Immigration

  • April 08, 2024

    Texas Wants Save Of DHS Parole Program Reconsidered

    A Texas-led coalition of states that lost a district court challenge to the Biden administration's parole program for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela wants a reconsideration of the decision denying the coalition's bid to invalidate the program, saying the court wrongly concluded it lacked standing.

  • April 08, 2024

    DC Judge Urged To Let GOP States Try To Save Asylum Limits

    A coalition of 20 Republican state attorneys general is urging a D.C. federal judge to allow five additional states to intervene in a lawsuit to defend the Biden administration's rule limiting asylum amid settlement talks to resolve the litigation.

  • April 08, 2024

    Immigrant Children Settle ICE Border Separation Claims

    Three immigrant children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border in 2018 have settled their lawsuit seeking compensation from the U.S. government for the trauma they endured in federal detention, according to a court filing.

  • April 08, 2024

    Glancy Prongay To Lead EB-5 Grocery Co. Fraud Stock Suit

    Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP will lead a proposed class action alleging Asian specialty grocery chain Maison Solutions' stock price was severely damaged after a third-party research report accused it and its executives of participating in illegal activities, including using supermarkets as a front for immigration fraud.

  • April 05, 2024

    DC Circ. Says Gov't Changing Its Defense In Chinese Visa Row

    A D.C. Circuit judge said Friday the federal government seemed to be changing its tune late in its defense of a district court judge's dismissal of a suit filed by three Chinese investors who'd tried to move ahead in the queue for EB-5 visas reserved for investors in infrastructure projects.

  • April 05, 2024

    New Judges Inadequate Fix For Immigration Board Backlog

    Attorneys have welcomed the Board of Immigration Appeals' five-member expansion as a step in the right direction for chipping away at the board's record backlog of cases, but say the move likely won't be enough to solve the problem.

  • April 05, 2024

    Contractor Settles Naturalized Citizen's Hiring Bias Claims

    A federal contractor settled claims that it slammed the brakes on hiring a naturalized citizen after finding out that she was not born in the U.S., the U.S. Department of Justice said.

  • April 05, 2024

    Judicial Nominees On Schumer's Post-Recess To-Do List

    Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., laid out on Friday a busy agenda for when Congress returns next week, which includes confirming the president's judicial nominees.

  • April 05, 2024

    Barnes & Thornburg Adds Labor, Biz Immigration Pro

    Barnes & Thornburg LLP has hired an employment partner from Dorsey & Whitney LLP with 20 years of experience navigating companies through labor, employment and immigration matters.

  • April 05, 2024

    Ex-Acting Homeland Security GC Joins Nixon Peabody In DC

    Nixon Peabody LLP has hired the former acting general counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, who joins the firm after working with the agency for more than two decades and through four presidential administrations.

  • April 04, 2024

    Fla. Judge Won't Dismiss Suit Claiming Restaurant EB-5 Fraud

    A Florida state judge on Thursday declined to dismiss a lawsuit accusing a Miami restaurant group of mismanaging immigrant investors' funds, finding that the investors had successfully alleged fraud against the former manager of the investment company.

  • April 04, 2024

    4th Circ. Turns Away Yemeni Asylum Holder's Residency Bid

    The Fourth Circuit on Thursday determined that it lacks jurisdiction to review U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' denial of permanent residency to a Yemeni asylum holder who allegedly belonged to a terrorist organization, reasoning that only Attorney General Merrick Garland or Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas can second-guess the matter.

  • April 04, 2024

    Dems Urge Biden Admin To Pick Up Pace Of DACA Renewals

    Twenty-seven Democrats and one independent senator urged U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Thursday to do more to ensure faster processing of renewal applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program due to concerns that wait times have increased.

  • April 04, 2024

    Immigrants Get Breathing Room To Renew Work Permits

    Immigrants with expiring work permits due to processing delays will now get 18 months of additional work authorization, according to a temporary regulation that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released on Thursday.

  • April 04, 2024

    Calif. Judge Says Outdoor Detention Unsafe For Migrant Kids

    A California federal judge ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection to move immigrant children from several open-air detention sites in San Diego, finding the government in violation of a 1997 settlement mandating safety standards for minors in immigration detention.

  • April 03, 2024

    Police Had It Wrong In Reports On Migrant's Death, Jury Told

    An Arizona jury weighing charges that a rancher killed a migrant who was found dead on his property heard Wednesday from the rancher's wife, who was pressed on a discrepancy between officers' reports of how many people she had seen outside that day and her own memory.

  • April 03, 2024

    SD Gov. Noem Asks Tribes To 'Banish' Mexican Drug Cartels

    South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has called on Native American tribes throughout the state to "banish" Mexican drug operators from tribal lands, saying that Indian reservations serve as ideal areas where cartels can set up their illicit operations.

  • April 03, 2024

    2nd Circ. Accepts Newer Precedent To Test Border Interviews

    The Second Circuit modified its order for reconsideration of asylum denied to an Ecuadorian woman who claimed that a border agent hit her, saying the Board of Immigration Appeals must consider agency precedent when determining the reliability of border interviews.

  • April 03, 2024

    Texas Backtracks At 5th Circ. On Extent Of Immigrant Arrest Law

    Texas' solicitor general denied that the state's controversial law aimed at arresting unauthorized immigrants would result in removing them, telling perplexed Fifth Circuit judges on Wednesday that they were wrong to have concluded the law likely encroaches on federal jurisdiction.

  • April 03, 2024

    Sen. Durbin Urged To Pass Legislation To Curb Judge Shopping

    A coalition of more than 20 organizations have called on Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to curtail the use of judge shopping through legislation and oversight because they believe more is needed beyond the Judicial Conference of the United States' latest action to curb "right wing" influence over the courts. 

  • April 03, 2024

    US Agrees To Pay Migrant $65K In Family Separation Suit

    The federal government has agreed to pay $65,000 to settle the remaining claims in a suit by a Honduran migrant who was separated from his toddler under the Trump-era "zero tolerance" policy, according to a settlement agreement filed Tuesday in New York federal court.

  • April 03, 2024

    Diversity Visa Winners Can't Get Hold Lifted On Green Cards

    A D.C. federal judge kept intact a hold on an order requiring the Biden administration to start processing green cards for 2020 diversity visa lottery winners, saying the winners didn't directly link themselves to increased conflicts in their native countries.

  • April 02, 2024

    Feds Want 2 Years For Culprit In Fake NASA Contracts Plot

    Prosecutors urged a Virginia federal judge to sentence a Michigan man to 25 months in prison Tuesday after he admitted to defrauding investors through fake NASA contracts, seeking a sentence lighter than the guideline range because he spent eight grueling months in a Philippines detention center before he was in U.S. custody.

  • April 02, 2024

    Biden Urged To Allow Undocumented Immigrants To Work

    Business leaders called Tuesday on President Joe Biden to use executive authority to extend work authorization to undocumented essential workers, an act they said was crucial after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore last week killed six immigrant workers.

  • April 02, 2024

    Food Co. Gets New Shot At H-2B Hires For Cinco De Mayo

    A U.S. Department of Labor appeals board revived a food producer's bid to hire 55 foreign workers to help out with increased demand during Cinco de Mayo celebrations, saying the company clearly showed there's a production uptick during the spring through the summer.

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Expert Analysis

  • Tales From The Trenches Of Remote Depositions

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    As practitioners continue to conduct depositions remotely in the post-pandemic world, these virtual environments are rife with opportunities for improper behavior such as witness coaching, scripted testimony and a general lack of civility — but there are methods to prevent and combat these behaviors, say Jennifer Gibbs and Bennett Moss at Zelle.

  • New Fla. Immigration Law May Have Crippling Effects

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    Florida's new immigration law, which went into effect on July 1, will be especially burdensome in industries where retaining adequate staff is already an issue, so employers must assess their staff and thoroughly examine their employee records to check that all documentation is valid to avoid crippling fines and loss of licenses, says Trent Cotney at Adams and Reese.

  • A Blueprint For Addressing The Immigration Court Backlog

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    Since 2009, far more persons have been placed in removal proceedings than U.S. immigration courts could accommodate, but the government can reduce the 1.9 million-case backlog with steps that include reforming the court and the broader immigration system in a way that still prioritizes both due process and immigration enforcement, says Donald Kerwin at the Center for Migration Studies.

  • How Multiagency Sanctions Enforcement Alters Compliance

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    Recent indictments and guidance emphasizing scrutiny of third-party intermediaries make clear the government's increasingly interagency approach to sanctions enforcement and its view that financial institutions are the first line of defense against evasion efforts, particularly in connection with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.

  • Level Up Lawyers' Business Development With Gamification

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    With employee engagement at a 10-year low in the U.S., there are several gamification techniques marketing and business development teams at law firms can use to make generating new clients and matters more appealing to lawyers, says Heather McCullough at Society 54.

  • Mallory Ruling Leaves Personal Jurisdiction Deeply Unsettled

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    In Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway, a closely divided U.S. Supreme Court recently rolled back key aspects of its 2017 opinion in Daimler AG v. Bauman that limited personal jurisdiction, leaving as many questions for businesses as it answers, say John Cerreta and James Rotondo at Day Pitney.

  • H-1B Registration System Is Broken But Not Beyond Repair

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    Recent U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services statistics confirm that the H-1B registration system, the primary path to U.S. employment for high-skilled foreign nationals, is in dire straits, but ongoing transparency, a willingness to seek input from stakeholders and thoughtful regulatory reforms could ensure its continued viability, say attorneys at Berry Appleman.

  • A Midyear Look At Expected Changes In Business Immigration

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    While legislative immigration reform remains a nonstarter this year, U.S. businesses and their advisers should keep an eye on agency-level regulatory efforts that are underway, which may bring significant changes to filing fees, employment verification, visa renewal processing and more, says Rami Fakhoury at Fakhoury Global.

  • 5 Ways Firms Can Rethink Office Design In A Hybrid World

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    As workplaces across the country adapt to flexible work, law firms must prioritize individuality, amenities and technology in office design, says Kristin Cerutti at Nelson Worldwide.

  • Opinion

    Bar Score Is Best Hiring Metric Post-Affirmative Action

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling striking down affirmative action admissions policies, law firms looking to foster diversity in hiring should view an applicant's Multistate Bar Examination score as the best metric of legal ability — over law school name or GPA, says attorney Alice Griffin.

  • Ghosting In BigLaw: How To Come Back From Lack Of Feedback

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    Junior associates can feel powerless when senior colleagues cut off contact instead of providing useful feedback, but young attorneys can get back on track by focusing on practical professional development and reexamining their career priorities, says Rachel Patterson at Orrick.

  • Pugin Ruling Lowers Bar For Felony-Based Deportation

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Pugin v. Garland that an offense may constitute an obstruction of justice aggravated felony, even when an investigation or proceeding is not pending, may allow the government to seek deportation for other low-level offenses never intended to be grounds for felony-based deportation, says Peter Alfredson at Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition.

  • Steps To Success For Senior Associates

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    Adriana Paris at Rissman Barrett discusses the increased responsibilities and opportunities that becoming a senior associate brings and what attorneys in this role should prioritize to flourish in this stressful but rewarding next level in their careers.

  • Legal Profession Must Do More For Lawyers With Disabilities

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    At the start of Disability Pride month, Rosalyn Richter at Arnold & Porter looks at why lawyers with disabilities are significantly underrepresented in private practice, asserting that law firms and other employers must do more to conquer the implicit bias that deters attorneys from seeking accommodations.

  • Opinion

    Appellate Funding Disclosure: No Mandate Is Right Choice

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    The Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules' recent decision, forgoing a mandatory disclosure rule for litigation funding in federal appeals, is prudent, as third-party funding is only involved in a minuscule number of federal cases, and courts have ample authority to obtain funding information if necessary, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.

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