Immigration

  • June 18, 2025

    Ex-Soldier Gets Nearly 3 Years For Orchestrating Smuggling

    Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that a former soldier previously stationed at Fort Hood in Texas was sentenced to 33 months in prison for smuggling immigrants entering the country illegally further into the United States for financial gain.

  • June 18, 2025

    Texas Judge Keeps Bar On Removing Colo. Attacker's Family

    A Texas federal judge on Wednesday agreed to extend a temporary restraining order barring the Trump administration from immediately deporting the wife and children of an Egyptian man accused of violently attacking peaceful pro-Israel demonstrators earlier this month.

  • June 18, 2025

    Harris County, Trump Admin Drop Suit Over Refugee Funds

    Harris County and the Trump administration have agreed to drop the former's lawsuit alleging the government was unlawfully freezing federal funds for a Houston-area refugee resettlement program.

  • June 18, 2025

    NC Bar Lacks Power To Punish NY-Licensed Atty, Panel Rules

    The North Carolina State Bar can't discipline lawyers who may reside in the state but are not licensed to practice there, a state appellate panel ruled Wednesday in reversing the disbarment of an immigration attorney who lives in the Tar Heel State but is licensed in New York.

  • June 17, 2025

    Mass. Judge Expands Block On Trans Passport Policy

    A Massachusetts federal judge Tuesday expanded to thousands of people a preliminary injunction ordering the U.S. Department of State to issue or renew passports to six transgender or nonbinary people to reflect their gender identity.

  • June 17, 2025

    9th Circ. Skeptical Of Blocking National Guard Deployment

    A Ninth Circuit panel appeared open Tuesday to striking down a temporary restraining order — currently paused — that would block President Donald Trump from sending the National Guard into Los Angeles, with two judges repeatedly citing case law suggesting the president has broad discretion to mobilize the Guard.

  • June 17, 2025

    Split 9th Circ. Wants Review Of Migrant's Mental Competency

    The Ninth Circuit has revived a Guatemalan man's bid for deportation relief, with a split panel of judges saying in a published opinion that the Board of Immigration Appeals should have had an immigration judge look into the man's competency.

  • June 17, 2025

    NYC Comptroller, Mayoral Candidate, Arrested In Courthouse

    New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by federal agents outside an immigration courtroom on Tuesday after linking arms with a man about to be detained, according to numerous sources.

  • June 17, 2025

    Tufts Student Says Feds Can't Ax Visa Record Claim

    Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk fired back at the Trump administration's attempt to dismiss her claim in Vermont federal court challenging its termination of her student visa compliance record, saying court after court has found the government acted unlawfully in axing other students' records.

  • June 17, 2025

    Fla. AG Held In Contempt Over Defying Migrant Law Order

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday issued an order holding state Attorney General James Uthmeier in civil contempt for violating a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of a state law criminalizing the entry of unauthorized immigrants.

  • June 17, 2025

    Feds Waive Laws Again To Expedite Border Wall Construction

    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed on Tuesday that she is once again waiving a number of environmental and historical preservation laws to facilitate border wall construction, this time in Texas.

  • June 17, 2025

    DOJ Tells Md. Judge That Abrego Garcia Suit Is Now Moot

    The Trump administration has urged a Maryland federal court to throw out Kilmar Abrego Garcia's suit challenging his wrongful removal to El Salvador, saying his claims are moot now that the federal government has facilitated his return to the United States.

  • June 16, 2025

    Asian Bar Groups Jump Into Fight Over Trump Birthright Ban

    The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and dozens of other affiliated legal organizations urged the First Circuit on Monday to uphold a Massachusetts federal judge's decision blocking President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship, saying the White House order is unconstitutional and would "disproportionately harm" Asian American communities.

  • June 16, 2025

    Khalil Asks Judge For Release On Bail Or Transfer To NJ

    Mahmoud Khalil's attorneys on Monday urged a New Jersey federal judge to immediately release the Palestinian rights activist on bail, or at least allow his return to the Garden State from Louisiana to be closer to his wife and newborn son.

  • June 16, 2025

    Block On Harvard Foreign Student Ban Extended To June 23

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday kept in place until June 23 a temporary block on President Donald Trump's proclamation barring foreign students from attending Harvard University, saying she will issue a ruling within the next week.

  • June 16, 2025

    Fall FARA Trial Set For Ex-NY Gov. Aide As New Charges Loom

    A Brooklyn federal judge on Monday set a fall trial date for a former top aide to two New York governors over allegations that she secretly acted as an agent of China's government in the U.S., while prosecutors intend to bring new charges within weeks.

  • June 16, 2025

    Dems Push DHS To Restart DACA Applications Nationwide

    U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 40 other Senate Democrats are looking to ensure the Trump administration is following a Fifth Circuit decision that limited a block on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program solely to Texas.

  • June 16, 2025

    Sanctuary Cities Rip Feds' Immigration Terms In Funding Fight

    So-called sanctuary jurisdictions told a California federal judge Friday the Trump administration has conditioned entire swaths of federal funding on cooperating with its immigration crackdown, against the judge's April injunction, while the government argued the injunction can't broadly "prejudge an array of distinct issues that are not properly before the court."

  • June 16, 2025

    2nd Circ. Affirms That Ecuadoran Mother Failed Hardship Test

    The Second Circuit on Friday backed a Board of Immigration Appeals finding that an Ecuadoran woman failed to show how her removal would cause exceptional and extremely unusual harm to her U.S.-citizen children, saying the board committed no clear errors.

  • June 16, 2025

    Feds Say U-Visa Seekers' Class Action Is Moot

    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services urged a judge not to certify a class claiming unreasonable delays in processing visas for immigrant victims of crime, saying the named plaintiffs' applications for work authorization have already been resolved.

  • June 13, 2025

    State Dept. Layoffs Still Violate Injunction, Judge Says

    A California federal judge said Friday that planned staff reductions at the State Department would violate her injunction blocking President Donald Trump's executive order directing layoffs at federal agencies, saying she's not persuaded by the government's assertion that the department's reorganization was underway before the order.

  • June 13, 2025

    NY Supreme Court Bars ICE Office At Rikers, For Now

    A New York state court Friday blocked New York City Mayor Eric Adams from letting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement open up an office at Rikers Island, saying that there was a "real and imminent risk" immigrant communities would lose trust in the city's government institutions absent an injunction.

  • June 13, 2025

    MoneyGram Will Pay $250K To Finish Off CFPB, NY Suit

    MoneyGram has agreed to pay $250,000 to end a Biden-era remittance practice suit that was on its last legs after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau pulled out of the enforcement action earlier this year, leaving the New York attorney general as the sole plaintiff.

  • June 13, 2025

    Judge Denies DOJ Bid To Shield Docs In TPS Removal Suit

    A California federal judge has agreed with a magistrate judge that the Trump administration must turn over documents pertaining to the removal of temporary protected status for Venezuelans and Haitians, holding that the documents are not covered by the executive branch's privilege.

  • June 13, 2025

    Workers At Immigration Agency Contractor OK For Union Vote

    The employees of a Lee's Summit, Missouri, office that helps U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services process benefit applications can vote on union representation, a National Labor Relations Board official said, rejecting the employer's argument that the union should also include employees of its Overland Park, Kansas, office.

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Expert Analysis

  • Opinion

    Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital

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    Third-party litigation financing amplifies inefficiencies from litigation and facilitates national exposure to foreign influence in the U.S. justice system, so full disclosure of financing arrangements should be required as a matter of institutional integrity, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.

  • How To Accelerate Your Post-Attorney Career Transition

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    Professionals seeking to transition to nonattorney careers may encounter skepticism as nontraditional candidates, but there are opportunities for thought leadership and to leverage speaking and writing to accelerate a post-attorney career transition, say Janet Falk at Falk Communications and Evgeny Efremkin at Toronto Metropolitan University.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Be An Indispensable Associate

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    While law school teaches you to research, write and think critically, it often overlooks the professional skills you will need to make yourself an essential team player when transitioning from a summer to full-time associate, say attorneys at Stinson.

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    Birding Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Observing and documenting birds in their natural habitats fosters patience, sharpens observational skills and provides moments of pure wonder — qualities that foster personal growth and enrich my legal career, says Allison Raley at Arnall Golden.

  • Alien Enemies Act Case Could Reshape Executive Power

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    President Donald Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan nationals raises fundamental questions about statutory interpretation, executive power and constitutional structure, which now lay on the U.S. Supreme Court's doorstep, says Mauni Jalali at Quinn Emanuel.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Leadership To BigLaw

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    The move from government service to private practice can feel like changing one’s identity, but as someone who has left the U.S. Department of Justice twice, I’ve learned that a successful transition requires patience, effort and the realization that the rewards of practicing law don’t come from one particular position, says Richard Donoghue at Pillsbury.

  • Law Firm Executive Orders Create A Legal Ethics Minefield

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    Recent executive orders targeting BigLaw firms create ethical dilemmas — and raise the specter of civil or criminal liability — for the government attorneys tasked with implementing them and for the law firms that choose to make agreements with the administration, say attorneys at Buchalter.

  • Firms Must Embrace Alternative Billing Models Or Fall Behind

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    As artificial intelligence tools eliminate inefficiencies and the Big Four accounting firms enter the legal market, law firms that pivot from the entrenched billable hour model to outcomes-based pricing will see a distinct competitive advantage, says attorney William Brewer.

  • How Attorneys Can Master The Art Of On-Camera Presence

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    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.

  • Series

    Baseball Fantasy Camp Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    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.

  • DOJ Immigration Playbook May Take Cues From A 2017 Case

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    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.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: From Fed. Prosecutor To BigLaw

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    Making the jump from government to private practice is no small feat, but, based on my experience transitioning to a business-driven environment after 15 years as an assistant U.S. attorney, it can be incredibly rewarding and help you become a more versatile lawyer, says Michael Beckwith at Dickinson Wright.

  • Jurisdiction Argument In USAID Dissent Is Up For Debate

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    A dissent refuting the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent order directing the U.S. Agency for International Development to pay $2 billion in frozen foreign aid argued that claims relating to already-completed government contract work belong in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims – answering an important question, but with a debatable conclusion, says Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight.

  • Firms Still Have Lateral Market Advantage, But Risks Persist

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    Partner and associate mobility data from the fourth quarter of 2024 shows that we’re in a new, stable era of lateral hiring where firms have the edge, but leaders should proceed cautiously, looking beyond expected revenue and compensation analyses for potential risks, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • Opinion

    We Must Allow Judges To Use Their Independent Judgment

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    As two recent cases show, the ability of judges to access their independent judgment crucially enables courts to exercise the discretion needed to reach the right outcome based on the unique facts within the law, says John Siffert at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

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