FinCEN is proposing a rule to establish a whistleblower program that offers incentives and protections to encourage individuals who have information about potential violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Trading With the Enemy Act of 1917 (TWEA), and Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) to voluntarily report such information (the "Whistleblower Program"). The proposed rule would implement section 6314 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act) and the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act (AML Whistleblower Improvement Act), which were enacted into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21 NDAA) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, respectively. The Whistleblower Program will contribute to the U.S. government's efforts to safeguard the financial system from illicit use, promote national security, and combat money laundering, terrorist financing, proliferation financing, and related crimes. This notice of proposed rulemaking invites comments from the public regarding all aspects of the proposed rule, as well as comments in response to specific questions.
Before taking inactive status late last year, U.S. District Judge William H. Alsup presided over historic litigation in California's Northern District for 26 years, arriving at his San Francisco chambers every weekday before dawn to prepare for the day's work.
Two new Washington laws aim to protect immigrants in the workplace, including by requiring employers to notify workers of upcoming immigration enforcement activity and by allowing state government workers to donate their leave time to coworkers facing immigration actions or hate crimes.
The Third Circuit said Tuesday that further review was needed in the case of a Dominican national facing deportation to hash out whether his removal could be canceled based on federal law protecting immigrants from abuse from lawful permanent residents or citizens.
A Seventh Circuit panel admonished an attorney and former chief federal immigration judge for submitting a brief citing two nonexistent cases and a false quotation, saying while such errors can be "tell-tale signs" of AI hallucinations, her denial she used AI is "plausible" and the court won't consider further sanctions.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., a top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, is looking for assurances from the newly installed secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, that he will honor his apparent pledge to rescind a policy that allows immigration agents to enter private property without a judicial warrant.
A Massachusetts federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration has broad authority to mass terminate parole, but failed to justify canceling parole for hundreds of thousands of noncitizens who used a government app to be admitted to the U.S.
A Virginia federal judge has overturned the sale of an immigration bond company found liable for predatory lending practices, ruling the transaction knowingly violated the terms of an $811 million judgment entered just days before the deal was signed.
Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC has announced that an immigration attorney with nearly 30 years of experience has joined the firm's Boston office as senior counsel, along with three members of support staff.
The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday denied a request from environmental nonprofits to allow a lower court's order halting operations of a Florida immigrant detention facility, saying in a split decision that new issues were improperly raised for the first time.