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Title 42 Immigration Order Traps Hundreds of Thousands at Border

The Crime Report

Meanwhile, even as the Biden administration asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision blocking the end of Remain in Mexico, it has also expanded the pool of immigrants. In his 2022 State of the Union address, Biden’s promise to reform immigration was met with derision by advocates.

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Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Encouraging Illegal Immigration

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court upheld a federal law that criminalizes “encouraging or inducing” an immigrant to come or remain in the United States unlawfully. According to the Court, the law does not run afoul of the First Amendment. In United States v. Hansen , 599 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S.

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Asylum-Seekers Await Court Decision on ‘Remain in Mexico’ 

The Crime Report

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments today in the Biden administration’s appeal of lower-court rulings that required immigration officials to reinstate the “Remain in Mexico” policy that the administration “has twice determined is not in the interests of the United States,” reports the Associated Press.

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US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejects environmental challenge to DACA

JURIST

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court decision on Monday rejecting an environmental challenge to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The complaint alleged that DHS failed to perform any NEPA review when it implemented DACA and other immigration programs.

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Divided Supreme Court Limits Review of Factual Issues in Immigration Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

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. The Board of Immigration Appeals dismissed Patel’s appeal. 1252(a)(2). Facts of the Case.

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Federal ban on inducing unlawful immigration for financial gain may get another Supreme Court test

SCOTUSBlog

After a few slow weeks on the relist front, the Supreme Court came roaring back this week with four newly relisted petitions that, if granted, will likely be added to the March 2023 argument calendar. Helaman Hansen ran an immigration-advising service. Two years ago, in United States v. Our first new relist this week, United States v.

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Texas Federal Judge Orders Suspension of Daca Program

Chugh LLP

The program has survived other legal challenges, including President Trump’s attempts to shut it down. DACA, an Obama-era policy, allows certain undocumented immigrants brought into the United States as minors to stay in the country with work authorization for two-year increments.