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Immigration

  • May 01, 2025

    3rd Circ. Unsure Defunct NJ Law Blocked ICE Detentions

    The Third Circuit appeared skeptical of prison operator CoreCivic Inc.'s argument Thursday that a defunct New Jersey law barring detention centers from contracting with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is unconstitutional, questioning whether the statute actually blocked the federal government from detaining migrants.

  • May 01, 2025

    DOJ To Take Over Legal Services For Separated Families

    The Executive Office for Immigration Review told a California federal judge it plans to take over the direct administration of legal access services for thousands of immigrant families that were separated under the first Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" policy.

  • May 01, 2025

    Rancher, Counties Drop Suit Over Biden Immigration Policies

    A pair of Texas counties and a ranch owner agreed to drop a suit against the U.S. government after they sued last year over Biden-era immigration policies, which they said conflicted with congressional goals of having "zero illegal entries."

  • May 01, 2025

    Rubio Named As Nat'l Security Adviser After Waltz Reshuffle

    President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will nominate Mike Waltz to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, while choosing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to take over Waltz's role as national security adviser.

  • May 01, 2025

    Landscaping Co. Must Face Trial In Unpaid OT Suit

    A jury should determine whether landscape workers are owed overtime wages or if they fall under an exemption from the premium pay, a Kansas federal judge ruled while finding the H-2B visa applications their employer filed did not include a promise to pay the extra wages.

  • May 01, 2025

    Wartime Law For Gang Removals Barred In Texas, For Good

    A Texas federal judge on Thursday permanently blocked the Trump administration from deporting alleged gang members from Venezuela under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, ruling that the gang's activities in the U.S. cannot be regarded as an invasion.

  • April 30, 2025

    ICE Agent Tells 3rd Circ. Jury Can Handle Sig Sauer Defect Suit

    The Third Circuit wondered Wednesday why a jury couldn't be allowed to examine the same type of gun, or at least a replica of one, that a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer claims spontaneously fired into his leg at a design defect trial that he wants revived.

  • April 30, 2025

    FTC Transfer Stripped From House Judiciary Reconciliation

    A provision to transfer the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust functions to the U.S. Department of Justice was stripped out of the House Judiciary Committee's budget reconciliation bill on Wednesday.

  • April 30, 2025

    3rd Circ. Preview: NJ To Defend ICE Contractor Law In May

    The Third Circuit's argument lineup for May will see the state of New Jersey defend a law barring its immigration detention centers from contracting with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while Rutgers University seeks to keep its victory over claims it falsely inflated its business school's ranking.

  • April 30, 2025

    Judge Says Gov't Can't Move Deportees To Avoid Due Process

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday amended his order requiring that deportees receive meaningful due process before being removed to countries where they have no prior ties to explicitly state that the government cannot escape the requirement by transferring custody to the U.S. Department of Defense or another agency.

  • April 30, 2025

    Columbia Student Released On Bail After Judge's Order

    Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at his citizenship interview in mid-April, was released on bail on Wednesday following a Vermont federal judge's order.

  • April 30, 2025

    Wis. Justices Suspend Judge Charged With Blocking ICE

    The Wisconsin state judge who was arrested and charged for allegedly helping an unauthorized migrant evade arrest by federal immigration officers has been temporarily suspended by the state's highest court.

  • April 30, 2025

    Dem Reps. Urge Court To Block IRS-ICE Info-Sharing Pact

    House Democrats and two organizations that help immigrants prepare tax returns urged a D.C. federal court to block the Internal Revenue Service from sharing with immigration enforcement agencies the names and addresses of people suspected of being in the country illegally.

  • April 30, 2025

    Feds Must Keep Funding Migrant Kids' Counsel, Judge Says

    A California federal judge has ruled the government must keep funding legal representation for unaccompanied children in immigrant hearings for the time being, saying Congress created rules requiring the government to do so as long as funds remain for it.

  • April 29, 2025

    NJ Court Says It Can Hear Khalil's Unlawful Detention Suit

    Columbia University graduate and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil can move forward with his lawsuit claiming the Trump administration is unlawfully detaining him because of his political views, a New Jersey federal judge ruled Tuesday, rejecting the government's argument that immigration law strips the court of its jurisdiction.

  • April 29, 2025

    DC Judge Wary Of Border Asylum Halt

    A D.C. federal judge seemed skeptical Tuesday that a federal immigration law authorizing the president to suspend certain groups of migrants from entering the United States could also be used to expel those individuals after they reach U.S. soil.

  • April 29, 2025

    10th Circ. Won't Touch Colo. Deportation Stay For Now

    A Tenth Circuit panel on Tuesday declined to set aside a Colorado judge's temporary halt on the removal of Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act while the Trump administration challenges the order, because the government hasn't shown its interests would be seriously harmed otherwise.

  • April 29, 2025

    Feds Have Strong Hand On Judge Charged With Blocking ICE

    A Wisconsin state judge faces an uphill battle in defending against federal criminal allegations that she helped a man evade immigration officials at a Wisconsin courthouse, but she may be able to stake out a defense in arguing the government can't prove intent, experts told Law360. 

  • April 29, 2025

    ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Aims To Mediate Colony Ridge 'Reverse Redlining' Suit

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a Houston-based real estate developer asked a Texas federal judge Tuesday to pause the bureau's reverse redlining suit so they can engage in mediation to resolve the case.

  • April 29, 2025

    Feds Urge Dismissal Of Suit Over Halted Refugee Program

    The Trump administration on Monday urged a Washington state federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the government's suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, citing a recent Ninth Circuit decision that limited the scope of the judge's preliminary injunction.

  • April 29, 2025

    Univ. Groups Can Pursue Free-Speech Case Over Removals

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday ruled that he will allow academic organizations to pursue their "novel" First Amendment claims against the Trump administration over the deportation of noncitizen faculty and students who expressed pro-Palestinian views.

  • April 29, 2025

    Trump Can't Reorganize Gov't Without Congress, Groups Say

    President Donald Trump lacks the power to reorganize the executive branch and push for mass terminations of workers when Congress hasn't given its blessing, unions and other groups told a California federal court.

  • April 29, 2025

    Judge Blocks Fla. Migrant Law, Wants Briefs On TRO Violation

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of a state law criminalizing the entry of unauthorized migrants and set a show cause hearing on whether the attorney general should be held in contempt for possibly violating the judge's temporary restraining order against the law.

  • April 29, 2025

    DC Judge Gives Due Process Pop Quiz In F-1 Visa Record Suit

    A D.C. federal judge gave a surprise pop quiz on the Fifth Amendment's due process clause Tuesday over the Trump administration's termination of an Indian student's visa record, while excoriating the government's "non-process" in throwing the student's academic life into chaos.

  • April 29, 2025

    Migrants Tell 1st Circ. 3rd Country Removals Can Be Limited

    A class of immigrants has urged the First Circuit to reject the Trump administration's attempt to lift an order restricting deportations to countries where they have no prior ties, saying federal law does not bar injunctions concerning protection under the Convention Against Torture.

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Expert Analysis

  • Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review

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    For attorneys — new ones especially — there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • Rank-And-File DOJ Attorneys Will Keep Calm And Carry On

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    Career prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice often pride themselves on their ability to remain apolitical in order to ensure consistency and keep the department’s mission afloat, and the incoming Trump administration is unlikely to upend this tradition, says Michael Landman at Bird Marella.

  • 7 Ways To Prepare For An I-9 Audit Or Immigration Raid

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    Because immigration enforcement is likely to surge under the upcoming Trump administration, employers should take steps to ensure their staff is trained in employment eligibility verification requirements and what to do in the event of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement I-9 audit or workplace raid, say attorneys at Littler.

  • How Boards And Officers Should Prep For New Trump Admin

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    In anticipation of President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs and mass deportation campaign, company officers and board members should pursue proactive, comprehensive contingency planning to not only advance the best interests of the companies they serve, but to also properly exercise their fiduciary duty of care, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.

  • Series

    Flying Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Achieving my childhood dream of flying airplanes made me a better lawyer — and a better person — because it taught me I can conquer difficult goals when I leave my comfort zone, focus on the demands of the moment and commit to honing my skills, says Ivy Cadle at Baker Donelson.

  • 'Reverse Redlining' Suit Reveals Language Risks For Lenders

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    The Justice Department's case against consumer finance provider Colony Ridge highlights the government's focus on lending to consumers with limited English proficiency and the risks of generating marketing materials in other languages while conducting actual transactions in English, say attorneys at Goodwin.

  • What Trump's Next Term May Mean For Biz Immigration

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    Leonard D'Arrigo at Harris Beach discusses the employment-based immigration policies businesses can potentially expect during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, based on policies enacted during his first administration, statements made during his campaign and proposals in Project 2025.

  • Series

    Circus Arts Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    Performing circus arts has strengthened my ability to be more thoughtful, confident and grounded, all of which has enhanced my legal practice and allowed me to serve clients in a more meaningful way, says Bailey McGowan at Stinson.

  • 3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less

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    Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.

  • The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule

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    Almost 10 years after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 was amended, attorneys still seem confused about what they should include in objections to discovery requests, and until the rules committee provides additional clarity, practitioners must beware the steep costs of noncompliance, says Tristan Ellis at Shanies Law Office.

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    Being A Navy Reservist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Serving this country in uniform has not only been one of the greatest honors of my life, but it has also provided me with opportunities to broaden my legal acumen and interpersonal skills in ways that have indelibly contributed to my civilian practice, says Phillip Smith at Weinberg Wheeler.

  • Cos. Should Inventory Issues To Prep For New Congress

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    As the legislative and oversight agendas of the 119th Congress come into sharper focus, corporate counsel should assess and plan for areas of potential oversight risk — from tax policy changes to supply chain integrity — even as much uncertainty remains, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • What To Expect From State AGs As Federal Control Changes

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    Under the next Trump administration, Democratic attorneys general are poised to strengthen enforcement in certain areas as Republican attorneys general continue their efforts with stronger federal support — resulting in a confusing patchwork of policies that create unintended liabilities for businesses operating in multiple jurisdictions, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?

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    Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re an attorney considering a move to the Great White North, you’ll need to understand how the practice of law differs across the border, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.

  • Legislation Most Likely To Pass In Lame Duck Session

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    As Congress begins its five-week post-election lame duck session, attorneys at Greenberg Traurig break down the legislative priorities and which proposals can be expected to pass.

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