A California federal judge Wednesday said he wasn't inclined to allow three Los Angeles-based immigrant organizations to intervene in a lawsuit brought by U.S. cities and counties challenging the Trump administration's targeting of sanctuary jurisdictions, saying it could "impede and complicate the case without any real benefit."
The Trump administration is telling a California federal judge its decision to federalize the National Guard is unreviewable in court, calling California Gov. Gavin Newsom's effort to stop the takeover "a crass political stunt" in a new filing Wednesday.
The D.C. Circuit has agreed to briefly pause a lower court order requiring the Trump administration to give due process to Venezuelan immigrants deported from the U.S. to a Salvadoran prison under the Alien Enemies Act.
U.S. Department of Justice attorneys told a Maryland federal judge they will soon ask the court to dismiss Kilmar Abrego Garcia's suit challenging his erroneous removal to El Salvador, saying his return to the U.S. to face criminal charges moots the matter.
The American Civil Liberties Union asked a D.C. federal judge to postpone implementation of a rule and guidance expanding expedited removals of noncitizens to the interior U.S., after immigration officials started detaining immigrants at courthouses.
Recent arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in cases challenging President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order primarily focused on federal judges’ power to issue nationwide injunctions and suggest that the upcoming decision may fundamentally change how federal courts operate, says Mauni Jalali at Quinn Emanuel.
The Walt Disney Co. illegally fired a human resources specialist because she raised concerns about what she saw as the company's practices of primarily hiring immigrant workers while disproportionately firing African American employees, she told a California state court.
If you’re like me, law school’s often complex and theoretical approach to teaching civil procedure may have contributed to an early struggle with the topic, but when seen from a practical perspective, new lawyers may find they enjoy mastering these rules, says Chloe Villagomez at Foster Garvey.
A San Francisco Bay Area-based technology recruiting company agreed Tuesday to pay civil penalties and change its recruiting practices to resolve allegations it illegally preferred H-1B visa holders over U.S. workers, marking the government's renewed push under the Trump administration to enforce the Immigration and Nationality Act against companies favoring foreign workers.
A California federal judge Tuesday gave the Trump administration until Wednesday morning to respond to Gov. Gavin Newsom's request to immediately block the federal government's takeover of the state's National Guard unit in response to protests in Los Angeles sparked by federal immigration raids, and set a hearing for Thursday.