JURIST

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The US Department of Justice filed an appeal on Friday with the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit challenging a lower court ruling in July blocking new applications to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

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JURIST

JULY 1, 2022

The Court of Justice of the European Union Thursday held that Lithuanian law ordering the automatic detention of asylum seekers was inconsistent with EU law. This law was under judicial review by the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania for a preliminary ruling on the status of a detained asylum seeker.

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JURIST

MAY 25, 2021

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday against a non-US citizen who was contesting his indictment for unlawful re-entry into the country. In 1998, an immigration judge found that Palomar-Santiago had committed an aggravated felony under the federal immigration laws when he was convicted for driving under the influence.

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JURIST

JULY 13, 2021

The applicant had requested a family reunification with his wife, which was rejected as a result of a “three-year rule” passed in 2016, which amended Denmark’s immigration law to require refugees to wait three years before applying for family reunification.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The Hungarian Constitutional Court ruled against a petition from Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government Friday, seeking to challenge a ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union that held Hungary’s asylum policies broke European law.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The Hungarian legislature justified its legislation, claiming that it prevented misuse of the asylum procedure and illegal immigration based on deception. The NGO called for further action, stating, “Now Art 353/A needs to be repealed and the CJEU ruling fully respected.”

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AUGUST 1, 2022

However, the court also found, under the same directive, that while the assisting in an emergency is not enough to trigger an inspection on its own, if the EU member state thinks the conditions aboard the vessel are unsafe, that may be enough on which to base an investigation and detention after the emergency has ended.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

” Regarding categorization, the court cited a 2010 decision that gave discretion to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), who determined that child endangerment charges were crimes of child abuse even if no harm occurred.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 16, 2023

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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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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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. Three years ago, the court agreed to take up this question in another case, United States v. Instead, a unanimous court ruled that the U.S.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

She then challenged the dismissal of her application and the deprivation of citizenship in the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC). In light of these observations, the Supreme Court dismissed Begum’s application for judicial review of SIAC’s deprivation appeal decision. The application was dismissed.

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JURIST

JULY 27, 2023

The UK High Court ruled Thursday that the Home Secretary acted unlawfully by routinely accommodating unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UAS children) in hotels. The judge also held that Kent County Council acted unlawfully by breaching its legal duty to look after these children.

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JURIST

JANUARY 16, 2024

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has deemed the transfer of asylum seekers under the UK’s new Rwanda arrangement violates international law in a legal analysis published on Monday.

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JURIST

APRIL 26, 2024

The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill 2024 received Royal Assent on Thursday and will now become law in the UK. The act became necessary a fter a long battle between the government and the judiciary regarding the legality of the Rwanda proposals.

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Chugh LLP

JUNE 8, 2021

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that individuals who entered the United States illegally and who hold temporary protected status (TPS) are not eligible for legal permanent residency (LPR), or a green card. The post TPS Does Not Count as Admission to the US for Legal Permanent Residency appeared first on Chugh LLP.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government’s Rwanda plan is unlawful. The Rwanda plan was an immigration policy used by the UK government to “stop the boats” of migrants arriving in the UK. The case, which began October 9, was an appeal by the Home Office from a Court of Appeal decision.

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JURIST

JULY 28, 2023

The UK High Court ruled on Thursday that Secretary of State for the Home Department Suella Braverman must not exercise her new powers to restrict protection and support of victims of modern slavery without first considering the risks of re-trafficking.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

” He warned of the negative human rights implications, stating: The combined effects of this bill, attempting to shield Government action from standard legal scrutiny, directly undercut basic human rights principles. This comes after the UK Supreme Court ruled in November 2023 that the Rwanda policy was unlawful.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Following the passage of this law, Hungary began summarily denying asylum applications from individuals who arrived on its southern border, which frequently included Syrian refugees fleeing conflict, under the guise of a “crisis situation caused by mass immigration”.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that civil immigration detainees employed in private facilities must be treated as legal employees and are thus entitled to the minimum wage stipulated by the state. The case, Ugochukwu Goodluck Nwauzor, et al v. The GEO Group, Inc.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2021

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. Aside from some limited exceptions, those individuals are blocked from entering Canada and sent back to the US for refugee processing.

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JURIST

JANUARY 23, 2024

The government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has come up against numerous legal challenges since its inception in April 2022. In November, the Supreme Court ruled that Rwanda was not a safe country and the plan was, therefore, unlawful.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 4, 2022

At the heart of the contest privilege the nature of the communications between the unnamed law firm and their client, in which the law firm provided legal advice and prepared tax returns (non-legal advice) for the client. Leon Santos-Zacaria is an immigrant who was removed from the US but later reentered the country.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 2, 2021

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Supreme Court Rules on Tribal Police and Immigrants’ Testimony (Adam Liptak, The New York Times).

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 24, 2021

Eight years later, an immigration judge found that his California conviction for driving under the influence was an aggravated felony under the federal immigration laws. But six years after his deportation, the Supreme Court ruled in Leocal v. But in an eight-page opinion by Sotomayor, the Supreme Court disagreed.

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JURIST

APRIL 28, 2021

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v Renewable Fuels Association , a case regarding exemptions for small refineries from the Renewable Fuel Standards Program, and United States v Palomar-Santiago , which involves immigration law and noncitizen re-entry.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents , the Supreme Court ruled that a private individual could sue an FBI agent for violating his Fourth Amendment rights, even when there was not a specific law authorizing a claim for damages. The district court ruled that Boule’s claims would impermissibly extend Bivens , but the U.S.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 27, 2024

“Appeals Court Keeps Block on Texas Migrant Arrest Law; The decision in favor of the federal government left in place a trial court injunction while courts determine whether the measure is legal”: J. appeals court keeps block on Texas immigration law.”

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JURIST

MAY 18, 2023

The Supreme Court of Namibia ruled the country’s authorities must recognize foreign same-sex marriages for immigration purposes, potentially signaling a major policy shift in a country where homosexuality is criminalized. The court’s decision upheld the rights to dignity and equality of the appellants in these cases.

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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. Code made it a crime to cross the border without authorization, with a specific intent to target Mexican immigrants. Thompson that U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that states that choose to subsidize private education cannot exclude religious schools from receiving money simply because they are religious. Empire Health Foundation (Nov. Cummings v. Premier Rehab (Nov. American Hospital Association v. Becerra (Nov. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (Dec.

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JURIST

JULY 17, 2021

District Court Judge Andrew Hanan agreed with the Texas-led coalition, finding that the creation of the program had violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) by not using notice and comment rulemaking in order to adopt DACA in the first place.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether the prosecution in a case of illegal gun possession by a person with a nonimmigrant visa must prove he knew of his legal status, and the inquiry courts should follow in deciding to close the courtroom to the public.

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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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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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Attorney at Work

MAY 31, 2022

A Chicago immigration lawyer moved for an emergency stay of removal for a client after an asylum application was denied. In a typical year, most courts maintain a schedule for submission of new rules and changes to existing rules. The Solution: Integrated Court Rules. Causes of Missed Deadlines.

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