Immigration

  • April 02, 2024

    Security Guard Co. Settles DOJ's Immigration Bias Probe

    Nationwide security guard company Securitas Security Services USA Inc. has agreed to pay $175,000 to resolve investigations into its hiring practices that the U.S. Department of Justice was conducting after it received a complaint that the firm was discriminating against non-U.S. citizens, the government announced Tuesday.

  • April 02, 2024

    DOJ Adds 5 Members To Immigration Appeals Board

    The U.S. Department of Justice expanded its Board of Immigration Appeals, adding five jurists to its existing 23-member body to reduce the immigration courts' historic caseload.

  • April 01, 2024

    Fla. Judge Refuses To Pause Wage Rule For H-2A Workers

    A Florida federal judge on Friday adopted a magistrate judge's recommendation to uphold a U.S. Department of Labor rule raising the wages of H-2A agricultural workers, rejecting objections from farm groups that the report was overly deferential to the government's arguments.

  • April 01, 2024

    Investors Group Says New EB-5 Guidance Violates APA

    A trade association of EB-5 visa regional centers brought U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services into D.C. federal court, accusing the agency of abruptly changing the minimum investment period for foreigner investors seeking green cards without soliciting public comments.

  • April 01, 2024

    Farmworker Org. Seeks Ruling On Fla. Immigrant Transport Law

    Attorneys for the Farmworker Association of Florida Inc. have urged a federal judge to get a move on in deciding whether to block a Florida law that makes transporting unauthorized immigrants a crime, saying a recent Fifth Circuit decision provides the impetus.

  • April 03, 2024

    CORRECTED: Immigration Bond Cos. Owe $811M For Deceptive Practices

    A Virginia federal judge ordered Libre by Nexus Inc., a bonding company, to fork over more than $811 million in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's suit alleging the company engages in predatory bonding practices targeting cash-strapped immigration detainees.

  • April 01, 2024

    DeSantis Ducks Mass. Suit Over Migrant Flights

    A Massachusetts federal judge has released Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and most other defendants from a proposed class suit by a group of migrants who claim they were duped into boarding flights to Martha's Vineyard, ruling that the court lacked jurisdiction.

  • April 01, 2024

    Immigration Atty Can't Challenge Suspension For Phone Use

    An immigration attorney can't challenge her suspension before the Board of Immigration Appeals for refusing to stop using her phone in court, as a North Carolina federal judge has found the case moot because she failed to show how her reputation has continued to be harmed.

  • April 01, 2024

    Dems Urge Biden To Extend Immigrants' Expiring Work Docs

    Seventy congressional Democrats signed off on a letter released Monday urging the Biden administration to immediately extend employment authorization for tens of thousands of immigrants who will soon lose their ability to legally work due to processing delays.

  • March 29, 2024

    Northern Texas Judges Won't Adopt Judge-Shopping Rule

    Judges with the Northern District of Texas have opted not to make any changes to how cases are assigned, despite a recent letter from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urging the district to implement an updated policy aiming to prevent litigants from judge shopping, the district's chief judge said Friday.

  • March 29, 2024

    High Court SEC Case May Bear On DOJ's Immigration Probes

    A highly anticipated Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's tribunal body could lend support to Walmart and SpaceX in immigration enforcement proceedings, and it may even have the potential to strike the foundation of immigration courts.

  • March 29, 2024

    Migrant's Death Had To Be Direct Shot, Ariz. Jury Hears

    Jurors weighing charges that an Arizona rancher murdered a migrant who was allegedly trespassing on his property heard testimony Friday from a weapons expert who said the fatal wound had to be from a direct shot as opposed to a stray falling bullet.

  • March 29, 2024

    GEO Group Brass Agree To Reforms To End Derivative Suit

    Shareholders who claimed executives of private prison contractor GEO Group Inc. lied about financing deals with major banks told a Florida federal judge that the company has agreed to a host of corporate reforms to end the derivative suit, which will include the appointment of a chief compliance officer.

  • March 29, 2024

    Bill Would Ease Native American Travel Across Canadian Border

    A bipartisan bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would simplify the process for indigenous community members to cross the U.S.-Canadian border by eliminating a blood quantum requirement and allowing them to use tribal-issued identification as proof of membership in a federally recognized tribe.

  • March 29, 2024

    Judge Won't Stop Immigration Fee Hikes From Taking Effect

    A Colorado federal judge refused Friday to temporarily halt upcoming immigration fee hikes, saying the $5,775 increase the EB-5 investor will pay is a drop in the bucket compared to the plaintiff's $500,000 capital investment.

  • March 29, 2024

    Ohio School Beats Race Bias Suit Over Pandemic Layoffs

    The University of Akron defeated a lawsuit alleging it targeted two finance professors for layoffs during the pandemic because one is Black and one is Asian, with an Ohio federal judge ruling Friday that the academics relied on faulty statistical analysis to back up their claims.

  • March 29, 2024

    Varnum Grows Practice With Corporate Immigration Pro

    A Michigan law firm has picked up an immigration attorney with more than 25 years of experience helping businesses meet their immediate and long-term immigration needs.

  • March 29, 2024

    Slew Of Briefs To Justices Chide Feds' Spousal Visa Denial

    The U.S. Supreme Court has received a flood of amicus briefs, including from federal lawmakers, former U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials and the American Bar Association, asserting that the government unconstitutionally denied a man's spousal visa application by withholding a detailed explanation.

  • March 28, 2024

    Ariz. Rancher Appeared 'Calm' Before Body Found, Jury Hears

    A Border Patrol agent who responded to an Arizona rancher's call for help before a migrant was found dead admitted Thursday that he would expect a person who had just shot someone to be "nervous, shaken up," and the rancher was the opposite of that.

  • March 28, 2024

    Staffing Co. Takes $100K DOJ Deal To End Hiring Bias Claims

    An information technology staffing group agreed to pay $100,000 to resolve claims that its online job advertisements discouraged and excluded asylum-seekers and refugees from applying, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

  • March 28, 2024

    Feds Lean On 5th Circ. SB 4 Order To Argue For Buoy Removal

    The Biden administration has told a Texas federal court that a Fifth Circuit ruling blocking a controversial Texas migrant arrest law confirms that the administration has a valid cause of action in seeking to remove the state's floating anti-migrant barriers.

  • March 28, 2024

    DOL Judge Rejects Hawaiian Hotel's H-2B Bid Over Lack Of Info

    A U.S. Department of Labor judge wouldn't let Grand Hyatt Kauai boost its staff with noncitizens during tourism season, faulting the Hawaiian resort for resubmitting the same information on its application in response to a request for more information.

  • March 28, 2024

    House To Push Impeachment Of DHS Head To Senate In April

    House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and 11 other House Republicans urged Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to quickly schedule the impeachment trial for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas because the House will be sending over the articles of impeachment on April 10.

  • March 28, 2024

    Grading Garland: Attys Give AG Mixed Reviews 3 Years In

    U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland's name won't be on the ticket in November, but his performance three years into his tenure is a subplot in the 2024 presidential election.

  • March 27, 2024

    CFPB Flags False Advertising Risk For Money Transfer Firms

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday cautioned international money transfer providers about how they market themselves, saying advertising services as "free" when customers are still required to pay additional fees for converting or delivering funds may violate federal law.

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Expert Analysis

  • RETRACTED: How New Prevailing Wage Rule May Affect H-1B Employment

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    Editor's note: This guest article has been removed due to an inaccurate discussion of the status of the U.S. Department of Labor's prevailing wage rule, "Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States." The rule is no longer on the Biden administration's current rulemaking agenda.

  • Opinion

    Congress Should Pass Bipartisan Immigration Reform Bill

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    By reforming visa allocation, expediting asylum processing, creating new employment visas and creating a path forward for individuals lacking permanent legal status, the recently introduced Dignity Act presents an opportunity for much-needed reform and deserves support from both sides of the aisle, says Laura Reiff at Greenberg Traurig.

  • How Attys Can Avoid Exposing Their Firms To Cyberattacks

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    Attorneys are the weakest link in their firms' cyberdefenses because hackers often exploit the gap between individuals’ work and personal cybersecurity habits, but there are some steps lawyers can take to reduce the risks they create for their employers, say Mark Hurley and Carmine Cicalese at Digital Privacy & Protection.

  • Virginia 'Rocket Docket' Slowdown Is Likely A Blip

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    After being the fastest or second-fastest federal civil trial court for 14 straight years, the Eastern District of Virginia has slid to 18th place, but the rocket docket’s statistical tumble doesn't mean the district no longer maintains a speedy civil docket, says Robert Tata at Hunton.

  • 5 Management Tips To Keep Law Firm Merger Talks Moving

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    Many law firm mergers that make solid business sense still fall apart due to the costs and frustrations of inefficient negotiations, but firm managers can increase the chance of success by effectively planning and executing merger discussions, say Lisa Smith and Kristin Stark at Fairfax Associates.

  • Pay Transparency Laws Complicate Foreign Labor Cert.

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    State and local laws adopted to help close the gender pay gap pose challenges for U.S. companies recruiting foreign nationals, as they try to navigate a thicket of pay transparency laws without running afoul of federally regulated recruitment practices, say Stephanie Pimentel and Asha George at Berry Appleman.

  • Rethinking In-Office Attendance For Associate Retention

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    The hybrid office attendance model doesn't work for all employees, but it does for many — and balancing these two groups is important for associate retention and maintaining a BigLaw firm culture that supports all attorneys, says Summer Eberhard at Major Lindsey.

  • Murdaugh Trials Offer Law Firms Fraud Prevention Reminders

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    As the fraud case against Alex Murdaugh continues to play out, the evidence and narrative presented at his murder trial earlier this year may provide lessons for law firms on implementing robust internal controls that can detect and prevent similar kinds of fraud, say Travis Casner and Helga Zauner at Weaver and Tidwell.

  • Foreign Labor Certification Website Still Structurally Limited

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    Though the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification has shown encouraging responsiveness in correcting at least one major issue with its online portal, several sources of frustration — including employers' limited access to filed applications — still require fixing, says Michael Morton at Fakhoury Global.

  • Firm Tips For Helping New Lawyers Succeed Post-Pandemic

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    Ten steps can help firms significantly enhance the experience of attorneys who started their careers in the coronavirus pandemic era, including facilitating opportunities for cross-firm connection, which can ultimately help build momentum for business development, says Lana Manganiello at Equinox Strategy Partners.

  • Perspectives

    Immigration Board Must Mend Choice Of Law Post-Garcia

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    The Board of Immigration Appeals must revisit the choice of law standard recently established in Matter of Garcia, which fails to establish predictability, upsets the settled expectations of parties' remanded cases and unfairly tips the scale in the government's favor, says Monica Mananzan at the Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition.

  • Fla. Foreign Real Estate Law Brings Broad Investment Risks

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    Last month, Florida became the latest state to enact legislation prohibiting Chinese investors from acquiring certain interests in real property, introducing significant legal uncertainty and consequences for real estate stakeholders and the private equity industry, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • Roundup

    Inside Immigration Court

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    In this Expert Analysis series, immigration judges discuss best practices for attorneys who appear before them and important developments in immigration court practice.

  • Opinion

    Federal Law Should Recognize And Protect Stateless People

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    The government should protect the 200,000-plus people living in the U.S. with no recognized claim to citizenship under any country's laws by defining statelessness, providing benefits like green card eligibility and a path to citizenship, and issuing guidelines for federal officers evaluating statelessness cases, say Samantha Sitterley at United Stateless and Charles Johnson at Akin Gump.

  • Tackling Judge-Shopping Concerns While Honoring Localism

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    As the debate continues over judge-shopping and case assignments in federal court, policymakers should look to a hybrid model that preserves the benefits of localism for those cases that warrant it, while preventing the appearance of judge-shopping for cases of a more national or widespread character, says Joshua Sohn at the U.S. Department of Justice.

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