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Former Denmark immigration minister sentenced to prison for illegal family separation

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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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Justices' SEC Ruling Unlikely To Bear On Immigration Actions

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Supreme Court's decision reining in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's use of administrative courts is unlikely to help Walmart and SpaceX escape proceedings for alleged immigration-related violations, with the justices punting on the authority of administrative law judges.

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Immigration, takings, administrative law and the kitchen sink

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Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. The last scheduled conference of the Supreme Court’s term — which this term is being held Thursday — is usually one that yields many grants. citizen for a benefit under state law.

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US Supreme Court hears arguments on credibility in asylum cases

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The US Supreme Court heard arguments in the consolidated cases Wilkinson v. Administrative law generally was also featured during the arguments. Justice Neil Gorsuch questioned the expanse of federal court review. Dai and Wilkinson v. Alcaraz-Enriquez on Tuesday. ” Wilkinson v.

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Justices unanimously rule against asylum seekers on question of credibility

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Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with the federal government in a dispute over when federal courts can treat asylum seekers’ testimony as credible. Alcaraz-Enriquez , the court rejected the approach of the U.S. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion for the court. Dai and Garland v.

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Court will confront jurisdictional jumble in the case of a transgender woman seeking relief from deportation

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Share The nation’s immigration courts are breaking under the cumulative weight of a byzantine statutory scheme, chronic understaffing, and insurmountable case backlogs. Garland , which the Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday. The immigration judge denied Santos-Zacaria’s application and reinstated her original deportation order.

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DACA program illegal under administrative law, US appeals court says

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The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Wednesday ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was properly deemed illegal in a lower court decision last year. Because the court considers DACA a substantive rule, and because the program “did not undergo notice and comment,” it violates the APA.