Immigration

May 27, 2025
CMS Heightens Medicaid Oversight For Immigrant Care

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Tuesday said it is ramping up its financial oversight of states to detect misuse of federal Medicaid dollars, telling states it will seek to recoup federal funds spent on nonemergent care for "illegal aliens."
May 27, 2025
Immigrants Say Feds Can't Escape Challenge To TPS Vacaturs

Haitian and Venezuelan immigrants on Tuesday urged a Massachusetts federal judge to reject the Trump administration's push to scrap their lawsuit challenging its authority to undo temporary protected status extensions allowing them to live and work in the U.S.
May 27, 2025
US Accuses 4 NJ Cities Of Blocking Immigration Enforcement

Four New Jersey cities — Newark, Jersey City, Paterson and Hoboken — are obstructing federal immigration enforcement with their sanctuary policies in violation of the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution, the federal government claims in a lawsuit filed in the Garden State.
May 27, 2025
Khalil Says ICE Detention Blocking Access To Lawyers, Family

Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil told a New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday that his continued detention at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Louisiana has been blocking him from meaningful access to his attorneys and wife during his habeas proceedings.
May 27, 2025
U-Visa Applicant Fights USCIS Rejection Of Waiver

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is unlawfully arguing that immigration judges lack the authority to issue waivers of inadmissibility in denying a Mexican woman's U-visa petition, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Illinois federal court.
May 27, 2025
Texas Judge Certifies Class In Alien Enemies Act Case

A Texas federal judge has certified a class of Venezuelan nationals in custody in the Western District of Texas subject to President Donald Trump's proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act to remove alleged Tren de Aragua gang members from the United States.
May 27, 2025
Feds Ask Justices To Lift Due Process Order For Migrants

The Trump administration on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a Massachusetts federal judge's order requiring the government to provide due process to deportees sent to countries where they have no ties, arguing that the ruling is "wreaking havoc" on the removal process.
May 23, 2025
Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar

This past year, a handful of attorneys secured billions of dollars in settlements and judgments for both classes and individual plaintiffs against massive companies and organizations like Facebook, Dell, the National Association of Realtors, Johnson & Johnson, UFC and Credit Suisse, earning them recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2025.
May 23, 2025
Florida AG Flouted Order Blocking Migration Law, Groups Say

Advocates for immigrant and farmworker rights asked a Florida federal judge to "take appropriate action" in response to a letter sent by the Florida attorney general encouraging the arrest of unauthorized immigrants, in violation of a temporary restraining order.
May 23, 2025
Immigrant Registration Is Valid Policy, DHS Tells DC Circ.

The Trump administration told the D.C. Circuit that its rule requiring noncitizens to register with the government or face prosecution doesn't need to undergo the full notice-and-comment rulemaking process, and that immigrant rights' groups suing to stop it lack any concrete harm that would justify their standing.
May 23, 2025
Judge Extends Block On Trump's Government Layoffs

A California federal judge has extended her block of President Donald Trump's executive order directing layoffs at federal agencies, saying a coalition of unions, nonprofits and cities has shown it is likely to succeed in showing the order exceeded the president's authority.
May 23, 2025
Judge Blocks Trump Move To Ban Harvard Foreign Enrollment

A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday granted a restraining order to Harvard University temporarily blocking the Trump administration from enforcing a ban on enrolling foreign students, hours after the school filed a suit calling the move unconstitutional and retaliatory.
May 22, 2025
Feds Push To Nix Landmark Migrant Kids Detention Settlement

The Trump administration is urging a California federal judge to end a landmark settlement agreement governing the custody of detained immigrant children — a move advocacy groups that have long fought for it quickly vowed to fight.
May 22, 2025
Rochester Says Feds Used Sham 911 Call For Immigration Aid

The city of Rochester, New York, has told a state district court that federal immigration agents used a sham 911 call to trick its police department into engaging in federal civil immigration enforcement in violation of the Tenth Amendment.
May 22, 2025
Feds Ask To Bar Discovery, Trial In Free-Speech Removal Suit

The Trump administration is urging a Massachusetts federal judge to bar discovery and trial in a lawsuit brought by academic organizations accusing it of pursuing an "ideological deportation policy" against noncitizen students and faculty who participate in pro-Palestinian protests.
May 22, 2025
Calif. Judge Likely To Extend Block On Gov't Reorg, Job Cuts

A California federal judge indicated Thursday she'll likely convert her temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump's executive order to reduce the federal workforce, saying the law "seems clear" that presidents cannot issue large-scale agency reductions without congressional approval and "to hold otherwise" would contradict nine previous presidents and 21 congresses.
May 22, 2025
Florida AG Wants Block On Immigration Law Paused

The state of Florida told the Eleventh Circuit Wednesday that a block on a state law criminalizing the entry of unauthorized immigrants should be paused, arguing that the law's challengers are trying to "push precedent past its breaking point" and have no standing to enforce federal immigration law.
May 22, 2025
Int'l Student Visa Record Terminations Blocked Nationwide

A California federal judge barred the Trump administration on Thursday from detaining foreign students who had their electronic F-1 student visa records terminated, and from imposing any additional adverse legal consequences on affected international students across the country.
May 22, 2025
DHS Says Harvard Int'l Students Must Transfer Or Leave US

Harvard University international students must transfer away from the university or lose their legal status, the Trump administration said, after it stripped the university of its ability to enroll foreign students in the latest salvo in the showdown between the government and the Ivy League institution.
May 22, 2025
Columbia Student Says 2nd Circ. Backs Removal Challenge

A Columbia University student who says she is being unlawfully targeted by the Trump administration for deportation after attending a pro-Palestine demonstration told a New York federal judge that recent Second Circuit decisions bolster her challenge to her imminent detention.
May 21, 2025
The Status Of Biden-Era Immigration Suits: A Roundup

Following the presidential transition, the U.S. Department of Justice moved to dismiss suits brought by the Biden administration challenging state immigration enforcement measures in Texas, Iowa and Oklahoma, leaving the status of those cases up in the air.
May 21, 2025
Yale Says Misconduct Tanks Ex-Student's Defamation Case

Yale University and a woman who accused a classmate of sexual assault, resulting in his expulsion, have together asked a Connecticut federal judge to throw out the since-acquitted student's defamation and contract claims, arguing that repeated and "egregious" litigation misconduct despite court warnings warrants dismissal.
May 21, 2025
News Orgs Not Entitled To Abrego Garcia Files, Feds Say

The U.S. Department of Justice told a Maryland federal judge that more than a dozen news organizations looking to unseal records in litigation challenging the removal of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador have no right to access sensitive discovery materials.
May 21, 2025
Okla. Judge Reaffirms Block Of State Immigration Law

An Oklahoma federal judge entered a two-week block on an Oklahoma law that makes it a crime for unauthorized immigrants to live in the state, reaffirming a prior ruling that the state law was likely unconstitutional.
May 21, 2025
'Only God Knows My Name': 11th Circ. OKs Doe's Conviction

The 11th Circuit on Wednesday affirmed the conviction of a man who refused to be identified by immigration officials, saying, "Only God knows my name," ruling the lower court correctly held the criminal statute he was charged under applied to him although it couldn't prove he lawfully entered the country.

Expert Analysis

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Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer

While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.
Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation

Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.
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Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.
An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025

As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.
5 Proactive Immigration Best Practices For Employers In 2025

Businesses that depend on foreign talent should take specific steps in anticipation of changes to federal immigration policies that could affect the H-1B visa and other programs, and likely require changes in organizational operations and compliance strategy, says Dustin O'Quinn at Ballard Spahr.
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Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer

From problem-solving to patience and adaptability to organization, the skills developed working under the hood of a car directly translate to being a more effective lawyer, says Christopher Mdeway at Kaufman Dolowich.
Opinion

A New Tax On Employers Could Help Curb Illegal Immigration

To better enforce the law against hiring immigrants unauthorized to work in the U.S., Congress should enact a punitive excise tax on compensation paid to such immigrants and amend the False Claims Act to allow qui tam actions against employers for failure to pay such tax, says Ajay Gupta at Moore Tax Law Group.
Making The Pitch To Grow Your Company's Legal Team

In a compressed economy, convincing the C-suite to invest in additional legal talent can be a herculean task, but a convincing pitch — supported by metrics and cost analyses — may help in-house counsel justify the growth of their team, say Elizabeth Smith and Roger Garceau at Major Lindsey.
Green Card Sponsorship Expectations Reset In 2024

In 2024, adjudication times for employment-based green card applications increased to about 13 months, prompting more employers to implement varied strategies to avoid losing talent and minimize business disruptions, a trend that is likely to continue in the new year, says Jennifer Cory at FisherBroyles.
When US Privilege Law Applies To Docs Made Outside The US

As globalization manifests itself in disputes over foreign-created documents, a California federal court’s recent trademark decision illustrates nuances of both U.S. privilege frameworks and foreign evidentiary protections that attorneys must increasingly bear in mind, say attorneys at Hunton.
9 Things To Expect From Trump's Surprising DOL Pick

The unexpected nomination of Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., to lead the U.S. Department of Labor reflects a blend of pro-business and pro-labor leanings, and signals that employers should prepare for a mix of continuity and moderate adjustments in the coming years, say attorneys at Fisher Phillips.
What 2024 Trends In Marketing, Comms Hiring Mean For 2025

The state of hiring in legal industry marketing, business development and communications over the past 12 months was marked by a number of trends — from changes in the C-suite to lateral move challenges — providing clues for what’s to come in the year ahead, says Ben Curle at Ambition.
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Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer

The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen at Greenwald Doherty.
Tips For Employers Facing Looming Immigration Changes

As Trump's second term heralds a challenging period for immigration policy, employers should look to lessons from his first administration as they implement strategies for their global talent programs and communications protocols, says Eileen Lohmann at BAL.
Opinion

6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School

Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.