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02/17/2018

A federal appeals court decided Wednesday that the identities of noncitizens released by the federal government from immigration jails in 2013 may be withheld from the public. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said that disclosing the detainees’ names would amount to an “unwarranted invasion” of their personal privacy and possibly jeopardize their safety. “The detainees would be publicly identified as unauthorized immigrants who had previously been held in government detention, a status which carries with it the potential for stigma, harassment, discrimination, illegal detention, and even violence,” Judge Stephen Reinhardt, a President Carter appointee, wrote for the court. [ 246 more words ]

02/17/2018

President Trump early Thursday said he made no deal with Democrats to protect young immigrants, pushing back on a statement by the party's leaders. “No deal was made last night on DACA,” he said on Twitter, referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. “Massive border security would have to be agreed to in exchange for consent. Would be subject to vote,” he added. [ 218 more words ]

02/17/2018

The rule, which would take effect Oct. 18, would allow the agency to collect information from US immigrants' Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts. Every US immigrant's social media history is up for grabs starting Oct. 18. The US Department of Homeland Security quietly introduced a proposed amendment to its records regulations last week that would allow the agency to collect data from all immigrants' social media history, including posts from their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts. [ 649 more words ]

02/17/2018

U.S. Supreme Court justices suggested they may bar victims of overseas atrocities from using a centuries-old law to sue corporations for complicity, as the court weighed a case stemming from Middle Eastern terrorism. Hearing arguments Wednesday in Washington, the court’s conservative wing questioned whether the 1789 Alien Tort Statute, a favorite tool of human-rights activists in recent decades, permits suits against corporations in U.S. [ 608 more words ]

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02/17/2018

Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Congress is poised to extend the EB-5 regional center program through September 30, 2017, without any changes. Here is how we got to this point: On April 28, 2017, the U.S. Congress passed a one-week stopgap funding bill to prevent a government shutdown and the expiration of the EB-5 regional center program. The continuing resolution keeps the U.S. [ 336 more words ]

Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Congress is poised to extend the EB-5 regional center program through September 30, 2017, without any changes. Here is how we got to this point: On April 28, 2017, the U.S. Congress passed a one-week stopgap funding bill to prevent a government shutdown and the expiration of t...

02/17/2018

CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered U.S. immigration authorities to reconsider the case of a Mexican mother of four U.S.-born children who was deported last year while claiming she was threatened by a Mexican drug cartel. A three-judge panel of the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Maribel Trujillo Diaz. It said the Board of Immigration Appeals shouldn’t have rejected her motion to reopen removal proceedings based on new testimony about threats against her and her family by the Knights Templar cartel. [ 295 more words ]

CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered U.S. immigration authorities to reconsider the case of a Mexican mother of four U.S.-born children who was deported last year while claiming she was threatened by a Mexican drug cartel. A three-judge panel of the Cincinnati-based 6th U...

02/17/2018

The Department of Justice is appealing a federal district court judge’s decision to block the Trump administration from ending the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DOJ said it filed a notice of their appeal to the 9th Circuit Court and intends later this week to take the “rare” step of asking the Supreme Court to bypass a 9thCircuit Court ruling and rule on the merits of the case so the issue can be “resolved quickly and fairly for all the parties involved.” [ 372 more words ]

The Department of Justice is appealing a federal district court judge’s decision to block the Trump administration from ending the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DOJ said it filed a notice of their appeal to the 9th Circuit Court and intends later this week to tak...

01/20/2018

 The Department of Justice is appealing a federal district court judge’s decision to block the Trump administration from ending the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DOJ said it filed a notice of their appeal to the 9th Circuit Court and intends later this week to take the “rare” step of asking the Supreme Court to bypass a 9thCircuit Court ruling and rule on the merits of the case so the issue can be “resolved quickly and fairly for all the parties involved.” [ 365 more words ]

 The Department of Justice is appealing a federal district court judge’s decision to block the Trump administration from ending the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DOJ said it filed a notice of their appeal to the 9th Circuit Court and intends later this week to...

01/20/2018

Judges rule for deported Mexican woman threatened by cartels CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered U.S. immigration authorities to reconsider the case of a Mexican mother of four U.S.-born children who was deported last year while claiming she was threatened by a Mexican drug cartel. A three-judge panel of the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Maribel Trujillo Diaz. [ 320 more words ]

Judges rule for deported Mexican woman threatened by cartels CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered U.S. immigration authorities to reconsider the case of a Mexican mother of four U.S.-born children who was deported last year while claiming she was threatened by a Mexican d...

01/20/2018

Congress Poised to Extend EB-5 Regional Center Program Until September 30 Without Changes Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Congress is poised to extend the EB-5 regional center program through September 30, 2017, without any changes. Here is how we got to this point: On April 28, 2017, the U.S. Congress passed a one-week stopgap funding bill to prevent a government shutdown and the expiration of the EB-5 regional center program. [ 336 more words ]

Congress Poised to Extend EB-5 Regional Center Program Until September 30 Without Changes Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Congress is poised to extend the EB-5 regional center program through September 30, 2017, without any changes. Here is how we got to this point: On April 28, 2017, the U.S. Congress passe...

11/07/2017

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10/14/2017

U.S. Supreme Court justices suggested they may bar victims of overseas atrocities from using a centuries-old law to sue corporations for complicity, as the court weighed a case stemming from Middle Eastern terrorism. Hearing arguments Wednesday in Washington, the court’s conservative wing questioned whether the 1789 Alien Tort Statute, a favorite tool of human-rights activists in recent decades, permits suits against corporations in U.S. [ 601 more words ]

U.S. Supreme Court justices suggested they may bar victims of overseas atrocities from using a centuries-old law to sue corporations for complicity, as the court weighed a case stemming from Middle Eastern terrorism. Hearing arguments Wednesday in Washington, the court’s conservative wing questioned...