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Federal appeals court allows Trump to ban immigrants without health insurance

JURIST

On Thursday the US Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the temporary restraining order on President Trump’s proclamation banning entry to immigrants without health insurance needs to be lifted. Hawaii to support their holding. As such, the Ninth Circuit lifted the temporary ban on the president’s proclamation.

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Hawaii Immigration Lawyers Help You Get Your Green Card

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Another way to obtain legal residence in Hawaii is to seek asylum.

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US announces immediate suspension on entry for Nicaragua officials

JURIST

The US president is empowered by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to determine whether the entry into the US of certain immigrant or non-immigrant noncitizens is detrimental to the national interest, and can subsequently bar them from entering the country based on that finding.

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Will Maine Decriminalize Prostitution?

The Crime Report

Advocates also say decriminalization will reduce the stigma that surrounds people involved in sex trafficking, most of whom are poor women and girls, immigrants and LGBTQ people. . Hawaii enacted a law last week that removes the statute of limitations for sex trafficking and distinguishes sex buyers from people selling sex.

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DOJ loses attempt to withhold emails regarding Trump’s Muslim travel ban

JURIST

Hawaii and other states challenged all three versions of the “travel ban” leading the lower federal courts and the Court of Appeals to issue an injunction. On the same day EO-2 was expiring, then-President Trump issued Proclamation No. The case was then appealed to the Supreme Court. In a 5-4 decision, the Court held that under 8 U.S.

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Asian Americans Left Out of Elected Office, Especially Criminal Justice Sector

The Crime Report

Over-policing affects Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, who are much more likely to be incarcerated than white people in Hawaii. Meanwhile, Southeast Asian Americans are at least three times more likely than other immigrants to be deported due to past criminal convictions, according to the report.

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Former Justice Grodin is one of many amici curiae in the Prop. 22 case

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Berryhill California Chamber of Commerce Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association California Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce, California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, NAACP California Hawaii State Conference, National Action Network Los Angeles, National Action Network Sacramento Chapter Inc., Henderson, Keith Chen, Jeffrey R.