JURIST

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The US Department of Justice filed an appeal on Friday with the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit challenging a lower court ruling in July blocking new applications to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The court also held that DACA failed the first step in Chevron USA v Natural Res.

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JURIST

MARCH 27, 2024

A three-judge panel of the Fifth District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a controversial Texas law, Senate Bill (SB) 4 , will remain on hold as litigation continues. The law would also empower state magistrates to issue removal orders to individuals found to be in breach of immigration policy. ” Judge Andrew S.

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JURIST

JULY 28, 2023

The UK High Court ruled on Thursday that Secretary of State for the Home Department Suella Braverman must not exercise her new powers to restrict protection and support of victims of modern slavery without first considering the risks of re-trafficking. The High Court ultimately agreed with the claimants.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 13, 2022

Share In a pair of cases on Monday, the Supreme Court ruled against non-U.S. 1231 , the government detained him. 1231 , the government detained him. Fearing persecution or torture in Mexico, Arteaga-Martinez then sought “withholding of removal,” which bars the government from removing a noncitizen to such a country.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 14, 2022

“Supreme Court Rejects Bail Hearings for Jailed Immigrants; A federal law, the justices ruled, does not require immigration judges to consider whether immigrants may be released while their challenges are pending”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

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JURIST

MAY 13, 2024

The High Court of Northern Ireland delivered a setback to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deportation policy by ruling that substantial sections of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 (IMA) violate human rights laws and should not be enforced in Northern Ireland. We must start the flights to stop the boats.”

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The UN expressed concern Monday over the UK government’s action to make the Rwanda deal operational. ” He warned of the negative human rights implications, stating: The combined effects of this bill, attempting to shield Government action from standard legal scrutiny, directly undercut basic human rights principles. .”

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JURIST

AUGUST 1, 2022

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Monday that two vessels owned by non-profit Sea Watch may have been wrongly detained by the Italian government. Sea Watch then appealed the detention in Italian court. The ECJ ruling is not binding on the Italian courts nor on either party to the legal dispute.

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JURIST

JUNE 7, 2021

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday on an immigrant status case regarding noncitizens seeking to change their immigration status from temporary protected status (TPS) to lawful permanent residency.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 16, 2023

Share In an opinion released on Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that noncitizens subject to deportation do not have to ask the Board of Immigration Appeals to reconsider its allegedly erroneous decisions before seeking judicial review in the federal courts of appeals. The case, Santos-Zacaria v.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 30, 2021

“Supreme Court Backs Pipeline in Case on New Jersey Land Seizures; By a 5-to-4 vote, the court said the federal government could delegate its power to condemn state property to a private company”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

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JURIST

JANUARY 23, 2024

The UK Government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda suffered a setback Monday, when the House of Lords voted to require the government to substantiate its claims that Rwanda is a safe country before ratifying the new treaty between the UK and the African nation.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday they would hear the appeal of a lower court ruling that re-implemented Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) with the United States. The STCA was signed between the US and Canadian governments in 2002. The Supreme Court’s hearing has not yet been scheduled.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The European Commission voted Friday to refer Hungary to the Court of Justice of the European Union, alleging that Hungary failed to comply with a 2020 Court of Justice judgment ordering reform of Hungary’s exclusionary asylum laws.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government’s Rwanda plan is unlawful. The Rwanda plan was an immigration policy used by the UK government to “stop the boats” of migrants arriving in the UK. The case, which began October 9, was an appeal by the Home Office from a Court of Appeal decision.

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JURIST

APRIL 22, 2024

The UK’s Parliament on Tuesday approved the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill , which would declare Rwanda a “safe country” in order to send certain asylum seekers there while they await their applications to be assessed. The court ruled in November 2023, that Rwanda could not be considered a safe country.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A US federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Texas can leave the floating barrier in the Rio Grande after a district court ordered the state to remove it on Wednesday. Texas Governor Greg Abbott appealed the order along with an emergency motion to stay the district court’s order earlier on Thursday.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Share The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon agreed to hear four new cases, including a First Amendment challenge to a federal law that prohibits encouraging illegal immigration. Three years ago, the court agreed to take up this question in another case, United States v. Instead, a unanimous court ruled that the U.S.

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JURIST

JANUARY 16, 2024

.” The UNHCR’s assessment comes following the signing of the UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership Treaty in December 2023 and the proposal of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill. In response to the bill, the Rwandan government threatened to withdraw from the treaty if the UK did not adhere to international law.

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JURIST

JANUARY 18, 2024

The UK government Wednesday published letters regarding how civil servants should follow the Safety of Rwanda Bill. The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill was introduced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government in response to a UK Supreme Court ruling in November.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday granted certiorari in nine new cases, including two cases on liability shields for online platforms. Google , the court is asked to consider the scope of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act , which broadly shields online platforms from liability for content posted by the platforms’ users.

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JURIST

MARCH 29, 2024

The UN Committee on Human Rights called on the UK on Thursday to withdraw the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill and certain provisions of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 due to human rights concerns. ” Its approach has received widespread criticism.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that civil immigration detainees employed in private facilities must be treated as legal employees and are thus entitled to the minimum wage stipulated by the state. This aspect of the ruling underscores the larger implications for private detention operators and their labor practices.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 7, 2021

Share The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday that noncitizens who have been granted temporary humanitarian relief from deportation cannot use the process known as “adjustment of status” to obtain lawful permanent residency in the United States without leaving the country. The court ruled in Sanchez v.

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JURIST

APRIL 26, 2024

King Charles III has given his assent to the UK government’s legislation which will allow asylum seekers to be sent to Rwanda. The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill 2024 received Royal Assent on Thursday and will now become law in the UK.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 29, 2024

Monday’s grants involve (among others) the interpretation of federal racketeering laws and the “benefit of the doubt” rule for veterans. The district court ruled for Medical Marijuana and the other companies on Horn’s RICO claim. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, which reinstated his RICO claim.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 29, 2021

Guzman Chavez , the court ruled against a group of noncitizens who applied for withholding relief and sought hearings to determine if they could be released on bond while immigration authorities reviewed their withholding claims. The court divided along conservative and liberal lines. 1231 controlled.

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JURIST

JUNE 24, 2023

The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in US v. The crux of the case rests on Article III of the US Constitution, which governs the Court’s judicial purview. The crux of the case rests on Article III of the US Constitution, which governs the Court’s judicial purview.

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JURIST

JULY 1, 2023

On April 19, 2023, the High Court of Manipur directed the state government to consider the inclusion of the Meitei community in the ‘Scheduled Tribes’ list and send its recommendations to the Government of India within four weeks. The situation in the state has been tense ever since violence broke out on May 03, 2023.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents , the Supreme Court ruled that a private individual could sue an FBI agent for violating his Fourth Amendment rights, even when there was not a specific law authorizing a claim for damages. The district court ruled that Boule’s claims would impermissibly extend Bivens , but the U.S.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 27, 2024

“Appeals Court Keeps Block on Texas Migrant Arrest Law; The decision in favor of the federal government left in place a trial court injunction while courts determine whether the measure is legal”: J. appeals court keeps block on Texas immigration law.”

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 29, 2021

Share The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a 6-3 opinion in Niz-Chavez v. Garland , reversing a lower court’s decision that had limited access to “cancellation of removal,” an important form of relief for noncitizens in deportation proceedings. Check back soon for in-depth analysis of the opinion.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether the prosecution in a case of illegal gun possession by a person with a nonimmigrant visa must prove he knew of his legal status, and the inquiry courts should follow in deciding to close the courtroom to the public.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JULY 12, 2023

Supreme Court ruled that Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to challenge a Biden Administration immigration enforcement policy. According to the eight-member majority, “federal courts are generally not the proper forum for resolving claims that the Executive Branch should make more arrests or bring more prosecutions.”

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 6, 2023

People walk dangerous routes when the government eliminates or fails to provide legal avenues that are safe, permanent and predictable whether it’s across the street or across an international border. Code made it a crime to cross the border without authorization, with a specific intent to target Mexican immigrants. Thompson that U.S.

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JURIST

JULY 17, 2021

A federal district court judge in the southern district of Texas ruled Friday that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was illegally created and issued a permanent injunction against the program. The stay will be in place until there is a further order from the court, the Fifth Circuit, or the Supreme Court.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The inaugural lecture was presented by Lord Lawrence Collins of Mapesbury (Former Justice at the United Kingdom Supreme Court) on the “Use and Abuse of Comity in International Litigation”. Supreme Court ruled that comity requires an assessment of the interests of the foreign nation involved and the requesting nation. [3]

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