Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Friday demanded a comprehensive accounting of federal immigration arrests in the state, saying the available data undermines the government's claim that the sweeps were aimed at violent criminal offenders.
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday ruled that President Donald Trump likely has the authority to suspend admissions of people seeking refugee status in the U.S., but said the government's defunding of services to refugees already admitted is likely unlawful.
The Ninth Circuit said Thursday that courts can't second-guess the federal government's decision to reject an inadmissibility waiver request from an immigrant seeking to apply for a type of visa that's usually reserved for victims of certain crimes who aid law enforcement, rejecting an appeal from a Mexican citizen.
Meatpacking giant JBS USA and one of its subsidiaries have asked a Colorado federal judge to dismiss the amended complaint brought by three Haitian nationals in a proposed class action accusing the company of race-based discrimination.
Local governments, legal advocates, Teamsters California and others have urged the D.C. Circuit to suspend the U.S. Department of Transportation's new final rule containing sweeping restrictions on nondomiciled commercial driver's licenses for immigrants, saying nearly 200,000 drivers would be culled from the workforce and trigger a supply chain and critical services crisis.
A Nebraska federal court's recent decision in Mukherji v. Miller seemed to vindicate longstanding complaints about the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' controversial two-step adjudication process, declaring the framework unlawful — but Mukherji is unlikely to be the death blow that immigration practitioners have hoped for, says Jun Li at Reid & Wise.
Immigrant rights groups suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over warrantless arrests in D.C. blasted the government in a new filing, claiming that ICE hasn't complied with an injunction ruling that the arrest practices violate federal law and has instead gone forward with dozens more illegal arrests.
Exercise increased caution
in Angola due to crime, health, unrest, and landmines. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory.
Crime
Petty crime, assaults, and armed robberies are common. Other crimes, like burglary, occur, but with less frequency.
Health
Medical services in Angola are limited. Adequate trauma and ambulance services are not widely available. Even a minor health issue may require medical evacuation at the traveler’s expense.
Unrest
Demonstrations related to the local political situation may occur with little notice. They may disrupt transportation and other essential services.
Landmines
Landmines and unexploded ordnance exist throughout Angola. Many locations with unexploded landmines and ordnance are marked. However, some may be unmarked or hard to spot.
Reconsider Travel to the Luanda greater metropolitan area due to risk of crime.
The Trump administration is urging a New York federal court to block the city of Rochester's sanctuary immigration policies that the administration says stymie its own enforcement operations and discriminate against the federal government, arguing two federal statutes clearly preempt them.
Federal judges have been floating the possibility of holding government attorneys in criminal contempt of court for violating immigration-related court orders, a potentially shocking move that scholars say is unlikely and probably less effective than civil contempt orders.