Given a current uptick in removal proceedings and shortened lawful grace periods for terminated H-1B workers, immigration attorneys should take specific steps in order to effectively manage dual representation and safeguard the interests of both employers and employees, says Cyrus Mehta at Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners.
The Trump administration illegally froze more than $2 billion in grants earmarked for Harvard University when it failed to offer an explanation as to how cutting the funds addressed the government's stated goal of ending antisemitism on campus, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Seven environmental groups filed an amicus brief Tuesday in the appeal of an order shutting down an Everglades immigration detention center, arguing that the district court was right to enjoin the center because the federal government failed to fulfill its obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has issued two new decisions reversing Biden-era attorney general precedents, raising the bar for asylum claims based on nonstate violence and tightening requirements for families to count as eligible social groups.
A split Fifth Circuit panel ruled that President Donald Trump's March proclamation invoking the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members likely ran afoul of the wartime law and blocked removals in the Northern District of Texas.
For appellate attorneys feeling sad summer's over, September's circuit calendars are here to help with argument topics — including the former Meghan Markle, an ex-Jones Day lawyer's religious liberty suit and $17 million in fees after "a vigorous litigation battle" between BigLaw firms — offering enough intrigue to vanquish any autumn ennui.
Illinois is breaking federal law by providing in-state tuition, scholarships and other benefits to people who entered the country illegally and in doing so is discriminating against American citizens, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday.
The Fourth Circuit revived a deported Nigerian man's immigration case Tuesday, ruling a brief stint as a cook for a terrorist group did not rise to a level of "material support" to make him ineligible for asylum.
The U.S. Department of Defense is working to identify military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges at the U.S. Department of Justice, according to an agency spokesperson.
A Michigan federal judge ruled that the detention of a longtime Detroit resident by Immigration and Customs Enforcement without a bond hearing violates his due process rights, ordering his immediate release or a hearing by the end of the week and calling the government's recent directive to detain all noncitizens "wrong."