Immigration

  • October 18, 2024

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attys From 74 Firms

    The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2024 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

  • October 18, 2024

    Ex-Detainees Say Co. Can't Escape ICE Forced Labor Case

    Former detainees of a Georgia immigration detention center are asking a federal judge not to let the private prison company that owned the facility out of a lawsuit accusing it of forcing them to work for as little as $1 a day.

  • October 18, 2024

    How Denver Made Migrant Busing Work In Its Favor

    City of Denver officials began having discussions in 2022 about accommodating a potential influx of immigrants, amid reports of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott busing them out of his border state to Democratic cities.

  • October 18, 2024

    5th Circ. Won't Revive Immigrant Investors' RICO Suit

    The Fifth Circuit refused to revive a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act lawsuit brought by foreign investors who claim they were offered fraudulent franchise opportunities in the United States as a way to obtain residency visas, finding that the plaintiffs didn't allege a cognizable enterprise.

  • October 18, 2024

    Chamber Of Commerce Seeks Stay Of H-2A Rule For Harvest

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce pushed a Mississippi federal court to stay a policy allowing H-2A migrant farmworkers to organize, saying its members can't risk being penalized under the policy while the Chamber challenges the rule's legality.

  • October 17, 2024

    Va. Judge Signs Off On Prolonged Detention Suit Settlement

    A Virginia federal judge has given final approval to a settlement between the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ending class claims accusing the agency of detaining immigrants in the District of Columbia and Virginia after they'd been granted relief from removal.

  • October 17, 2024

    Split 9th Circ. Says Traffic Delays Didn't Warrant Deportation

    A split Ninth Circuit has overturned the deportation order of a Guatemalan woman who was late to court after two major accidents turned a two-hour drive into a four-hour one, saying the immigration judge who ordered her removed had failed "to consider the totality of the circumstances."

  • October 17, 2024

    Feds Approve More Immigration Relief For Lebanese Nationals

    The Biden administration on Thursday authorized humanitarian immigration protections that will allow potentially thousands of Lebanese nationals to temporarily stay and work in the U.S. without having to return to their war-torn country.

  • October 17, 2024

    Firm Owes Back Pay For Lag In Firing H-1B Worker

    An investment firm owes back pay to a fired analyst, as he was considered employed under his H-1B visa until the firm reported his firing to federal officials and reimbursed his flight home, a U.S. Department of Labor judge said.

  • October 17, 2024

    Gordon Rees Gains Trial Atty From Nashville Boutique

    Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP has added a trial attorney from Nashville boutique Taylor Pigue Marchetti & Blair PLLC with experience in complex commercial litigation, professional liability, employment and immigration law.

  • October 17, 2024

    Fla. Says DHS Hiding Immigration Data Needed For Elections

    Florida accused the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday of withholding critical data necessary to verify voter eligibility, arguing that the agency's online service for verifying immigration status is inadequate and that the federal government has more information it refuses to disclose.

  • October 16, 2024

    H2-A Workers Allegedly Forced To Work In Potato Warehouses

    Three Mexican citizens filed a proposed collective action in Colorado federal court Tuesday alleging a company lured them to work in the U.S. under guest worker visas with false promises, then trafficked them into forced labor in Colorado potato warehouses.

  • October 16, 2024

    County Asks Judge To Let State Court Handle Detention Issue

    An Indiana county asked a federal court on Tuesday to refrain from hearing immigrant detainees' claims that it violated a duty to "take care" of them, saying the question involves complex local issues that should be resolved by a state court.

  • October 16, 2024

    9th Circ. Revives Mexican Dad's Bid To Challenge Removal

    The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday affirmed an immigration judge's decision denying a Mexican citizen's cancellation of removal bid, but ruled that the Board of Immigration Appeals' application of an incorrect standard for reopening the father's removal proceedings warranted a remand.

  • October 16, 2024

    Feds Deny That West Bank Sanctions Hamper Free Speech

    The Biden administration rebuffed claims by a group of U.S. and Israeli citizens that a sanctions program covering extremist actors in the Israeli-occupied West Bank restricts their free speech rights, saying that merely opposing U.S. foreign policy goals isn't a sanctionable offense.

  • October 16, 2024

    Red States Defend Texas' Standing To Protest Family Parole

    Republican states backed Texas' attack on a Biden administration program easing green card access for U.S. citizens' unauthorized family members, telling a Texas federal court that it must give special consideration to Texas' standing to challenge the federal program.

  • October 15, 2024

    CFPB Funding Shouldn't Stop Texas' Fraud Suit, Judge Says

    A Houston federal magistrate judge has endorsed allowing the state of Texas to proceed with a real estate fraud suit against land developer Colony Ridge, rejecting objections tied in part to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding from Federal Reserve "earnings."

  • October 15, 2024

    Biz Fights Partner's $32.8M Cut Of Texas Migrant Busing Deals

    A transportation company sued to vacate an arbitration decision awarding an affiliate a $32.8 million share of migrant busing contracts under Texas' Operation Lone Star, saying the partner can't claim earnings from an initiative that didn't exist when their partnership began.

  • October 15, 2024

    Justices Probe 'Oddities' Of Law On Revoked Visa Petitions

    The U.S. Supreme Court questioned the federal government Tuesday over its argument that Congress intended to bar judicial review of revoked visa petitions, asking why initial petition decisions are reviewable but revocations are not.

  • October 15, 2024

    Paxton Can't Get Sanctions Against Immigrant Rights Org.

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton failed to convince a Texas appeals court to sanction an immigrant rights nonprofit for opposing his request for a newly created state appeals court to review his effort to shutter the organization.

  • October 15, 2024

    Law Firms Diverge As Anti-ESG Pushback Continues

    A continuing onslaught of legislation and litigation opposing corporate environmental, social and governance actions has created a fork in the road for law firms, with some choosing to scale back efforts and others pushing ahead with their internal ESG and diversity, equity and inclusion goals.

  • October 15, 2024

    The 2024 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders

    Check out our Social Impact Leaders ranking, analysis and interactive graphics to see which firms stand out for their engagement with social responsibility and commitment to pro bono service.

  • October 11, 2024

    La. Sugarcane Cos. Skimped On Migrant Work Pay, Suit Says

    Mexico residents who worked for two Louisiana sugarcane businesses have lodged a proposed class against their former employers in Louisiana federal court, alleging the companies secured the wrong temporary work visas to avoid paying higher wages and failed to reimburse preemployment expenses.

  • October 11, 2024

    Up Next At High Court: CBD Injuries & The Clean Water Act

    The U.S. Supreme Court will be closed Monday, but the justices will return to the bench Tuesday to hear arguments over whether the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act allows litigants to pursue claims of economic harm tied to personal injuries, and how specific pollutant discharge limits have to be under the Clean Water Act.

  • October 11, 2024

    EB-5 Investor Urges Rollback Of Immigration Fee Hikes

    An EB-5 immigrant investor urged a Colorado federal judge to set aside controversial immigration fee increases that took effect in April, arguing that a 2022 law required a study from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security before the immigrant investor program fees could be raised.

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Expert Analysis

  • What 7th Circ. Collective Actions Ruling Means For Employers

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    With the Seventh Circuit’s recent Fair Labor Standards Act ruling in Vanegas v. Signet Builders, a majority of federal appellate courts that have addressed the jurisdictional scope of employee collective actions now follow the U.S. Supreme Court's limiting precedent, bolstering an employer defense in circuits that have yet to weigh in, say attorneys at Jackson Lewis.

  • Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics

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    Disney and American Airlines recently abandoned certain litigation tactics in two lawsuits after fierce public backlash, illustrating why corporate counsel should consider the reputational implications of any legal strategy and partner with their communications teams to preempt public relations concerns, says Chris Gidez at G7 Reputation Advisory.

  • It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers

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    Amid fierce competition for business, the transactional “trusted adviser” paradigm from which most firms operate is no longer sufficient — they should instead aim to become trusted partners with their most valuable clients, says Stuart Maister at Strategic Narrative.

  • A Preview Of AI Priorities Under The Next President

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    For the first time in a presidential election, both of the leading candidates and their parties have been vocal about artificial intelligence policy, offering clues on the future of regulation as AI continues to advance and congressional action continues to stall, say attorneys at Mintz.

  • How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations

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    Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown Law.

  • Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles

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    Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.

  • Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.

  • 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond

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    As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.

  • Series

    Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer – punctuality, memorization, creativity and more – have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.

  • How Law Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'

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    Law firm decision making can be stifled by “collaboration drag” — characterized by too many pointless meetings, too much peer feedback and too little dissent — but a few strategies can help stakeholders improve decision-making processes and build consensus, says Steve Groom at Miles Mediation.

  • Opinion

    Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process

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    Blanket investor and funding agreement disclosures should be required in all civil cases where the investor has a financial interest in the outcome in order to address issues ranging from potential conflicts of interest to national security concerns, says Bob Goodlatte, former U.S. House Representative for Virginia.

  • What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral Law Hires

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    Nearly half of law firm lateral hires leave within a few years — a failure rate that is strikingly similar to the performance of NFL quarterbacks drafted in the first round — in part because evaluators focus too heavily on quantifiable metrics and not enough on a prospect's character traits, says Howard Rosenberg at Baretz+Brunelle.

  • Replacing The Stigma Of Menopause With Law Firm Support

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    A large proportion of the workforce is forced to pull the brakes on their career aspirations because of the taboo surrounding menopause and a lack of consistent support, but law firms can initiate the cultural shift needed by formulating thoughtful workplace policies, says Barbara Hamilton-Bruce at Simmons & Simmons.

  • Planning Law Firm Content Calendars: What, When, Where

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    During the slower month of August, law firms should begin working on their 2025 content calendars, planning out a content creation and distribution framework that aligns with the firm’s objectives and maintains audience engagement throughout the year, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.

  • Series

    Playing Golf Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Golf can positively affect your personal and professional life well beyond the final putt, and it’s helped enrich my legal practice by improving my ability to build lasting relationships, study and apply the rules, face adversity with grace, and maintain my mental and physical well-being, says Adam Kelly at Venable.

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