Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm tells her story of being a first-generation lawyer and how others who begin their professional journeys without the benefit of playbooks handed down by relatives can turn this disadvantage into their greatest strength.
Texas has urged a federal court not to issue a statewide injunction against an executive order allowing state officers to pull over drivers suspected of transporting unauthorized migrants in the wake of a Supreme Court decision limiting universal injunctive relief.
The Board of Immigration Appeals has ruled immigration judges generally can't postpone hearings based on a noncitizen's "speculative assertion" they might be eligible for another form of removal relief they have not previously raised.
The American Civil Liberties Union is asking the full D.C. Circuit to review a panel ruling ending a district judge's investigation into the Trump administration's first flights of Venezuelan citizens to El Salvador in March, claiming that the decision undermines the court's fundamental authority to enforce its orders.
Two logistics companies have failed to escape a proposed class action accusing them of misusing a professional worker visa program to lure workers from Mexico, with a Georgia federal judge trimming out some discrimination and fair labor claims, but allowing several others to proceed.
A new final rule that took effect Thursday removes prior restrictions on who can be a temporary immigration judge, opening the positions to any attorney and waiving the requirement for immigration law experience while the Trump administration continues firing permanent judges.
The Trump administration defended its attempt to bar foreign students from enrolling at Harvard University, telling the First Circuit in a brief filed Thursday that a federal judge who blocked the move has no business second-guessing immigration decisions made by the executive branch.
A Florida federal judge denied a bid to halt a preliminary injunction requiring the government to cease operations at an Everglades immigration detention center, ruling no new evidence was shown that its detainees are dangerous or why a facility must be placed in that particular location.
McGuireWoods LLP announced Wednesday that it has welcomed an alumnus back to its labor and employment team following his stint as an associate general counsel for packaged meat company Smithfield Foods Inc.
At first glance, cheerleading and litigation may seem like worlds apart, but both require precision, adaptability, leadership and the ability to stay composed under pressure — all of which have sharpened how I approach my work in the emotionally complex world of mass torts and personal injury, says Rashanda Bruce at Robins Kaplan.