The First Circuit on Monday faulted the Board of Immigration Appeals for refusing to consider a Guatemalan asylum applicant's appeal brief that was inadvertently filed in the wrong forum, finding the decision "troubling," and saying the BIA abused its discretion by not offering an explanation.
The federal government told the U.S. Supreme Court that immigrant detention contractor The GEO Group Inc. is wrong when it asserts that a federal judge's rejection of its immunity defense to a detainee class action could be appealed immediately.
The Trump administration proposed a rule on Tuesday to change the H-1B lottery process to one that gives priority to higher-skilled workers at companies offering better pay, according to a Federal Register notice.
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado claimed in federal court on Tuesday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is refusing to comply with a request for information on plans to expand operations in the state.
Christian and Jewish religious organizations urged the D.C. Circuit to vacate a denial of their preliminary injunction request to stop immigration raids on places of worship, arguing Monday their injuries caused by attendance drops are traceable to the "unprecedented assault on their religious exercise" by the Department of Homeland Security.
The Trump administration is deliberately misclassifying immigrants marked for removal proceedings in an effort to illegally skirt their right to a bond hearing, according to a proposed class action filed Tuesday in Massachusetts federal court.
A recent e-discovery dispute over hyperlinked data in Hubbard v. Crow shows how courts have increasingly broadened the definition of control to account for cloud-based evidence, and why organizations must rethink preservation practices to avoid spoliation risks, says Bree Murphy at Exterro.
The D.C. Circuit is set to decide whether or not to allow the Trump administration to continue dismantling the agency that oversees state news broadcaster Voice of America after hearing consolidated arguments Monday morning in a quartet of cases challenging the shutdown.
Public Citizen urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to rein in lower courts' interpretation of the 85-year-old Yearsley ruling, arguing it doesn't provide government contractors sovereign immunity derived from the government.
The new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, which took effect on Sunday with little advance notice, blindsided immigration attorneys who told Law360 that it could ultimately hurt domestic workers by driving U.S. companies to do business elsewhere.