JURIST

APRIL 12, 2024

The Dominican Republic Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation on Thursday into the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl by an immigration officer. Human Rights Activist Santiago Molina filed on Tuesday a criminal complaint against an immigration officer for the rape of a minor.

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JURIST

MARCH 29, 2024

A dozen senators on Friday urged the US Department of Homeland Security to reform its system of placing detained immigrants in solitary confinement, referring to the practice as a “clear violation of international norms” in a heated letter. ICE is tasked with enforcing immigration laws within US borders.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marc Miller, announced a family-based humanitarian pathway on Thursday that enables Sudanese and non-Sudanese nationals to reunite with their family in Canada permanently. Miller expressed deep concerns regarding the ongoing conflicts and humanitarian situations in Sudan.

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JURIST

JUNE 10, 2023

Japan’s recent amendments, passed on Friday, to its immigration law have sparked a heated debate on the treatment of asylum seekers and the deportation of unsuccessful applicants. The discourse sheds light on the flaws within Japan’s immigration detention system, accentuated by the case of Wishma Sandamali.

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JURIST

JANUARY 24, 2024

A federal district court granted summary judgment in favor of the company, finding that the policy was reasonably necessary for the company to avoid criminal liability under federal statute 8 USC § 1324, which prohibits the harboring of undocumented immigrants. The court found that the policy had a disproportionate impact on Latino residents.

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JURIST

MARCH 22, 2024

Canada announced Thursday it will decrease temporary immigration due to concerns over a resource shortage. Immigration Minister, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller stated in a press conference: Recently, Canada’s temporary resident volume has increased significantly, now reaching up to 6.2% of our population in 2023.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) David Neal Friday filed a motion to dismiss a complaint from the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) regarding a policy restricting their ability to speak at public events.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The French National Assembly rejected the government’s immigration control and integration bill on Monday at the first reading following the adoption of a preliminary rejection motion with a majority of 270 votes in favor and 265 against. The post France National Assembly rejects immigration bill appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The UK’s Brook House Inquiry published a report Tuesday detailing an investigation into the mistreatment of individuals detained at the Brook House Immigration Removal Centre in the UK. The post UK inquiry reveals human rights abuses in immigration detention centre appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

these changes follow a high court ruling that the indefinite detainment of immigrants who could not be extradited was unlawful. The post Australia emergency laws for immigrants who can not be deported face challenge appeared first on JURIST - News.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 21, 2024

“Texas Immigration Spat Puts Spotlight on Fifth Circuit Stays; Latest maneuver in Texas immigration dispute with US; Court watchers see more administrative stays in big cases”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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JURIST

AUGUST 30, 2023

A federal judge in New Jersey struck down AB 5207 on Tuesday, concluding that New Jersey’s ban on detaining individuals for violating US civil immigration laws is unconstitutional. CoreCivic sued because its contract to continue operations with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expires August 31.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 26, 2024

Immigration law firms can level up their game by implementing a comprehensive marketing strategy to dominate the online world and attract a flood of clients. The post Immigration Law Firm Marketing: Strategies For Success appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

MARCH 27, 2024

The law would also empower state magistrates to issue removal orders to individuals found to be in breach of immigration policy. Historically, immigration policy has been the prerogative of the federal government. 4 is unconstitutional in every one of its potential applications. Plaintiffs likely cannot make that showing.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Pakistan Interim Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti issued a warning Thursday to “illegal immigrants” living in Pakistan to voluntarily leave the country by November 1 or risk potential arrest and deportation. The announcement alleged that undocumented migrants contribute to smuggling and attacks against the government and the army.

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JURIST

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Constitutional Council of France rejected on Thursday substantial portions of French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed immigration law reform package. Exclusion of immigrants in irregular situations from certain transport fare reductions in Île-de-France (Article 15). Reforms to nationality law (Articles 24, 25, 26, 81).

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JURIST

AUGUST 4, 2021

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed four new bills into law on Monday that in effect end immigration detention by expanding protections for immigrants and refugees. The post Illinois Governor signs bills effectively ending statewide immigration detention appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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JURIST

AUGUST 8, 2023

The UK government announced a new task force to target “crooked” immigration lawyers on Tuesday. Home Secretary Suella Braverman said: Crooked immigration lawyers must be rooted out and brought to justice.

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JURIST

JANUARY 22, 2024

In the lead-up to a highly-anticipated ruling from France’s Highest Constitutional Court that must be delivered before Thursday, hundreds of thousands gathered across the country to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed immigration law reform package.

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JURIST

JUNE 24, 2023

1324(a)(1)(A)(iv) , a federal law that criminalizes the encouragement of illegal immigration, does not violate the First Amendment of the US Constitution. As written by Congress, the law has left people wondering what they can safely say on the subject of immigration. The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in US v. Hansen that 8 U.S.C.

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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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HowAppealing

MARCH 21, 2024

“Texas immigration ruling puts spotlight on nation’s most conservative federal appeals court”: Kevin McGill of The Associated Press has this report. The post “Texas immigration ruling puts spotlight on nation’s most conservative federal appeals court” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

JANUARY 7, 2024

France’s Court of Accounts published a report claiming the UK was not cooperating enough with France over questions of immigration policy to successfully reduce the number of irregular crossing in the English Channel on Thursday. Human Rights Watch and the Defender of Rights warned the bill would constitute grave human rights breaches.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 3, 2023

This is not the only litigation concerning Texas taking steps to block immigration into the state from Mexico. The post Federal judge declines Texas request to block immigration officials from cutting border fencing appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The Finnish Ministry of the Interior announced on Thursday that all of its land borders with Russia would be closed from December 15 to January 14 due to the surge of illegal immigration, just a few hours after reopening two of the eight border crossings.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The post Federal judge blocks immigration officials from cutting Texas border fence appeared first on JURIST - News. Earlier this year, a federal appeals court allowed Texas to leave floating barriers in the Rio Grande after Federal officials tried removing them.

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JURIST

APRIL 3, 2023

Human Rights Watch (HRW) last week criticized two immigration enforcement bills before the Texas state legislature that would expand the state’s ability to enforce immigration laws, a matter usually left to the US federal government. Statistics show that 2.4

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JURIST

JULY 3, 2023

Public debate regarding UK immigration figures spiked again this past week due to a Court of Appeal ruling on the UK’s Rwanda plan. The court rejected the government’s plan to remove illegal immigrants from the UK to Rwanda as “unlawful.”

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A US federal judge Monday approved a settlement for over $1 million in a class action lawsuit that involved a 2018 immigration raid on a Tennessee meat packing plant that lead to the detainment of approximately 100 Latinx workers.

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HowAppealing

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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HowAppealing

JANUARY 8, 2024

“Supreme Court Wrestles With Notices for Immigrant Court Hearings”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report. The post “Supreme Court Wrestles With Notices for Immigrant Court Hearings” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Law 360

MARCH 25, 2024

Department of Justice's Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer against Walmart for alleged violations of immigration-related recordkeeping requirements, a Georgia federal judge ruled Monday, saying the office's administrative law judges unconstitutionally carry out federal law without presidential oversight.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Tuesday struck down a portion of a Florida immigration law as unconstitutional and declared that the measures within the bill were racially motivated. Gruter was the senator that sponsored SB 168.

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JURIST

JUNE 13, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday ruled in two separate cases that undocumented immigrants who are detained for more than six months are not entitled to a bond hearing. The post US Supreme Court rules immigration detainees not guaranteed bond hearings appeared first on JURIST - News. Aleman Gonzalez was a 6-3 decision.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

On Tuesday, September 5, the situation in Latvia regarding the new Latvian Immigration Law took a significant turn. In the lead-up to elections, the Latvian parliament approved an amendment to the Immigration Law that was proposed by the right-wing National Alliance. Oksana Bidnenko is a staff correspondent for JURIST.

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ABA Journal

MARCH 5, 2024

A group representing immigration judges has spoken out in the past to criticize court administration and advocate for more independence. But now, representatives for the…

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JURIST

JANUARY 13, 2022

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments for two immigration cases Tuesday that address the rights of detained noncitizens to have a bond hearing after six months of detention. Arteaga-Martinez’s asylum case was referred to an immigration judge but he remained in detention while it was processed. The second case, Garland v.

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