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June 13, 2024
Man Accused Of Posing As Immigration Atty Cops To Larceny
A New York City man who was accused by city prosecutors of posing as an immigration attorney and fraudulently raking in legal fees pled guilty to a misdemeanor count of petit larceny and was sentenced to time served.
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June 12, 2024
New Border Rules 'Blatantly' Flout US Asylum Law, Suit Says
Immigrant rights groups sued the Biden administration Wednesday in Washington, D.C., federal court over a new policy that largely halts asylum for migrants crossing the border in between ports of entry, saying the policy echoes unlawful Trump-era asylum bans.
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June 12, 2024
Landscaper's H-2B App Doomed By Missing Permanent Staff
A Utah landscaper's efforts to hire 15 construction workers through the H-2B seasonal worker visa program was doomed by evidence that the company hadn't maintained a permanent workforce, according to a recent U.S. Department of Labor decision.
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June 12, 2024
USCIS Eases Security Measures For Naturalized Crime Survivors
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Wednesday that foreign-born survivors of crime will no longer be subject to heightened confidentiality measures once they obtain U.S. citizenship, in an effort to ease their ability to apply for more immigration benefits.
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June 12, 2024
DHS Watchdog Says Agency Must Improve Vetting, Screening
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is unable to effectively and fully screen and vet asylum-seekers with applications that have been pending for a while, along with noncitizens seeking admission to the U.S., the inspector general has found.
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June 12, 2024
Feds Urge 5th Circ. Against Fast-Tracking Parole Suit
The Biden administration rebuked a Texas-led coalition's efforts to fast-track its challenge to an immigration program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, telling the Fifth Circuit the states won't suffer financial injury from the program while the case is underway.
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June 12, 2024
Construction Co. Owes $353K For H-2A Violations, DOL Says
A Nebraska construction company operating in California must pay nearly $353,000 in back wages and fines for denying 43 workers their full wages and rights under the H-2A temporary worker program, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday.
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June 11, 2024
DOL's H-2A Protections Rule Flouts Labor Law, GOP AGs Say
The U.S. Department of Labor's final rule including protections for foreign farmworkers within the H-2A visa program doesn't comport with federal labor law, a group of Republican attorneys general claimed in Georgia federal court, saying the rule doesn't give the same rights to U.S. citizen workers.
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June 11, 2024
Ore. Horse Stable Hasn't Justified Adding 2 H-2B Trainers
A U.S. Department of Labor judge rejected an Oregon stable's efforts to hire two horse trainers through the H-2B guest worker visa program, saying the stable hadn't shown why it specifically needed two extra workers.
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June 11, 2024
4th Circ. Unconvinced Migrant Siblings' Abuse Was Retaliatory
The Fourth Circuit has refused to revive an asylum application from two Salvadoran siblings fleeing an abusive uncle, unconvinced that the uncle had targeted the pair in retaliation for their mother's reporting him to the police.
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June 11, 2024
NC Hair Braiding Biz Loses H-2B Bid Over Year-Round Need
A North Carolina hair braiding business won't be able to hire three shampoo assistants after a U.S. Department of Labor appeals board found that an increase in business doesn't qualify as temporary need under the H-2B temporary foreign labor program.
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June 11, 2024
NY Courts Agree To Boost Translation Services After Bias Case
New York state court officials instituted reforms and sealed an agreement with federal prosecutors on Tuesday related to claims that an upstate county denied Spanish-speaking defendants translation services in violation of their civil rights.
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June 11, 2024
Immigration Firm Says Rival Poached Workers And Stole TM
A Washington immigration law firm specializing in visas for domestic violence and sex trafficking victims is accusing a competing Texas firm of poaching its employees and stealing a Spanish phrase covered by its trademark — "Arreglar sin salir!" — which translates to "fix without leaving."
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June 10, 2024
Permanent Residents Say Iowa Removal Law Will Ensnare Them
Immigrant advocacy group Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice responded on Monday in Iowa federal court to the state's argument that lawful permanent residents are exempted from a law empowering officials to arrest and remove previously deported noncitizens, saying no such exception exists.
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June 10, 2024
Labor Shortage Can't Justify Bid For H-2B Caregivers
A U.S. Department of Labor judge rejected a home healthcare company's efforts to use an alleged national labor shortage to push through an application to hire foreign workers, saying the company hadn't shown the labor issue was likely to end.
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June 10, 2024
Ohio Judge Won't Free Feds From Wife's Visa Delay Suit
An Ohio federal magistrate judge refused to free the U.S. Department of State from a lawsuit challenging a delayed green card application, rejecting officials' claims that an application pushed into administrative proceedings was outside the court's purview.
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June 10, 2024
Migrant Cleaners Rebuff Colo. Hotel's Bid To Ditch Wage Suit
The migrant contractor staff that cleaned a Colorado luxury hotel slammed the hotel's efforts to escape claims of underpaying its workers, telling a Colorado federal court Monday that the hotel set the terms of their employment.
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June 10, 2024
Texas Urges 5th Circ. To Prioritize DHS Parole Program Appeal
Texas has urged the Fifth Circuit to expedite its bid to revive a challenge to the Biden administration's parole program for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, saying time is of the essence because the case has major implications on federal immigration policy.
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June 07, 2024
Fla. Urges Judge To Reconsider Block Of Immigration Law
Florida has urged a federal judge to reconsider an order blocking a state law that criminalizes the transportation of unauthorized immigrants, saying its argument that opposing parties failed to state the law is federally preempted was never addressed by the court.
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June 07, 2024
Judge Doubts Ethnicity Questions Deserve Jury Bias Probe
A Washington appellate judge pushed back Friday against a Filipino family who claimed a hospital's questions about their ethnicity at trial required a bias inquiry, noting race is "something that can't be ignored" in any courtroom filled with people who look different from one another.
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June 07, 2024
DC Circ. Won't Let Gov't Toss Sped-Up Timeline For Ally Visas
The D.C. Circuit on Friday refused to terminate a plan requiring the U.S. Department of State to speed up visa processing for Iraqi and Afghan nationals, ruling that some judicial involvement is still necessary to address delays.
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June 07, 2024
Judge Asks Impact Of New Border Policy On CBP App Suit
A California federal judge has asked for briefing on the impact of a new executive order on asylum seekers who enter between ports of entry on a pending lawsuit challenging a requirement that migrants use a smartphone app to submit applications.
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June 07, 2024
Vehicle Repair Co. Gets New Shot At Hiring H-2B Mechanic
A maintenance and vehicle repair company will have another chance to apply for an H-2B certification for a diesel mechanic, a U.S. Department of Labor appeals board ruled, saying that a certifying officer arbitrarily anticipated the deadline for submission.
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June 07, 2024
Ex-Director In NYC Mayor's Office Charged With Bank Fraud
A former director in the New York City Mayor's Office during the Bill de Blasio administration has been indicted on charges that he schemed to defraud over a dozen banks out of about $10 million using illegitimate fraud reports to induce reimbursements.
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June 06, 2024
5th Circ. Presses Feds On 'Perplexing' Razor Wire Arguments
A three-judge Fifth Circuit panel had terse words Thursday for the government's argument that the court couldn't consider new facts on Texas' use of concertina wire at the border when deciding whether to issue a new injunction preventing federal agents from removing the wire, asking how it was "supposed to even react" to that claim during oral arguments
Expert Analysis
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Trends Emerge In High Court's Criminal Law Decisions
In its 2022-2023 term, the U.S. Supreme Court issued nine merits decisions in criminal cases covering a wide range of issues, and while each decision is independently important, when viewed together, key trends and takeaways appear that will affect defendants moving forward, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.
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Perspectives
A Judge's Pitch To Revive The Jury Trial
Ohio state Judge Pierre Bergeron explains how the decline of the jury trial threatens public confidence in the judiciary and even democracy as a whole, and he offers ideas to restore this sacred right.
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How To Recognize And Recover From Lawyer Loneliness
Law can be one of the loneliest professions, but there are practical steps that attorneys and their managers can take to help themselves and their peers improve their emotional health, strengthen their social bonds and protect their performance, says psychologist and attorney Traci Cipriano.
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Opinion
Litigation Funding Disclosure Should Be Mandatory
Despite the Appellate Rules Committee's recent deferral of the issue of requiring third-party litigation funding disclosure, such a mandate is necessary to ensure the even-handed administration of justice across all cases, says David Levitt at Hinshaw.
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Recalling USWNT's Legal PR Playbook Amid World Cup Bid
As the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team strives to take home another World Cup trophy, their 2022 pay equity settlement with the U.S. Soccer Federation serves as a good reminder that winning in the court of public opinion can be more powerful than a victory inside the courtroom, says Hector Valle at Vianovo.
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Potential Outcomes After E Visa Processing Update
A recent update to the Foreign Affairs Manual’s E visa provisions may help ease consular backlogs, but a policy change that will require some applicants and their family members to process renewals overseas at different times creates new administrative burdens for practitioners, say Anna Morzy and Elizabeth Przybysz at Greenberg Traurig.
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Immigration Program Pitfalls Exacerbate Physician Shortages
Eliminating shortcomings from U.S. immigration regulations and policies could help mitigate the national shortage of physicians by encouraging foreign physicians to work in medically underserved areas, but progress has been halted by partisan gridlock, say Alison Hitz and Dana Schwarz at Clark Hill.
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Perspectives
Mallory Gives Plaintiffs A Better Shot At Justice
Critics of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern claim it opens the door to litigation tourism, but the ruling simply gives plaintiffs more options — enabling them to seek justice against major corporations in the best possible court, say Rayna Kessler and Ethan Seidenberg at Robins Kaplan.
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Courts Can Overturn Deficient State Regulations, Too
While suits challenging federal regulations have become commonplace, such cases against state agencies are virtually nonexistent, but many states have provisions that allow litigants to bring suit for regulations with inadequate cost-benefit analyses, says Reeve Bull at the Virginia Office of Regulatory Management.
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Tales From The Trenches Of Remote Depositions
As practitioners continue to conduct depositions remotely in the post-pandemic world, these virtual environments are rife with opportunities for improper behavior such as witness coaching, scripted testimony and a general lack of civility — but there are methods to prevent and combat these behaviors, say Jennifer Gibbs and Bennett Moss at Zelle.
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New Fla. Immigration Law May Have Crippling Effects
Florida's new immigration law, which went into effect on July 1, will be especially burdensome in industries where retaining adequate staff is already an issue, so employers must assess their staff and thoroughly examine their employee records to check that all documentation is valid to avoid crippling fines and loss of licenses, says Trent Cotney at Adams and Reese.
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A Blueprint For Addressing The Immigration Court Backlog
Since 2009, far more persons have been placed in removal proceedings than U.S. immigration courts could accommodate, but the government can reduce the 1.9 million-case backlog with steps that include reforming the court and the broader immigration system in a way that still prioritizes both due process and immigration enforcement, says Donald Kerwin at the Center for Migration Studies.
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How Multiagency Sanctions Enforcement Alters Compliance
Recent indictments and guidance emphasizing scrutiny of third-party intermediaries make clear the government's increasingly interagency approach to sanctions enforcement and its view that financial institutions are the first line of defense against evasion efforts, particularly in connection with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.
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Level Up Lawyers' Business Development With Gamification
With employee engagement at a 10-year low in the U.S., there are several gamification techniques marketing and business development teams at law firms can use to make generating new clients and matters more appealing to lawyers, says Heather McCullough at Society 54.
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Mallory Ruling Leaves Personal Jurisdiction Deeply Unsettled
In Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway, a closely divided U.S. Supreme Court recently rolled back key aspects of its 2017 opinion in Daimler AG v. Bauman that limited personal jurisdiction, leaving as many questions for businesses as it answers, say John Cerreta and James Rotondo at Day Pitney.