
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February 27, 2024
Ga. ICE Facility Dismissed From Forced Labor Suit
A Georgia federal judge on Tuesday allowed an immigration detention facility to escape a proposed class action accusing it of forcing detainees to work for as little as $1 per day after it argued it couldn't be sued under Georgia law.
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February 27, 2024
GOP Seeks To Bar DHS From Sending Air Marshals To Border
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced legislation on Tuesday that would bar the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from deploying federal air marshals to U.S. borders for border control unless a national immigration crisis has been declared, amid claims that the deployments are stressing resources and making it riskier to fly.
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February 27, 2024
Judge Pans 'Voluminous' H-2B Request With Little Explanation
A U.S. Department of Labor judge called out a landscaping company for expecting the department to sift through 200 pages of documents in support of an application for foreign workers, saying the business should explain the relevance of the documents.
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February 26, 2024
Pryor Cashman Adds Immigration Atty To New York Office
Pryor Cashman LLP added an attorney with experience handling both legal immigration matters and diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, efforts to its New York immigration group.
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February 26, 2024
Texas Brings High Court Ruling Into Border Wire Removal Suit
The Lone Star State told the Fifth Circuit that the high court's recent, unanimous decision keeping the federal government on the hook for inaccurate credit reports undermined the Biden administration's claims that its removal of Texas' border wire was protected from court review.
Expert Analysis
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Perspectives
How Attorneys Can Help Combat Anti-Asian Hate
Amid an exponential increase in violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, unique obstacles stand in the way of accountability and justice — but lawyers can effect powerful change by raising awareness, offering legal representation, advocating for victims’ rights and more, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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Opinion
Congress Needs To Enact A Federal Anti-SLAPP Statute
Although many states have passed statutes meant to prevent individuals or entities from filing strategic lawsuits against public participation, other states have not, so it's time for Congress to enact a federal statute to ensure that free speech and petitioning rights are uniformly protected nationwide in federal court, say attorneys at Skadden.
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Some Client Speculations On AI And The Law Firm Biz Model
Generative artificial intelligence technologies will put pressure on the business of law as it is structured currently, but clients may end up with more price certainty for legal services, and lawyers may spend more time being lawyers, says Jonathan Cole at Melody Capital.
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New Foreign Labor Certification Form Brings Complications
Ambiguities in a question on the Office of Foreign Labor Certification's new application for permanent employment certification could serve as a trap for attorneys and sponsoring employers, as it's unclear how it will be interpreted by both the OFLC and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, says Michael Morton at Fakhoury Global.
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Ensuring I-9 Compliance As Remote Flexibility Sunsets
Employers that took advantage of remote document inspection in their I-9 employment eligibility verification processes under COVID-19 accommodations must physically reinspect such documents and make other adjustments to bring their records into compliance before Aug. 30, say attorneys at Duane Morris.
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A Lawyer's Guide To Approaching Digital Assets In Discovery
The booming growth of cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens has made digital assets relevant in many legal disputes but also poses several challenges for discovery, so lawyers must garner an understanding of the technology behind these assets, the way they function, and how they're held, says Brett Sager at Ehrenstein Sager.
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Opinion
High Court's Ethics Statement Places Justices Above The Law
The U.S. Supreme Court justices' disappointing statement on the court's ethics principles and practices reveals that not only are they satisfied with a status quo in which they are bound by fewer ethics rules than other federal judges, but also that they've twisted the few rules that do apply to them, says David Janovsky at the Project on Government Oversight.
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Series
Inside Immigration Court: Making The Case For Bond Release
Immigration Judge Samuel Cole offers a guide to help attorneys practicing in immigration court — against a backdrop of high stakes and fast-moving dockets — better prepare for bond hearings, so proceedings run more smoothly and with less delay.
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Opinion
Time For Law Schools To Rethink Unsung Role Of Adjuncts
As law schools prepare for the fall 2023 semester, administrators should reevaluate the role of the underappreciated, indispensable adjunct, and consider 16 concrete actions to improve the adjuncts' teaching experience, overall happiness and feeling of belonging, say T. Markus Funk at Perkins Coie, Andrew Boutros at Dechert and Eugene Volokh at UCLA.
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Tips For In-House Legal Leaders In A Challenging Economy
Amid today's economic and geopolitical uncertainty, in-house legal teams are running lean and facing increased scrutiny and unique issues, but can step up and find innovative ways to manage outcomes and capitalize on good business opportunities, says Tim Parilla at LinkSquares.
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Minimizing Discrimination Risks In Export Control Compliance
A recently issued U.S. Department of Justice fact sheet on avoiding immigration-related discrimination in U.S. export control compliance should help employers learn to walk a tightrope to ensure their good faith compliance efforts do not unintentionally create risks, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.
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What Associates Need To Know Before Switching Law Firms
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
The days of staying at the same firm for the duration of one's career are mostly a thing of the past as lateral moves by lawyers are commonplace, but there are several obstacles that associates should consider before making a move, say attorneys at HWG.
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A Case For Sharing Mediation Statements With Counterparties
In light of a potential growing mediation trend of only submitting statements to the mediator, litigants should think critically about the pros and cons of exchanging statements with opposing parties as it could boost the chances of reaching a settlement, says Arthur Eidelhoch at Eidelhoch Mediation.
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EB-5 Reform Continues To Weigh Heavily On Participants
Recent U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services guidance helps clarify aspects of the 2022 EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act, which increased oversight of EB-5 regional centers, but does not end the industry's continuing state of uncertainty, says Robert Divine at Baker Donelson.
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Preparing For Legal Scrutiny Of Data Retention Policies
Two recent cases involving Google and Meta should serve as a call to action for companies to ensure their data retention policies are updated and properly implemented to the degree of being able to withstand judicial scrutiny, especially as more data is generated by emerging technologies, say Jack Kallus and Labeed Choudhry at Kaufman Dolowich.