A South Carolina federal judge has declined to block a U.S. Department of Labor administrative enforcement action accusing a farming company of underpaying foreign agricultural workers, finding the employer failed to show it was likely to succeed on its constitutional claims or face irreparable harm.
A Florida federal judge has ordered federal immigration authorities to send back two U.S. citizen children who were deported to Guatemala with their mother, noting it already conceded they were unlawfully detained.
Maryland accused the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement of unlawfully refusing to provide records for a civil rights investigation into an immigrant holding facility in Baltimore where people commonly complain of being "treated like animals."
Podcasting has changed how I ask questions and connect with people, sharpening my ability to listen without interrupting or prejudging, and bringing me closer to what law is meant to be: a human profession grounded in understanding, judgment and trust, says Donna DiMaggio Berger at Becker.
The former federal government lawyer detailed to Minnesota to help with immigration cases who last month told a federal judge "this job sucks" says she is running for Congress in the state.
The state of Maryland urged a federal court to issue a 14-day temporary restraining order that would stop the federal government from continuing its plans to convert a warehouse into an immigrant detention facility, arguing that the federal government is disregarding the planned facility's potential environmental harm.
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in GEO Group v. Menocal will affect virtually every case in which a government contractor faces liability because they can no longer routinely assert their immunity under the government contract and must instead make a showing on the merits, says Terry Collingsworth at International Rights Advocates.
The foreign-born son of a lawful permanent resident who later became a naturalized citizen can keep his minor status for visa purposes even though he's now over 21 years old, the Tenth Circuit ruled, reversing a Colorado federal court's decision.
A D.C. federal judge said she'd need more briefing before deciding whether to grant a motion to enforce her injunction limiting the circumstances in which U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement can make warrantless immigration arrests within the nation's capital.
A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday denied the Trump administration's bid to stay an order imposing sanctions on the government for targeting pro-Palestinian protesters for removal over their speech while it appeals, saying the government's unconstitutional conduct must be stopped.