JURIST

APRIL 19, 2024

” The Oklahoma bill largely mimics a similar immigration bill from the Texas Legislature, which was signed into law in December 2023 and has since been embroiled in legal challenges. The post Oklahoma House passes controversial immigration bill criminalizing ‘impermissible occupation’ appeared first on JURIST - News.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Iceland’s Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour invited immigrants on Monday to participate in a discussion on policy of immigrant matters. The meeting will take place in Reykjavik and aims to provide immigrants with an opportunity to “better integrate and actively participate in society.”

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JURIST

MARCH 21, 2024

Mexico filed an amicus brief Thursday with the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, voicing opposition to Texas Immigration Law SB 4 , which authorizes Texas authorities to arrest and prosecute individuals suspected of illegal entry across the US-Mexico border. United States.

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JURIST

JUNE 10, 2023

Japan’s recent amendments, passed on Friday, to its immigration law have sparked a heated debate on the treatment of asylum seekers and the deportation of unsuccessful applicants. The discourse sheds light on the flaws within Japan’s immigration detention system, accentuated by the case of Wishma Sandamali.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) David Neal Friday filed a motion to dismiss a complaint from the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) regarding a policy restricting their ability to speak at public events.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marc Miller, announced a family-based humanitarian pathway on Thursday that enables Sudanese and non-Sudanese nationals to reunite with their family in Canada permanently. Miller expressed deep concerns regarding the ongoing conflicts and humanitarian situations in Sudan.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed four new bills into law on Monday that in effect end immigration detention by expanding protections for immigrants and refugees. The post Illinois Governor signs bills effectively ending statewide immigration detention appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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JURIST

JULY 17, 2024

Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan approved a law concerning new immigrants on Tuesday after its third reading, facilitating the integration of immigrants in Taiwanese society and offering them legal recognition. The act governs rights and interests in matters including employment, interpretation and media access for immigrants.

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JURIST

AUGUST 8, 2024

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (ONSC) certified a class action lawsuit on Tuesday involving the Canadian federal government and the detention of 8,360 immigration detainees in 87 provincial prisons across Canada. According to the manual, immigration detention is “administrative detention and must not be punitive in nature.”

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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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JURIST

JULY 27, 2021

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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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The UK’s Brook House Inquiry published a report Tuesday detailing an investigation into the mistreatment of individuals detained at the Brook House Immigration Removal Centre in the UK. The post UK inquiry reveals human rights abuses in immigration detention centre appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The French National Assembly rejected the government’s immigration control and integration bill on Monday at the first reading following the adoption of a preliminary rejection motion with a majority of 270 votes in favor and 265 against. The post France National Assembly rejects immigration bill appeared first on JURIST - News.

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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

JANUARY 24, 2024

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. The court found that the policy had a disproportionate impact on Latino residents.

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JURIST

MARCH 29, 2024

A dozen senators on Friday urged the US Department of Homeland Security to reform its system of placing detained immigrants in solitary confinement, referring to the practice as a “clear violation of international norms” in a heated letter. ICE is tasked with enforcing immigration laws within US borders.

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JUNE 29, 2024

Indonesian immigration officials announced Friday the arrest of 103 Taiwanese nationals suspected of running a cybercrime operation in Bali. Saffar Muhammad Godam, Director of Immigration Control and Enforcement, stated that the operation was initiated based on intelligence provided by BAIS TNI to the Directorate General of Immigration.

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AUGUST 8, 2023

The UK government announced a new task force to target “crooked” immigration lawyers on Tuesday. Home Secretary Suella Braverman said: Crooked immigration lawyers must be rooted out and brought to justice.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

these changes follow a high court ruling that the indefinite detainment of immigrants who could not be extradited was unlawful. The post Australia emergency laws for immigrants who can not be deported face challenge appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Pakistan Interim Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti issued a warning Thursday to “illegal immigrants” living in Pakistan to voluntarily leave the country by November 1 or risk potential arrest and deportation. The announcement alleged that undocumented migrants contribute to smuggling and attacks against the government and the army.

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JULY 2, 2024

According to a statement published by China’s National Immigration Administration, the new Mainland travel permit will apply to non-Chinese permanent residents in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macau Special Administrative Region starting July 10.

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APRIL 12, 2024

The Dominican Republic Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation on Thursday into the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl by an immigration officer. Human Rights Activist Santiago Molina filed on Tuesday a criminal complaint against an immigration officer for the rape of a minor.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

“If it survives in court, Texas’ immigration law could upend immigration enforcement nationwide; Texas challenged federal supremacy by creating a state crime for illegal entry into the U.S.;

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JURIST

JUNE 24, 2023

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. As written by Congress, the law has left people wondering what they can safely say on the subject of immigration. The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in US v. Hansen that 8 U.S.C.

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JURIST

APRIL 3, 2023

Human Rights Watch (HRW) last week criticized two immigration enforcement bills before the Texas state legislature that would expand the state’s ability to enforce immigration laws, a matter usually left to the US federal government. Statistics show that 2.4

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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.

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JURIST

JULY 18, 2024

The appeal challenges a court order against a preliminary injunction that halts the controversial anti-illegal immigration House Bill 4156 in the state. Attorney General Drummond, in the official statement , said that House Bill 4156 is a powerful tool to counter criminal activity largely being fueled by illegal immigrants coming to Oklahoma.

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JURIST

JULY 3, 2023

Public debate regarding UK immigration figures spiked again this past week due to a Court of Appeal ruling on the UK’s Rwanda plan. The court rejected the government’s plan to remove illegal immigrants from the UK to Rwanda as “unlawful.”

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JURIST

MARCH 22, 2024

Canada announced Thursday it will decrease temporary immigration due to concerns over a resource shortage. Immigration Minister, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller stated in a press conference: Recently, Canada’s temporary resident volume has increased significantly, now reaching up to 6.2% of our population in 2023.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Tuesday struck down a portion of a Florida immigration law as unconstitutional and declared that the measures within the bill were racially motivated. Gruter was the senator that sponsored SB 168.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The post Federal judge blocks immigration officials from cutting Texas border fence appeared first on JURIST - News. Earlier this year, a federal appeals court allowed Texas to leave floating barriers in the Rio Grande after Federal officials tried removing them.

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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

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Constitutional Council of France rejected on Thursday substantial portions of French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed immigration law reform package. Exclusion of immigrants in irregular situations from certain transport fare reductions in Île-de-France (Article 15). Reforms to nationality law (Articles 24, 25, 26, 81).

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JURIST

DECEMBER 3, 2023

This is not the only litigation concerning Texas taking steps to block immigration into the state from Mexico. The post Federal judge declines Texas request to block immigration officials from cutting border fencing appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The Finnish Ministry of the Interior announced on Thursday that all of its land borders with Russia would be closed from December 15 to January 14 due to the surge of illegal immigration, just a few hours after reopening two of the eight border crossings.

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JURIST

MAY 9, 2024

Europeans prioritize reducing immigration over addressing climate change, and fewer than 15% of respondents worldwide view climate issues as a top three priority for their country’s government, according to a global study released on Wednesday.

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JURIST

JANUARY 7, 2024

France’s Court of Accounts published a report claiming the UK was not cooperating enough with France over questions of immigration policy to successfully reduce the number of irregular crossing in the English Channel on Thursday. Human Rights Watch and the Defender of Rights warned the bill would constitute grave human rights breaches.

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