SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 24, 2023

Share For four years, Helaman Hansen falsely promised undocumented immigrants that they could, for a substantial fee, become U.S. 1324(a)(1)(iv) , the federal law that criminalizes “encouraging or inducing unlawful immigration,” violates the First Amendment’s guarantee of free of speech. citizens through “adult adoption.”

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JURIST

JANUARY 3, 2024

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Texas and Governor Greg Abbott in his official capacity on Wednesday over a state law that criminalizes illegal entry into the border state from anywhere but a port of entry, exerting state jurisdiction over what is usually a federal matter. Last month, Abbott signed SB 4.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 14, 2023

Cordero-Garcia , involving whether a federal law that allows the government to deport noncitizens convicted of “an offense relating to obstruction of justice” applies even to cases that are not connected to open investigations or judicial proceedings. An immigration judge agreed and ordered Pugin removed.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 6, 2023

People walk dangerous routes when the government eliminates or fails to provide legal avenues that are safe, permanent and predictable whether it’s across the street or across an international border. The problems with the absence of permanent and lawful paths to entry have been decades in the making. Controlling Movement.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Garland (“the immigration case”) asking whether a federal court can review a decision by an agency within the Department of Justice ruling that a person is ineligible for permanent residency and in Hughes v. Th immigration case involves Pankajkumar Patel, a citizen of India who has been living in the US for almost 30 years.

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JURIST

JANUARY 26, 2024

. “ The Executive Branch of the United States has a constitutional duty to enforce federal laws protecting States, including immigration laws on the books right now ,” Governor Abbott’s statement reads.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Congress created a process known as “adjustment of status” so that immigrants physically present in the United States could change their status to that of a lawful permanent resident (i.e., The government’s decision to grant or deny a person adjustment has profound consequences for the individual. citizenship.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The US Supreme Court released an order on Wednesday granting the Biden administration’s request to remove oral arguments for challenges on now-defunct Trump administration immigration policies. Innovation Law Lab and Biden v. Innovation Law Lab challenged the Migrant Protection Protocols program.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 28, 2023

1324(a)(1)(iv) , the federal law that criminalizes “encouraging or inducing” an immigrant to come or remain in the United States unlawfully, violates the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of speech. The justices first questioned Fletcher on how to interpret the law. The argument unfolded in many ways as expected.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Garland , an immigration case that raises a question about federal court review for noncitizens who were denied certain types of discretionary relief. First, the applicant must meet precise eligibility requirements under the statute. Second, immigration officials must exercise their discretion to grant the relief.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 19, 2022

Garland means that noncitizens seeking certain forms of discretionary relief under immigration law could be left with no judicial review when the government denies such relief. First, the applicant must meet precise eligibility requirements under a federal statute. The ruling in Patel v. citizen box.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 26, 2023

The question before the justices was whether a federal law that criminalizes “encouraging or inducing” an immigrant to come or remain in the United States unlawfully violates the First Amendment’s guarantee of the freedom of speech. Hansen challenged the constitutionality of the ban on “encouraging or inducing” immigration.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 23, 2023

In a major victory for the Biden administration, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that Texas and Louisiana do not have a legal right, known as standing, to challenge a Biden administration policy that prioritizes certain groups of unauthorized immigrants for arrest and deportation. Justice Samuel Alito was the lone dissenter.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 16, 2021

Mayorkas , scheduled for oral argument on Monday, focuses on whether noncitizens who have been granted humanitarian relief from deportation can seek lawful permanent residency in the United States, through a process known as “adjustment of status,” without first leaving the country. Or must they depart the U.S. Leaving the U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

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. District Judge Drew Tipton agreed with the states that the policy violates federal law and vacated it nationwide. William Hennessy).

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JURIST

JUNE 7, 2021

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday on an immigrant status case regarding noncitizens seeking to change their immigration status from temporary protected status (TPS) to lawful permanent residency.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JULY 12, 2023

Supreme Court ruled that Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to challenge a Biden Administration immigration enforcement policy. The States of Texas and Louisiana claim that the Guidelines contravene two federal statutes that they contend require the arrest of certain noncitizens upon their release from prison ( 8 U.S.C.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 14, 2022

Share On Monday, the Supreme Court sided with the government in a pair of cases brought by noncitizens who are under deportation orders and were in lengthy detention, rejecting lower courts’ rights-protective interpretation of the relevant detention statute and blocking an important avenue for injunctive relief in immigration detention cases.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Share Can the Biden administration issue guidelines setting priorities in the enforcement of immigration law? In 2011, John Morton, then the director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, issued a series of memos setting enforcement priorities. Do states have standing to challenge these guidelines?

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 28, 2021

The charge of criminal re-entry requires the prior existence of a removal order entered by a federal immigration agency. Ashcroft , decided after the entry of his removal order, revealed that the administrative agency’s decision to deport him was not justified by law. That statute, 8 U.S.C.

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JURIST

JULY 25, 2023

A federal judge in California struck down Tuesday a Biden administration asylum policy that created a “rebuttable presumption of asylum ineligibility” if someone seeking asylum in the US has did not first seek out a lawful, safe and orderly path to the US. The Rule is both substantively and procedurally invalid.”

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Sineneng-Smith , the justices reversed a circuit-court decision that struck down a federal law criminalizing the act of “encourag[ing] or induc[ing]” noncitizens to enter or remain in the United States for financial gain. Helaman Hansen ran an immigration-advising service called Americans Helping America Chamber of Commerce.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Sineneng-Smith , the Supreme Court reversed a circuit-court decision that struck down a federal law criminalizing the act of “encourag[ing] or induc[ing]” noncitizens to enter or remain in the United States for financial gain. Helaman Hansen ran an immigration-advising service. Two years ago, in United States v.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Share The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon agreed to hear four new cases, including a First Amendment challenge to a federal law that prohibits encouraging illegal immigration. After the 9th Circuit declined to rehear the case, the federal government came to the Supreme Court, which agreed on Friday to weigh in.

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JURIST

JUNE 8, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Tuesday ruled that a Honduran man’s conviction in California for possession of a forged social security number card (SSN) with a counterfeit government seal is grounds for deportation as a crime of moral turpitude.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JUNE 9, 2022

Supreme Court held that federal courts lack jurisdiction to review facts found as part of any judgment relating to the granting of discretionary relief in immigration proceedings enumerated under 8 U.S.C. 1255 , which would have made Patel and his wife lawful permanent residents. 1252(a)(2). Facts of the Case.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 8, 2024

8 for a packed session of oral arguments – starting with immigration policy and the post-9/11 “No Fly List” and ending on Jan. Singh , in which the court will consider what kind of notice the government must provide before a noncitizen can be deported for not appearing in court. Share The justices returned to the bench on Jan.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Last term, the court dismissed as improvidently granted, or “DIG”ed , a case brought by Republican-controlled states challenging the government’s repeal of a Trump-era immigration policy known as the “public charge” rule. Two months into the Biden administration, the government took an unusual step. Cook County, Illinois.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 24, 2021

Garland , 20-979 , which seems a likely grant, because the government, as respondent, agrees that there is a circuit split and review is warranted on one of the questions presented. citizen for a benefit under state law. citizen for a benefit under state law. We’ll begin with Patel v. Becerra and with consecutive numbers.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The justices will also hear oral arguments in two cases involving federal fraud and bribery statutes, a challenge to the Biden administration’s immigration enforcement decisions, and the government’s authority to dismiss a lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act. United States (Nov. Ciminelli v. United States (Nov.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The MPP, also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy, requires asylum-seekers on the southern border to wait in Mexico, sometimes for years, while their asylum claims are processed in the US immigration system. The policy has received criticism for violating international law that forbids states from turning away legitimate asylum seekers.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 11, 2023

L” deal, the result of a lawsuit against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other government agencies, covers those affected by the 2018 Trump administration policy to separate children from their caregivers if they could not provide documentation at the border.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

DECEMBER 19, 2022

United States , which involves the scope of a key federal bribery law. The justices have agreed to clarify the states’ ability to challenge federal immigration policy, among other issues. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in four cases. One of the most closely watched is Percoco v. United States v.

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JURIST

APRIL 21, 2021

These cases will determine which Alaskan native groups are eligible to receive COVID-19 relief funds and will impact tens of thousands of immigrants living and working in the US under a Temporary Protected Status (TPS). They urged the court to defer to DHS’ interpretation of the statute.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Natural Resources Defense Council that courts should defer to an agency’s reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute. The court’s ruling could have ripple effects across the federal government, where agencies frequently use highly trained experts to interpret and implement federal laws.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 12, 2021

The court must decide which of two federal statutes governs these migrants’ eligibility to be released on bond. 1226 governs; it applies “pending a decision on whether the alien is to be removed,” and generally neither requires a period of detention nor mandates supervision if a person is released. 1231 controls.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 24, 2023

Share Federal immigration law requires the deportation of noncitizens who are convicted of an aggravated felony, which includes offenses “relating to obstruction of justice.” By a vote of 6-3, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in Pugin v. Such “redundancies are common in statutory drafting,” Kavanaugh wrote.

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