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Italy court rules against first asylum seeker transfer to Albania

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According to the court, its refusal to treat the detention centers in Albania like Italian border or transit zones is due to the impossibility of recognizing the detained persons’ countries of origin, namely Bangladesh and Egypt, as “safe countries.”

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Federal appeals court rules two-sentence immigration decision insufficient

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The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that an immigration judge’s two-sentence decision denying asylum to an Ecuadorean man was insufficient. The case was brought by Jorge Luis Valarezo-Tirado for review of an Immigration Judge’s reinstatement of his prior order of removal.

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Europe rights court rules Greece immigrant pushback violated human rights

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While the court acknowledged the Greek government’s contention that insufficient evidence linked Greek officials directly to the alleged actions, it emphasized the state’s obligation to thoroughly investigate allegations of human rights violations.

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US Supreme Court rules immigration detainees not guaranteed bond hearings

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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 Supreme Court reversed the Third Circuit’s decision. Justice Sonia Sotomayor noted that the court ruled in Jennings v.

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US Supreme Court rules that law criminalizing encouragement of illegal immigration is constitutional

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The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in US v. 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv) , a federal law that criminalizes the encouragement of illegal immigration, does not violate the First Amendment of the US Constitution. ” The US government filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court in 2022. Hansen that 8 U.S.C.

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US federal appeals court rules against trailer park immigration policy in Fair Housing Act case

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A federal district court granted summary judgment in favor of the company, finding that the policy was reasonably necessary for the company to avoid criminal liability under federal statute 8 USC § 1324, which prohibits the harboring of undocumented immigrants.

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Protests erupt across France in lead up to Constitutional Court ruling on regressive immigration reforms

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In the lead-up to a highly-anticipated ruling from France’s Highest Constitutional Court that must be delivered before Thursday, hundreds of thousands gathered across the country to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed immigration law reform package.