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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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US government moves to end long-standing agreement on migrant child custody oversight

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The US government filed a motion on Friday to partially end a 27-year-old agreement that requires the federal government to comply with court supervision about the treatment of migrant children in its custody. The Court should terminate the FSA as to HHS,” the government wrote.

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Supreme Court hears oral arguments in crucial immigration and ERISA cases

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Garland (“the immigration case”) asking whether a federal court can review a decision by an agency within the Department of Justice ruling that a person is ineligible for permanent residency and in Hughes v. Th immigration case involves Pankajkumar Patel, a citizen of India who has been living in the US for almost 30 years.

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Justices will decide scope of judicial review over certain immigration decisions

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Congress created a process known as “adjustment of status” so that immigrants physically present in the United States could change their status to that of a lawful permanent resident (i.e., In 2012, Patel was placed in deportation proceedings before an immigration judge. The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case on Monday.

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Justices grapple with question of federal court review in immigration cases

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Garland , an immigration case that raises a question about federal court review for noncitizens who were denied certain types of discretionary relief. Second, immigration officials must exercise their discretion to grant the relief. The Board of Immigration Appeals upheld that finding. . In 2008, Patel marked “U.S.

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US DOJ sues Texas over state law criminalizing illegal entry from abroad

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It also empowers state magistrate judges to hear immigration cases and issue removal orders, in addition to giving law enforcement the responsibility of ensuring compliance with the law. This is not the only litigation involving Texas and the federal government over immigration.

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

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Helaman Hansen ran an immigration-advising service. Hansen charged undocumented immigrants to advise them on what he claimed was a pathway to U.S. The government again seeks review of the 9th Circuit’s holding. Our first new relist this week, United States v. Hansen , squarely raises that First Amendment challenge.