JURIST

JULY 15, 2024

Libya’s Attorney General on Monday announced the arrest of an unnamed aviation executive for illegally transporting migrants from Libya to Nicaragua. Since the NATO intervention in Libya in 2011 and the death of the former Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi , Libya has been subject to human rights violations and immigration issues.

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JURIST

JUNE 13, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday ruled in two separate cases that undocumented immigrants who are detained for more than six months are not entitled to a bond hearing. The post US Supreme Court rules immigration detainees not guaranteed bond hearings appeared first on JURIST - News. Aleman Gonzalez was a 6-3 decision.

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JURIST

AUGUST 30, 2023

A federal judge in New Jersey struck down AB 5207 on Tuesday, concluding that New Jersey’s ban on detaining individuals for violating US civil immigration laws is unconstitutional. CoreCivic sued because its contract to continue operations with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expires August 31.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

ACLU filed a lawsuit Monday requesting access to COVID-19 booster shots for seven individuals (“the plaintiffs”) detained by immigration authorities. The lawsuit is aimed at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A US federal judge Monday approved a settlement for over $1 million in a class action lawsuit that involved a 2018 immigration raid on a Tennessee meat packing plant that lead to the detainment of approximately 100 Latinx workers. ” The NILC described the settlement as a “hard-fought win.”

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JURIST

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Texas appealed Moses’ decision. This is not the only litigation concerning Texas taking steps to block immigration into the state from Mexico. The appeal will go to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Garland (“the immigration case”) asking whether a federal court can review a decision by an agency within the Department of Justice ruling that a person is ineligible for permanent residency and in Hughes v. Th immigration case involves Pankajkumar Patel, a citizen of India who has been living in the US for almost 30 years.

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Chugh LLP

JANUARY 7, 2022

. Immigration law is a highly complex field. Although you may be tempted to go it alone, there can be serious consequences to handling your own immigration case without the help of an expert. A good immigration attorney can make all the difference in your chances for success. What to look for in a competent attorney.

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LegalReader

MARCH 19, 2021

Immigrants’ rights advocates are pushing back against Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s attempts to block President Joe Biden’s latest changes to U.S. immigration policy. On Tuesday, a coalition of immigration and Latino advocacy groups announced a lawsuit against Brnovich’s office.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The latest installment of “Lawyers Royally Bungling with AI” features an Australian attorney who apparently decided that verifying case citations was just too 2024. But the most troubling detail from this story is that this happened in an immigration case. G’day mates.

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JURIST

JULY 18, 2024

US Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond submitted an appeal to the US Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday. The appeal challenges a court order against a preliminary injunction that halts the controversial anti-illegal immigration House Bill 4156 in the state.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 20, 2022

Abraham Lincoln, licensed to practice law in 1837 in Illinois, may be the archetypal general practice attorney. There are arson cases, a burglary trial, a half-dozen counterfeiting cases, several admiralty claims, a murder and significant work as a railroad attorney. All this, and he did it without a computer! Better outcomes.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 16, 2022

Share The Supreme Court on Monday limited the ability of federal courts to review certain factual findings in immigration proceedings that determine whether noncitizens will be deported or will be allowed to remain in the country. But the Supreme Court held that a federal immigration statute — 8 U.S.C. The ruling in Patel v.

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LegalTalkNetwork

AUGUST 7, 2024

In January 1972, immigration attorney Leon Wildes received a call from an old law school friend asking for his help with a deportation case involving a musician and his wife. Here’s how you can follow in Wildes’ footsteps and change lives as an immigration lawyer. And that famous couple that retained Wildes?

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Above The Law

JANUARY 27, 2023

What it's really like to be an immigration attorney. The post How Personal Experience Impacts This Immigration Lawyer’s Work appeared first on Above the Law.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 12, 2022

Share The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in two challenges to lengthy immigration detention of noncitizens who claim they are entitled to a bond hearing before an immigration judge. If so, the question is whether a bond hearing before an immigration judge is required.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 3, 2021

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 2012, Patel was placed in deportation proceedings before an immigration judge. The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case on Monday.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This week, the spotlight is on immigration and divorce lawyer — and social media star — Marina Shepelsky. . Now as founder and CEO of three-lawyer Shepelsky Law, she practices immigration law along with family and divorce law. . I went out on my own, quickly, after I started practicing, and fell into immigration law,” she says.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Garland , an immigration case that raises a question about federal court review for noncitizens who were denied certain types of discretionary relief. Second, immigration officials must exercise their discretion to grant the relief. The Board of Immigration Appeals upheld that finding. . In 2008, Patel marked “U.S.

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JURIST

JULY 23, 2022

The US Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a Biden administration immigration policy. In a 5-4 order, the Supreme Court Thursday denied the Biden administration’s application to reinstate an immigration memorandum that would stop deportation unless the non-citizen is a threat to national security, public safety or border security.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Yes, you do. Our experiences and expertise allow us to navigate an opaque and broken system.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

In an August complaint , the DOJ alleged that SpaceX violated Section 1324b of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against refugees and aslyees in its hiring practices. Olvera explained that Section 1324b allows DOJ administrative judges to make final decisions without the review of the US Attorney General.

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Law 360

JANUARY 23, 2024

An attorney taking on their first pro bono immigration matter may find the law and procedures beguiling, but understanding key deadlines, the significance of individual immigration judges' rules and specialized aspects of the practice can help avoid common missteps, says Steven Malm at Haynes Boone.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

While TikTok presents a great opportunity for law firms to market their services, many attorneys are unsure of how to use the app or whether it is worth the investment. Several attorneys, however, have found success on TikTok, leveraging it to attract traffic to their website and establish a relationship with potential new clients.

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ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Michele Pistone, a professor at the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, says there are not enough immigration lawyers and attorneys who take on…

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Last March US Immigration Judge Rebecca Holt issued a removal order , finding Berger removable under the Immigration and Nationality Act because of his “willing service as an armed guard of prisoners at a concentration camp where persecution took place.”

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LawSites

MAY 16, 2022

The law practice management company MyCase said today that it has acquired Docketwise , a software platform for immigration attorneys that provides case management, immigration forms, and client-relationship management. another all-in-one practice management platform for immigration law firms.

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Law 360

JANUARY 31, 2024

Citizenship and Immigration Services' final fee schedule imposing fee hikes for employment-based visas and a $600 fee to fund the asylum system is drawing ire from attorneys who say it amounts to a tax on talent-strapped employers.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

A Hungarian law firm is partnering with a Los Angeles legal tech company and a legal industry influencer to create an international database of pro bono attorneys willing to represent Ukrainian refugees in need of immigration or asylum aid, and they are looking for more attorneys to sign up. immigration forms or asylum claims.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The settlement agreement resolves the determination by the DOJ’s Immigration and Employee Rights Section that Apple violated 8 U.S.C. 1324b(A)(1)(B) , an anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) that prohibits hiring, recruiting or discharging an individual because of their citizenship status. .”

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My Shingle

MARCH 23, 2022

This profile features Genie Doi who owns an immigration practice is Southern California What is your name? Welcome to MyShingle’s continuing series celebrating Woman-Owned and Mom-Owned Law Firms. Genie Doi Law School and year of graduation. Loyola Law School, Class of 2014 Name, location(s) and URL of Law Firm.

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The Estrin Report

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This week, the spotlight is on immigration and divorce lawyer — and social media star — Marina Shepelsky. Now as founder and CEO of three-lawyer Shepelsky Law, she practices immigration law along with family and divorce law. I went out on my own, quickly, after I started practicing, and fell into immigration law,” she says.

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Chugh LLP

JANUARY 3, 2022

This 30-minute presentation introduces motions to reopen and reconsider for immigration cases, including information on: Types of appeals and motions. Chugh, LLP Partners and Attorneys Diya Mathews and Lihua Tan host this event. The AAO conducts an appellate review of immigration benefit requests within its jurisdiction.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 14, 2023

Congress extended the Immigration and Nationality Act, which regulates immigration into the United States, in 1988 to give immigration enforcement authorities, now the Department of Homeland Security, the power to automatically deport noncitizens convicted of an “aggravated felony” at the state or federal level.

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JURIST

JUNE 8, 2023

Australia Attorney General Mark Dreyfus said on Thursday that he will introduce a bill next week banning the public display of the Nazi Hakenkreuz, commonly known as the swastika, and SS Bolts. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus told ABC Breakfast that: We need to send a message, that there’s no place in Australia for this kind of behavior.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Siskind’s publishing house, Alan House Publishing, now has three immigration law books to its name, all co-authored by Siskind with colleagues in his firm. “A Visalaw.ai, which has received the College of Law Practice Management’s InnovAction Award, is also developing VisaForms, a new immigration case management system.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 31, 2022

A Chicago immigration lawyer moved for an emergency stay of removal for a client after an asylum application was denied. In the three unfortunate stories above, the attorneys missed deadlines because they relied on manual and unwieldy processes for keeping their calendars up to date.

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