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Former Denmark immigration minister sentenced to prison for illegal family separation

JURIST

The Danish Court of Impeachment, or Rigsretten, Monday sentenced former Danish immigration minister Inger Støjberg to 60 days in prison. As immigration minister, Støjberg was responsible for administrating and enforcing Danish immigration law during the 2015 European migration crisis.

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UK Lord Chancellor faces claim that he is in breach of duty to provide legal aid for asylum seekers

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UK charity Public Law Project (PLP) announced Monday they have written a letter to Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk claiming he is in breach of his duty to make legal aid available to asylum seekers in England and Wales, which he is obligated to do under s.1 1 (1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

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Justices will decide scope of judicial review over certain immigration decisions

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Congress created a process known as “adjustment of status” so that immigrants physically present in the United States could change their status to that of a lawful permanent resident (i.e., In fiscal year 2021, 104,000 noncitizens adjusted their status. In 2012, Patel was placed in deportation proceedings before an immigration judge.

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CDC to Require COVID-19 Vaccine for Green Card and Immigrant Visa Applicants Starting October 1, 2021

Chugh LLP

Beginning on October 1, 2021, most green card and immigrant visa applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of their medical examination for lawful permanent residence. Applying for Immigrant Visas Abroad. Contact your trusted immigration professional for case-specific questions. [1] By: Angelita Chavez.

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NGO takes legal action against Italy for prohibiting migrants from disembarking rescue ship

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SOS Humanity, a charitable search and rescue organization, Sunday announced that it is taking legal action against the Italian government for failing to allow 35 migrants aboard an SOS Humanity rescue vessel to disembark. ” In May 2021, Salvini escaped trial for the decision to block 119 from disembarking onto Italian shores in 2019.

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Italy prosecutor requests six-year prison sentence for Deputy PM Salvini

JURIST

The trial has been ongoing since April 2021. In support of Salvini, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed on social media that criminalizing the protection of Italian borders from illegal immigration sets a grave precedent. In response, Prosecutor Gery Ferrara emphasized that the trial was a legal matter, not a political one.

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New York City grants noncitizens right to vote in municipal elections

JURIST

A 2018 report by the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs found that 3.1 million New Yorkers were immigrants and that immigrants owned 52% of New York City’s businesses and contributed $195 billion to the city’s GDP.