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Mexican Woman Shot in Head by US Border Patrol Files Claim

"I am looking for justice. I want an apology from that person and help for medical care and medicine because I can't work," Marisol García Alcántara said.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Current State of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa Program

The EB-5 immigrant investor visa program has been turbulent the last few years. The first major change requires a look back in November 2019 when the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) increased the required investment amounts from $500,000 in a TEA (targeted employment area) and $1 million in a non-TEA to $900,000 and $1.8 million, respectively.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida AG Drops Appeal Over Biden's Immigration Policies

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Gov. Ron DeSantis have long criticized the Biden administration's handling of undocumented immigrants and border security.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Microsoft Settles Immigration Discrimination Claims With DOJ

Microsoft admitted no wrongdoing but agreed to pay about $17,000 to resolve the claims.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Litigation Provides Limited Relief to Dependent Spouses Seeking Work Permits

After years of outreach to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a major settlement has forced the agency to update its policy to provide that certain dependent spouses will qualify for an automatic extension of their work authorization, provided certain conditions are met.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

First Circuit Questions Intent of Judge Accused of Blocking ICE Arrest

The judge's attorney argued Joseph is protected from criminal prosecution by judicial immunity, but Circuit Judge William Kayatta noted that immunity wouldn't apply if Joseph acted corruptly.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Constitutional Hole in Government Detention

Nearly 250 years after the adoption of the Bill of Rights, in a country peopled by immigrants, basic constitutional protections remain unresolved for one group: noncitizens detained on suspicion of civil offenses involving U.S. immigration law. This hole in constitutional law must be filled.
11 minute read

Daily Business Review

New Fast-Track Docket for Migrants Faces Familiar Challenges

Ecuadorian Neptali Chiluisa crossed the border in June in Arizona and was detained for a week. He found work at New York construction sites. He acknowledges coming for economic reasons and wonders if he has any options for temporary legal status.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

USCIS Settles Class Action Lawsuit for Market Research Analyst H-1Bs

In another legal win for skilled immigrants and their American employers, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has settled a class action lawsuit challenging H-1B denials for market research analysts.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Judge Denies DOJ Bid to Disqualify Ex-Trump Official, Warns Against 'Furthering Partisan Causes'

U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman said the DOJ's attempt to disqualify a lawyer who counseled former Attorneys General Jeff Sessions and William Barr was a "mere shot across the bow meant to blur the real legal issue before the court."
4 minute read

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