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US appeals court upholds preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of Texas immigration law SB4 pending litigation

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A three-judge panel of the Fifth District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a controversial Texas law, Senate Bill (SB) 4 , will remain on hold as litigation continues. SB4, the controversial Texas law that is the subject of this continued litigation, was originally signed into law in December 2023.

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Court ruling gives Guatemalan woman new chance to appeal deportation

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Share In an opinion released on Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that noncitizens subject to deportation do not have to ask the Board of Immigration Appeals to reconsider its allegedly erroneous decisions before seeking judicial review in the federal courts of appeals. The case, Santos-Zacaria v.

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Canada Supreme Court to hear challenge to US-Canada refugee agreement

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The Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday they would hear the appeal of a lower court ruling that re-implemented Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) with the United States. The STCA was signed between the US and Canadian governments in 2002. The Supreme Court’s hearing has not yet been scheduled.

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Supreme Court takes up RICO and veterans “benefit of the doubt” cases

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The district court ruled for Medical Marijuana and the other companies on Horn’s RICO claim. The companies came to the Supreme Court last fall, asking the justices to take up the case and weigh in. In Bufkin v. The Veterans Benefits Act directs the U.S. The justices granted two other petitions for review on Monday: Bouarfa v.

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Supreme Court Rules States Can’t Challenge Federal Immigration Policy

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Supreme Court ruled that Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to challenge a Biden Administration immigration enforcement policy. According to the eight-member majority, “federal courts are generally not the proper forum for resolving claims that the Executive Branch should make more arrests or bring more prosecutions.”

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Court expands government’s ability to deport noncitizens for offenses related to obstruction of justice

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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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Court to decide requirements for noncitizens defending against federal prosecution for criminal re-entry

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1326 , they must prove the existence of a prior removal order adjudicated by a federal immigration agency. Refugio Palomar-Santiago’s case illustrates two broader themes: first, the various interactions between the civil immigration and criminal legal systems, and second, the ongoing complexity of the immigration laws.