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  1. August 25, 2023

    Feds Agree To $120K Fee Award In AILA Remote Hearing Suit

    The federal government will pay $120,000 in attorney fees to the American Immigration Lawyers Association after losing a lawsuit over remote immigration hearing access during the COVID-19 pandemic, a copy of the settlement agreement obtained by Law360 said.

  2. March 02, 2023

    Judge Orders NJ Imm. Court To Decide Remote Requests

    New Jersey's Newark Immigration Court must decide attorneys' requests for remote hearings 48 hours before the scheduled hearing, or the requests will be granted automatically, according to a federal judge's ruling, which the American Immigration Lawyers Association called a "home run."

  3. February 03, 2023

    Virtual Immigration Hearing Denials Improper, NJ Judge Rules

    U.S. District Judge John Vazquez ruled Friday that the Newark Immigration Court has breached a stipulation requiring immigration judges there to issue timely, reasoned rulings on attorney motions for remote hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  4. February 02, 2023

    Gov't Denies It's 'Not Playing Ball' On Remote Hearings

    The federal government has rebuffed a claim by the American Immigration Lawyers Association that it is "not playing ball in a serious way" to provide a remote option for immigration hearings, saying the group was the uncooperative party.

  5. January 26, 2023

    Immigration Attys Say No Deal In Remote Hearing Row

    The American Immigration Lawyers Association's New Jersey chapter asked a federal judge to enforce a stipulation requiring immigration judges to allow remote hearings by request in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, writing Thursday that the government's proposed settlement is not enough.

  6. January 17, 2023

    AILA, US Agree On Enforceability Of Remote Hearing Rules

    The American Immigration Lawyers Association and the U.S. government asked a New Jersey federal judge to skip briefing for a stipulation requiring immigration judges to allow remote hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying they agree the stipulation is enforceable.

  7. January 09, 2023

    NJ Judge Skeptical Of Virtual Immigration Hearing Denials

    The federal government agreed to try settling New Jersey lawyers' allegations that immigration judges are denying remote videoconference hearings despite a prior stipulation, after a district judge criticized the government for not adequately justifying in-person hearings during the pandemic.

  8. October 27, 2022

    NJ Immigration Attys Push Remote Hearings Amid Virus Risk

    New Jersey immigration lawyers are urging a federal judge to order the Newark Immigration Court to obey a stipulation that hearings be conducted via videoconference by request as long as COVID-19 remains a declared national emergency.

  9. October 16, 2020

    NJ Immigration Attys' Virus-Risk Suit Gets Tossed, For Now

    A New Jersey federal judge on Friday ruled that, for now, a group of immigration attorneys cannot halt in-person hearings due to COVID-19 fears, reasoning that a remote proceeding option has been launched since the lawsuit was filed in July. 

  10. October 08, 2020

    Immigration Attys' Virus Risk Suit May Be Moot, Judge Says

    A New Jersey federal court case over the social distancing limitations to video immigration hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic may be moot now that lawyers have the option to appear via video separately from their clients, a judge said Thursday.

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