A Boston federal jury on Friday convicted a former Haitian mayor of lying on a visa form about his involvement with an extrajudicial killing and attempted murders before fleeing the island country and seeking permanent residence in the United States.
As attorneys are increasingly presented with on-camera opportunities, they can adapt their traditional legal skills for video contexts — such as virtual client meetings, marketing content or media interviews — by understanding the medium and making intentional adjustments, says Kerry Barrett.
A New York federal judge on Thursday denied a Cornell University student's attempt to bar U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from detaining him for his Palestinian advocacy, saying the student failed to show the court can review removals.
A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from removing immigrants to countries where they have no prior ties without first providing them with notice of where they are being sent and a "meaningful" opportunity to raise any safety concerns.
Counsel for the Columbia University student activist facing deportation for his part in pro-Palestinian campus protests urged a New Jersey federal judge on Friday to reject the government's bid to send the case to Louisiana, where he is in detention, saying prosecutors are venue shopping while they chill his speech.
A split Ninth Circuit panel has refused to block an injunction compelling the Trump administration to reinstate about 16,000 probationary employees to six federal agencies, saying the administration will likely lose its argument that the agencies weren't acting on an order from above when they fired the workers.
U.S. immigration officials told a federal judge Thursday that a detained Tufts University graduate student was moved out of Massachusetts prior to a court order that she remain in the state.
A record criminal resolution with a tree trimming company accused of knowingly employing unauthorized workers in 2017 may provide clues as to how the U.S. Department of Justice’s immigration crackdown will touch American companies, which should prepare now for potential enforcement actions, says Jonathan Porter at Husch Blackwell.
With six baseball fantasy experiences under my belt, I've learned time and again that I didn't make the wrong career choice, but I've also learned that baseball lessons are life lessons, and I'm a better lawyer for my time at St. Louis Cardinals fantasy camp, says Scott Felder at Wiley.
A coalition of legal services providers asked a California federal judge to overturn the Trump administration's decision to cut funding aimed at ensuring thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children have access to legal assistance, alleging that it violates federal laws and regulations.