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

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. This ruling is the latest in the continuing legal battle over SB4. Plaintiffs likely cannot make that showing.

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HowAppealing

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. Supreme Court on a wide-ranging Texas immigration enforcement law” appeared first on How Appealing.

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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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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

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

On Friday, various academic lawyers from across the UK and abroad signed an open letter to Suella Braverman, the Home Secretary, accusing the government of “attacking” mostly immigration lawyers for advising and representing clients – especially those seeking asylum. The open letter expressed solidarity with Ms.

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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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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. ” The NILC described the settlement as a “hard-fought win.”

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JURIST

MAY 12, 2023

Under the new procedure, Alice Autin, an officer in HRW’s Communications and International Justice Program, emphasized that “access to vital services in first reception centers, such as psychosocial assistance, legal information, and language courses” is removed.

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JURIST

JANUARY 21, 2021

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday blocked implementation of most of a rule that would have dramatically increased the fees for immigration proceedings in which individuals face deportation. These fees had not been raised since 1986, and ranged from $100 to $110.

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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

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The Danish Court of Impeachment, or Rigsretten, Monday sentenced former Danish immigration minister Inger Støjberg to 60 days in prison. As immigration minister, Støjberg was responsible for administrating and enforcing Danish immigration law during the 2015 European migration crisis.

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2023

Meloni said the new decree would prohibit those who “systematically violate” the law from doing so any longer and referred to the law as an effort to prohibit illegal immigration and human trafficking. Italy has been under fire from the international community for years for its anti-immigration policies.

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JURIST

JANUARY 1, 2021

Oregon starts issuing standard driver licenses to undocumented immigrants Friday owing to a law passed by the state’s legislature in the summer of 2019. The Act’s proponents have praised the law, saying that it will benefit communities including and beyond undocumented immigrants.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Denmark’s sixth impeachment trial in history began on Thursday over former minister Inger Stojeberg’s aggressive immigration policies. During Stojeberg’s term as Minister for Immigration, Integration and Housing from 2015 to 2019, she imposed more than 100 new amendments limiting the rights of immigrants and asylum seekers.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

“A Fifth Circuit immigration order lays bare a conservative divide on the appeals court; It’s ‘mad vibes’ judges v. The post “A Fifth Circuit immigration order lays bare a conservative divide on the appeals court; It’s ‘mad vibes’ judges v.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 26, 2021

citizens are more likely to commit a crime than immigrants, refuting rightwing rhetoric that blames rising immigration for the uptick in crime, according to a study published in Crime & Delinquency. citizens, on average, had more previous arrests than immigrants. The higher rate of offending among U.S. the authors found.

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JURIST

APRIL 5, 2022

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International Monday called on Canada to end its practice of incarcerating immigration detainees in provincial jails. is inconsistent with international human rights standards, and jail conditions potentially breach federal-provincial immigration detention contracts,” HRW said.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Monday plan includes raising the minimum salary needed for skilled overseas workers and prohibiting care workers from bringing dependents to the UK, with the ultimate goal of reducing legal migration by 300,000 people. Sunak stated that immigration was too high and that he was “taking radical action to bring it down.”

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JURIST

AUGUST 10, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday upheld a New Jersey state law enforcement directive limiting local police interactions with, and/or barring its cooperation with federal immigration authorities. A second county filed suit the following month launching similar challenges to the Directive.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

UK charity Public Law Project (PLP) announced Monday they have written a letter to Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk claiming he is in breach of his duty to make legal aid available to asylum seekers in England and Wales, which he is obligated to do under s.1 1 (1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

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JURIST

APRIL 15, 2021

The UK’s High Court Upper Tribunal Immigration & Asylum Chambers ruled Wednesday that the Home Office failed to properly investigate deaths at immigration centers. Lawal brought a legal claim against the Home Office stating they breached Section 2, Article 2.1

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JURIST

MAY 27, 2022

Australia’s new interim Home Affairs minister Friday announced that a Sri Lankan family detained by immigration authorities since 2018 will be granted new visas and be permitted to return to their home in the Australian town of Biloela. Their case has attracted international attention.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 12, 2023

“‘Scalia’ Review: The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Caretaker; In the first volume of his biography, Antonin Scalia, the son of an immigrant, ascends to the heights of the legal profession.” ” appeared first on How Appealing. .” ” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 6, 2021

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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LawSites

JUNE 21, 2023

A new generative AI product for immigration lawyers announced today is designed to help them conduct research, draft and summarize complex legal documents, and engage with potential clients through a chat interface. “Immigration law is an incredibly complex, high-stakes area of law. Called Visalaw.ai Called Visalaw.ai

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2021

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Thursday that undocumented immigrants bear the burden of showing that they have not been convicted of a crime involving “moral turpitude,” or they will face lawful removal. Clemente Pereida, is being deported under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of 1952.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In a landmark decision, Australia’s High Court has ruled that the indefinite detention of immigrants is illegal, Ali MC reports for Aljazeera. Following the decision, 80 people – refugees as well as people held by immigration for other reasons – were released immediately into the community, with at least 92 more eligible for release.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday struck down a law prohibiting speech that encouraged undocumented immigrants to “enter or reside” in the US. ” The government argued that the law only covered aiding and abetting unlawful immigration and did not encroach on free speech. .”

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JURIST

APRIL 24, 2021

A rally in Japan on Thursday highlighted major opposition to proposed immigration reform currently under consideration in the National Diet. The post Japan rally protests immigration reform bill imposing refugee restrictions appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 16, 2022

Share The Supreme Court on Monday limited the ability of federal courts to review certain factual findings in immigration proceedings that determine whether noncitizens will be deported or will be allowed to remain in the country. But the Supreme Court held that a federal immigration statute — 8 U.S.C. The ruling in Patel v.

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JURIST

AUGUST 3, 2021

The Chairwoman of UK Home Affairs Committee (“the Committee”), Yvette Cooper , wrote a letter to Home Secretary Priti Patel on Wednesday raising “ serious concerns about the shocking conditions the Committee observed” during its visit to an immigration detention facility in Kent the previous day.

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JURIST

JULY 21, 2022

British Columbia (BC) Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Mike Farnworth , announced on Thursday that the provincial government is ending its partnership with Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on immigration detentions and will no longer hold detainees in BC correctional facilities.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The Immigration Department of Malaysia said Tuesday that it has deported 1,086 “illegal” immigrants from Myanmar. The immigrants were deported through the RMN Lumut Base in Perak on 3 Myanmar Navy ships with cooperation from the Myanmar Embassy and the Royal Malaysian Navy.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 21, 2020

“Texas Challenges Legality of DACA in Latest Bid to End the Program; Judge to revisit case over Obama-era program, leaving young immigrants who benefit from its protections in legal limbo”: Michelle Hackman of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

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ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Michele Pistone, a professor at the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, says there are not enough immigration lawyers and attorneys who take on…

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2023

The compensatory amount of 120 million euros is to cover the violation of international law , the damage the migration has caused and legal remedies. Amnesty International and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said that they will continue to support migrants with legal work or provide medical assistance, on both sides of the border.

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