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Former Denmark immigration minister sentenced to prison for illegal family separation

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The Danish Court of Impeachment, or Rigsretten, Monday sentenced former Danish immigration minister Inger Støjberg to 60 days in prison. As immigration minister, Støjberg was responsible for administrating and enforcing Danish immigration law during the 2015 European migration crisis.

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February argument calendar includes immigration, voting-rights cases

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Like the argument calendar for January 2021 , the session is relatively light: It is slated to feature eight hours of argument over six days, but with the very real prospect that two cases will be removed from the calendar if President-elect Joe Biden changes the controversial policies at the heart of the disputes after taking office next month.

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Justices delve into a trio of thorny issues in states’ challenge to federal immigration policy

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Share The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Tuesday in a challenge to a Biden administration policy that prioritizes certain groups of unauthorized immigrants for arrest and deportation. The policy at the center of the case is set forth in a September 2021 memorandum by Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.

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US Supreme Court agrees to hear ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy case

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The Biden administration seeks a declaration that it may cease enforcement of the “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy first implemented by former President Trump. Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) attempted to terminate the program in June 2021 and October 2021.

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In U.S. v. Texas, broad questions over immigration enforcement and states’ ability to challenge federal policies

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Share The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Tuesday in a dispute over the Biden administration’s authority to set immigration policy. Texas and Louisiana are challenging a federal policy that prioritizes certain groups of unauthorized immigrants for arrest and deportation, arguing that it violates federal law.

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“Remain in Mexico” and Texas’ anti-abortion law

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immigration court. In June 2021, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of the Department of Homeland Security issued a decision terminating the policy. solicitor general argues that the statutory basis for the Trump administration’s policy, 8 U.S.C. Texas abortion law. In her cert petition, the U.S. However, on Dec.

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An alarmist take on the Supreme Court’s agenda

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Share A review of Ian Millhiser, The Agenda: How a Republican Supreme Court Is Reshaping America (Columbia Global Reports 2021). Columbia Global Reports 2021). Millhiser illustrates this thesis with a whirlwind tour of four key areas: the right to vote, administrative law, religion and the right to sue.