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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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Walmart Blocks DOJ Proceedings Over Immigration Records

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Department of Justice's Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer against Walmart for alleged violations of immigration-related recordkeeping requirements, a Georgia federal judge ruled Monday, saying the office's administrative law judges unconstitutionally carry out federal law without presidential oversight.

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Immigration, takings, administrative law and the kitchen sink

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(He might have had to answer some more difficult questions, though, since he was even then seeking to regularize his immigration status after entering the United States unlawfully.) citizen for a benefit under state law. The court also has a pair of new administrative law cases, both captioned American Hospital Association v.

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Justices unanimously rule against asylum seekers on question of credibility

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Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, which had previously taken asylum seekers’ testimony as credible when reviewing cases where immigration courts were silent on applicants’ credibility. The asylum seekers, meanwhile, argued that administrative law principles supported the lower court’s approach.

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Justices' SEC Ruling Unlikely To Bear On Immigration Actions

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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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US Supreme Court hears arguments on credibility in asylum cases

JURIST

The main issue before the court is”[w]hether a court of appeals may conclusively presume that an asylum applicant’s testimony is credible and true whenever an immigration judge or the Board of Immigration Appeals adjudicates an application without making an explicit adverse credibility determination.”

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Walmart Sues To Stop DOJ From Seeking Immigration Fines

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Department of Justice Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer proceedings against the retailer for alleged violations of immigration-related record-keeping requirements, saying the administrative law judge overseeing the matter is "unconstitutionally shielded from presidential supervision."