The Ninth Circuit has told immigration judges to reconsider their denial of a Honduran woman's bid for asylum and withholding of removal when evidence showed the Honduran government was unable or unwilling to protect her from a gang member partner's abuse.
The First Circuit on Wednesday refused to vacate a Boston-area pizzeria chain owner's forced labor convictions and an 8½-year prison sentence, finding adequate evidence to back the jury's findings and no error in how the court calculated his sentence.
The full Fifth Circuit pushed multiple immigrants' rights organizations to explain why a Texas law allowing the state to arrest unauthorized immigrants could not stand, asking Thursday where it says in the U.S. Constitution immigrants have a right to file for asylum.
A Washington federal judge agreed to broaden a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration over its political restrictions for using over $12 billion worth of federal grants, expanding the block to cover additional plaintiffs who were added to the suit.
A state judge on Thursday ordered the Florida Division of Emergency Management to fulfill a records request from an environmental group related to a federal grant that funded an immigration detention center in the Everglades.
Marriott International Inc. has lodged multiple objections in Colorado federal court to fight class certification on a Mexican citizen's claims that it engaged in racketeering to secure cheaper labor via the J-1 visa program, arguing that numerous individualized issues exist.
An Illinois federal judge has allowed plaintiffs accusing immigration officials of using excessive force to voluntarily end their case, but first disbanded the class of media and peaceful protesters she'd certified late last year.
The full Fifth Circuit appeared divided Thursday on whether President Donald Trump can label any threat an "invasion" or "predatory incursion" under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, with judges split between giving the president broad deference and those doubtful the courts have only a limited role.
A Georgia federal judge temporarily blocked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from deporting a woman who asserted she was eight months pregnant and in medical distress on Wednesday, but the order came too late, according to the woman's attorneys.
Opening my home to foreign exchange students makes me a better lawyer not just because prioritizing visiting high schoolers forces me to hone my organization and time management skills, but also because sharing the study-abroad experience with newcomers and locals reconnects me to my community, says Alison Lippa at Nicolaides Fink.