Immigration

  • February 15, 2024

    ICE Reaches Settlement Over Mistaken Raid On Couple

    The government has reached a settlement with an elderly Boston woman and the estate of her longtime partner over a mistaken 2019 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on their apartment by agents who had the wrong address for a suspect, according to a Thursday court filing.

  • February 14, 2024

    NY Judge Sends Migrant Busing Suit Back To State Court

    A state court will hear the New York City social services commissioner's $708 million lawsuit seeking to hold charter companies liable for Texas' migrant busing policies, after a New York federal court ruled Wednesday that the case does not raise federal questions.

  • February 14, 2024

    GOP Senator Wants Confirmation Hearing On Labor Secretary

    Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., called on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to hold another hearing on the nomination of Julie Su to the position of secretary of labor, arguing that Su's record as acting secretary deserves public scrutiny.

  • February 14, 2024

    Investors Urge Prison As Developers Seek More Briefing Time

    Two real estate developers on Wednesday asked for more time to respond to EB-5 investors' request that they be imprisoned for hiding their money instead of paying overdue settlements and sanctions judgments, telling an Illinois federal judge their attorney wrote down the court's deadline incorrectly.

  • February 14, 2024

    House Rep. Green Plans Retirement After Mayorkas Fight

    Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., chair of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, said Wednesday evening he will not seek reelection, an announcement that comes one day after he led the impeachment of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security secretary.

  • February 14, 2024

    DHS Warns Of Reduced Operations With Budget Shortfall

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is warning it may have to pare back border security initiatives and removal procedures, while green card and asylum backlogs worsen, if Congress doesn't provide additional funding, per a Wednesday email to Law360.

  • February 14, 2024

    Va. Farms Settle H-2A Workers' Allegations Of OT Violations

    A wage dispute lodged by two Mexican farmworkers who accused a Virginia agricultural association and two farms of cheating them and other temporary agricultural workers out of over $2.5 million in overtime pay is now settled, the parties said Wednesday.

  • February 14, 2024

    Deputy AG Warns Of Harsher Penalties For Crimes Aided By AI

    Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on Wednesday said the U.S. Department of Justice will seek harsher penalties for crimes committed with the aid of artificial intelligence, calling the technology a "double-edged sword" that can be exploited by criminals but utilized by prosecutors with the right controls in place.

  • February 14, 2024

    DOL Extends Deadline For Input On Foreign Worker Jobs

    The U.S. Department of Labor said Wednesday that it is giving the public more time to provide comments on its plan to expand its list of occupations eligible for employment-based green cards based on domestic worker shortages.

  • February 14, 2024

    NY Immigrant Settles Green Card Case Alleging Atty Fraud

    A New York resident has reached an agreement with several immigration officials concerning the denial of his green card application on fraud grounds, which he blamed on a consultancy firm and a disbarred attorney, according to a stipulation of dismissal filed in New York federal court.

  • February 14, 2024

    Fox Rothschild Blasts 'Chicanery' Suit As Bid For 'Payday'

    Fox Rothschild LLP ripped into a malpractice lawsuit by two men alleging the firm mishandled their immigration matters as "chicanery" in pursuit of a payout from the firm and urged a New Jersey federal court to dismiss their second amended complaint with prejudice.

  • February 13, 2024

    House GOP Passes Measure To Impeach DHS Secretary

    The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday in favor of impeaching Alejandro Mayorkas, secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, over claims of "willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law" and "breach of public trust" for his management of the southern border, after a failed attempt last week.

  • February 13, 2024

    3rd Circ. Says Evidence Overlooked In Somali's Torture Claims

    The Third Circuit on Tuesday revived a Somali man's deportation relief bid based on claims he'd likely be tortured for returning to Somalia from the U.S. and for belonging to a minority group, ruling that an immigration judge ignored evidence of his risks.

  • February 13, 2024

    Immigrants Seek To Certify Class Of 170,000 With Visa Delays

    A group of immigrants asked a Michigan federal judge Monday to certify a class of more than 170,000 immigrants accusing the government of mishandling its program of distributing so-called U-visas to immigrant victims of crime, arguing that the court can resolve their allegations of unreasonable delays on a classwide basis.

  • February 13, 2024

    Prior Sham Marriage Bars Immigration Bid, 4th Circ. Rules

    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services properly denied a Czech man's bid for lawful permanent residency status as the spouse of a U.S. citizen because his earlier marriage to another American woman was fraudulent, the Fourth Circuit ruled.

  • February 13, 2024

    11th Circ. Wants Jurisdiction Review In Migrant Release Suits

    The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday ordered a Florida federal judge to decide if a U.S. Supreme Court decision reviving the Biden administration's immigration enforcement priorities affects the district court's authority to kill two unrelated policies on letting in migrants at the border.

  • February 13, 2024

    Senate Approves $95B Aid Bill For Ukraine, Israel

    The U.S. Senate passed a $95 billion aid package Tuesday morning after months of delay over failed border security reforms, greenlighting emergency security assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, along with humanitarian aid for Gaza.

  • February 13, 2024

    Landscaper Loses H-2B Bid For Not Proving Extra Staff Need

    A U.S. Department of Labor judge rebuffed a Texas landscaper's efforts to temporarily hire 10 foreign workers, ruling that the firm hadn't submitted enough evidence showing it had a peakload need for extra staff.

  • February 12, 2024

    Farmworkers Union Fights Bid To Stop NY Ag Law

    The United Farm Workers urged a New York federal judge to let the union intervene in a dispute over a state law covering protections for agriculture workers, arguing an agricultural organization and family-run farms made claims that implicated the union in their suit to block the law's enforcement.

  • February 12, 2024

    Shepherd's Death Halts Round-The-Clock H-2A Pay Case

    A case on whether Nevada state law requires foreign shepherds working through the H-2A temporary visa program to be paid round-the-clock wages was put on hold Monday after the Western Range Association said the plaintiff had died.

  • February 12, 2024

    Tenn. Dept. Settles Claims It Ignored Kids' Citizenship Options

    A Tennessee federal court on Monday approved a settlement requiring Tennessee's Department of Children's Services to ensure undocumented children in its care can timely pursue legal status, resolving allegations the department irresponsibly let children age out of a special pathway to citizenship.

  • February 12, 2024

    Fla. Migrant Transport Suit Halted For Injunction Ruling

    A Florida federal judge on Sunday paused a suit by immigrant rights advocates against state officials challenging a law that makes transporting unauthorized immigrants a crime, staying the case until he decides whether to temporarily block the law.

  • February 12, 2024

    Farm Wins Bid To Change H-2A Workers' Season

    A U.S. Department of Labor appeals board judge reversed a certifying officer's denial of a Kentucky farm's H-2A application for four temporary workers, finding the farm had justifiably changed the workers' duties and therefore its period of need from previous years.

  • February 12, 2024

    Michigan Eatery Fails To Justify Need for Foreign Temp Cooks

    A U.S. Department of Labor appeals board backed a department decision denying a Michigan restaurant's bid to temporarily hire cooks from Senegal, saying the restaurant failed to show any temporary event or circumstances that would merit a bigger workforce.

  • February 09, 2024

    Immigration Backlog Slowing But Still Growing, Report Says

    New immigration court cases declined sharply in January, dropping by more than 110,000 from December, while case completions hit a record high, which a new report from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse suggested could signal the backlog is slowing.

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Expert Analysis

  • 5 Gen X Characteristics That Can Boost Legal Leadership

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    As Generation X attorneys rise to fill top roles in law firms and corporations left by retiring baby boomers, they should embrace generational characteristics that will allow them to become better legal leaders, says Meredith Kahan at Whiteford Taylor.

  • 6 Questions For Boutique Firms Considering Mergers

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    To prepare for discussions with potential merger partners, boutique law firms should first consider the challenges they hope to address with a merger and the qualities they prioritize in possible partner firms, say Howard Cohl and Ron Nye at Major Lindsey.

  • Immigration Considerations For Employers Planning Layoffs

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    Employers facing layoffs or wage reductions should take specific steps to identify immigration-related compliance obligations, reduce the impact on foreign national employees' status and protect the company's immigration and mobility program overall, say attorneys at Quarles & Brady.

  • 5 Tips For Adding Value To Legal Clients' Experience In 2023

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    Faced with a potential economic downturn this year, attorneys should look to strengthen client relationships now by focusing on key ways to improve the client experience, starting with a check-in call to discuss client needs and priorities for the coming year, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.

  • Wage Transparency Laws Create Labor Cert. Hurdles

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    A business-as-usual approach to labor certification amid the influx of new wage transparency laws in different jurisdictions is untenable, especially for employers with liberal remote work options and locations in numerous states, say Eleanor Pelta and Whitney Lohr at Morgan Lewis.

  • 6 Ways To Avoid Compounding Errors When Practicing Law

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    For lawyers and law firms, inevitable human error can lead to claims of malpractice or ethical violations, but the key is to avoid exacerbating mistakes by adding communication failures, conflicts of interest or insurance coverage losses, says Mark Hinderks at Stinson.

  • What Will Keep Legal Talent Professionals Up At Night In 2023

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    Hybrid work environments, high demand for lateral hires and a potential slowdown of the economy defined 2022 in the always-busy marketplace for legal talent, and as BigLaw looks at the year ahead, there are five major sources of concern for the teams charged with securing and retaining that talent, say advisers at Baretz+Brunelle.

  • The Most-Read Legal Industry Law360 Guest Articles Of 2022

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    A range of legal industry topics drew readers' attention in Law360's Expert Analysis section this year, from the "great resignation" to potential expansion of attorney-client privilege.

  • What 3 Legal Industry Trends From 2022 Mean For Next Year

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    Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey & Africa looks back on the year in legal recruiting, including practice areas that saw the most movement, which regions seemed most ripe for new office openings and who was promoted to partner, and makes some look-ahead predictions for 2023.

  • Learning From This Year's Legal Industry Discrimination Suits

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    To limit the risk of lawsuits and make the workplace a more welcoming environment for female attorneys, it is important to reflect on lawyers' recent discrimination and sexual harassment claims against law firms and public employers, says Hope Comisky at Griesing Law.

  • Series

    The Future Of Legal Ops: AI Has Important Role To Play

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    Though the debut of OpenAI's ChatGPT has prompted some fears about negative impact on lawyers, artificial intelligence technology can be a powerful tool for legal operations professionals if used effectively to augment their work, say Justin Ben-Asher and Gwendolyn Renigar at Steptoe, and Elizabeth Matthews at TotalEnergies.

  • 4 Proactive Strategies For 'Rocket Docket' Discovery In SDNY

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    With more than half of Southern District of New York judges now allowing four or fewer months for fact discovery, civil litigators in this aspiring "rocket docket" jurisdiction should prioritize case management methods that make the most of this compressed timeline, say Jaclyn Grodin and Nicholas Cutaia at Goulston & Storrs.

  • Opinion

    Increasing Law Firm Polarization Will Degrade Rule Of Law

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    As evidenced in recent instances of law firms separating from attorneys who represented certain industries or espoused certain views, firms and the legal practice itself have grown troublingly polarized and intolerant of dissent, says Rebecca Roiphe at New York Law School.

  • How To Deal With Difficult Clients, Practically And Ethically

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    Meredith Stoma at Lewis Brisbois discusses common obstacles for counsel working with difficult clients and provides guidance on ethically managing or terminating these challenging relationships — as, for example, counsel for Ye have recently done.

  • Opinion

    Federal Courts Should Adopt Supreme Court's Amicus Stance

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    The federal courts of appeals should adopt the U.S. Supreme Court's new approach to amicus curiae briefs, which allows the friend-of-the-court submissions to be filed without consent from the court or the parties, says Lawrence Ebner at Atlantic Legal Foundation.

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