JURIST
JANUARY 24, 2024
The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Tuesday a lower court order and ruled against a trailer park in a case involving the application of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The court found that the policy had a disproportionate impact on Latino residents.
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JANUARY 8, 2024
“Supreme Court Appears Split Over Notice Requirements for Immigration Court; Although the legal question was narrow, the argument reflected broader debates about the immigration system”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.
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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. The 2021 decision demanded that GEO pay $5.9
JURIST
MAY 23, 2023
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that US immigration law regarding the reentry of migrants who have already once been removed from the US is “facially neutral as to race,” overturning a lower court’s decision. Earlier this month, a Trump-era immigration policy–known as Title 42 –expired.
JURIST
DECEMBER 20, 2023
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit temporarily enjoined the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from cutting Texas’ wire fencing at the US-Mexico border on Tuesday. The case is an appeal from the US District Court for the Western District of Texas, which rejected Texas’ motion for a preliminary injunction.
JURIST
JULY 27, 2021
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that an immigration judge’s two-sentence decision denying asylum to an Ecuadorean man was insufficient. The case was brought by Jorge Luis Valarezo-Tirado for review of an Immigration Judge’s reinstatement of his prior order of removal.
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MARCH 3, 2024
“Appeals Court Intervenes in Legal Showdown on the Texas Border; Action by the appeals court was likely to speed up a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on a wide-ranging Texas immigration enforcement law”: J. David Goodman of The New York Times has this report.
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