Immigration Law

Justice Department says abortion appeal in case of immigrant teen is likely moot because of her age

The U.S. Justice Department says a government appeal is likely moot in the case of an immigrant teen seeking an abortion because the department has learned she is an adult. In a filing on Tuesday, the Justice Department said it had obtained birth certificate for the teen, identified only as…

Dec 20, 2017 10:39 AM CST

Judge permits two more immigrant teenagers to have abortions while in federal custody

Updated: A federal district judge in Washington, D.C., issued an order (PDF) Monday permitting abortions for two more pregnant teenagers in the custody of federal immigration authorities. The decision provoked an immediate, simultaneous appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court for…

Dec 18, 2017 5:39 PM CST

Lawyer who used analytics in immigration and asylum cases is named top legal innovator

Financial Times has named a lawyer who uses technology and data analytics in immigrant and asylum representation as the top legal innovator in North America. The lawyer is Stephen Manning, legal director of the Innovation Law Lab, according to Financial Times. Manning has helped create large pro bono networks to…

Dec 15, 2017 5:06 PM CST

In 5-4 decision, Supreme Court stays order requiring US to turn over more DACA documents

The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily stayed a federal judge’s order requiring the government to turn over more documents regarding its decision to wind down a program protecting immigrants brought to the country illegally as children.

Dec 11, 2017 8:38 AM CST

Legal groups want new rules on ICE arrests at NY courthouses; fearful clients decline legal remedies

A coalition of legal groups is asking New York court administrators to issue new rules to limit courthouse arrests of immigrants who are in the country illegally. The call for action issued Thursday comes as a court reform group also sought reforms that would reduce arrests pursued by Immigration and…

Dec 8, 2017 12:21 PM CST

Justice Department left ‘incorrect impression’ in stay request, federal judge tells Supreme Court

A federal judge in San Francisco has filed an unusual statement with the U.S. Supreme Court that says the Justice Department left an “incorrect impression” in its request for a stay of his order for the disclosure of government records. U.S. District Judge William Alsup filed the statement in response…

Dec 7, 2017 9:34 AM CST

Supreme Court lets Trump’s latest travel ban take full effect

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban take effect, including a ban on travel by those with a bona fide relationship to a person or entity in the United States.

Dec 4, 2017 3:40 PM CST

US asks Supreme Court to block order requiring production of documents on DACA wind-down

The U.S. Justice Department on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a federal judge’s order to turn over additional documents regarding the government’s wind-down of a program protecting immigrants brought to the country illegally as children.

Dec 4, 2017 8:00 AM CST

Trump criticizes ‘disgraceful verdict’ in Steinle case while Sessions blasts sanctuary cities

President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions lashed out after a California jury on Thursday found an immigrant in the country illegally was not guilty of murder in the July 2015 shooting death of Kate Steinle on a San Francisco Bay pier. Jurors convicted Jose Ines Garcia Zarate on…

Dec 1, 2017 11:15 AM CST

About 100 public defenders protest outside courthouse after ICE arrest; lawyer tells of ‘chaos’

About 100 public defenders staged a protest Tuesday outside the criminal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, after agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a defendant who was in court for a domestic violence charge. The defendant’s lawyer, Rebecca Kavanagh, told the Village Voice that court officers assisting in the…

Nov 29, 2017 9:58 AM CST

California lawyer pleads guilty in $50M visa scam

A lawyer pleaded guilty on Monday to an immigration scam in which she collected more than $50 million from Chinese investors and falsely claimed on visa applications that the money was being used for construction projects in a program designed to promote U.S. investment. Victoria Chan of El Monte, California,…

Nov 28, 2017 10:29 AM CST

Judge permanently blocks Trump’s sanctuary cities order, while Sessions announces point-based grants

A federal judge on Monday issued a permanent injunction that blocks President Donald Trump’s order denying funds to sanctuary cities that don’t cooperate in immigration enforcement.

Nov 21, 2017 9:02 AM CST

9th Circuit allows part of third travel ban to take effect

A federal appeals court on Monday issued an order allowing President Donald Trump’s third travel ban to take effect against those who do not have a bona fide relationship to the United States.

Nov 13, 2017 4:11 PM CST

DACA applications are rejected after arriving late because of lengthy postal delays

Dozens of immigrants who sought to renew their participation in a deferred-deportation program were surprised to learn that their applications had been rejected because they arrived late. Lawyers in the New York area cited at least 34 instances in which applications arrived late, and the blame apparently lies with the…

Nov 10, 2017 1:41 PM CST

Trump backs away from idea of Gitmo trial for terror suspect, calls for end to diversity lottery

President Donald Trump called for harsh punishment, quick justice and an end to the diversity visa lottery program on Wednesday as he criticized the Manhattan terrorism suspect accused of killing eight people by driving a truck on a bicycle path one day earlier.

Nov 2, 2017 8:30 AM CDT