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The American Lawyer

Sisters of Service Seeks Pro Bono Counsel as Asylum Deadline Approaches for Afghan Allies

Paul Hastings is helping several of the 43 Afghan women—members of an Afghan Female Tactical Platoon that supported U.S. special forces—to navigate a time-sensitive path to U.S. citizenship, but more assistance is needed.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—May 9, 2022—Capehart Scatchard, Saxton & Stump, Duane Morris

Capehart Scatchard shareholders Lora Northen and Nicholas Dibble spoke at the National Workers' Compensation Defense Network's (NWCDN) regional spring conference held at the Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing on April 28.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Federal Judge Gives Go-Ahead to Florida's Immigration Case

U.S. District Judge T. Kent Wetherell II rejected a request by the Biden administration to toss out a lawsuit filed by Florida over the release of undocumented immigrants.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Kirkland & Ellis Leads Pro Bono Effort to Help Ukrainian Refugees Apply for Temporary Protected Status

The law firm and Lawyers for Good Government are recruiting Big Law attorneys and in-house corporate lawyers to advise more than 1,000 Ukrainians on how and whether to apply for temporary protected status.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers Weigh In on Anticipated Block to Biden's Efforts to End Title 42

"The CDC has no authority to make immigration policy," tweeted Dunwoody attorney Darlene Lynch.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

What Happens if Title 42 Is Not Repealed?

While Title 42 has been all over our news and social media feeds over the past days and weeks, so much has been said about it that it's difficult to extract the most important information.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Reminding Agencies of a Higher Standard in Asylum Cases

The Second Circuit has issued a strong reminder to agencies that the APA sets forth a high legal and procedural standard with which the agencies' immigration decisions must comport.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Ghosted by Would-Be Hosts, Ukrainian Refugees Found Shelter With Miami Attorney

Meland Budwick commercial litigation partner James Moon said hosting 21-year-old Dasha Shareyko Dagayeva and 52-year-old Vita Dagayeva opened his eyes to the United States' "byzantine" immigration laws, in which a single misstep can deny someone legal immigration status.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

'An Absolute ... Disaster Zone': As Pandemic Eases, NYC Immigration Lawyers Are Swamped With Casework

Pandemic delays combined with the Trump administration's draconian enforcement policies have created a backlog of people facing deportation, said an immigrants' advocate. Meanwhile, Ukrainian refugees' expected convergence on New York City is expected to add to the concern.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ukrainians in US Need Help From Lawyers, but They Also Need Systemic Change, Attorneys Say at Immigration CLE

The complex landscape of immigration law can be messy, panelists said at a Philadelphia bar event.
3 minute read

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