US Immigration
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A Guatemalan citizen whose face was cut by gang members doesn’t qualify as a refugee because the incident that led him to flee to the U.S. was a one-time occurrence that doesn’t count as persecution, the Eighth Circuit ruled Thursday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Federal immigration law didn’t block a Texas federal judge from ordering the Biden administration to continue the so-called Remain in Mexico policy, the states of Texas and Missouri told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The U.S. Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review must investigate complaints against attorneys who practice in immigration courts, but the agency doesn’t have to divulge the results of those investigations to complainants, the Ninth Circuit ruled on Monday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection will phase out the use of investigative squads known as Critical Incident Teams after immigration advocacy groups accused them of operating as “cover-up units,” and members of Congress opened an investigation into their practices… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Officials in Texas and Arizona could find themselves in uphill legal battles if they bow to mounting pressure to declare that an “invasion” along the U.S.-Mexico border gives them the right to take on the federal government’s immigration enforcement duties… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 