Recovering damages for undocumented workers 
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: February 6, 2012
Tags: Department of Homeland Security, illegal immigrants, immigration, undocumented workers
As the number of undocumented workers rises, personal injury attorneys are increasingly struggling with how to handle illegal immigrants as clients.
Does immigration travel ban apply retroactively?
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 19, 2012
Tags: immigration, Padilla v. Kentucky, retroactive law, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a federal immigration law that prevents lawful permanent residents who have been convicted of certain crimes from traveling abroad without being denied reentry applies to convictions that occurred before the law was passed.
Big year leads up to a bigger one at Supreme Court
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: December 29, 2011
Tags: 2011, arbitration, employment, health care, immigration, preemption, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – At the U.S. Supreme Court, 2011 was a remarkable year – not just for the things the justices did, but for the cases they agreed to take up in the near future.
ICE issues guidance on deportation priorities
Published: November 29, 2011
Tags: deportation, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Obama administration
WASHINGTON – The Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Principal Legal Advisor has issued a memo directing all ICE attorneys to begin a systematic review of immigration cases.
Justices consider whether tax crime can trigger deportation
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: November 7, 2011
Tags: aggravated felony, deportation, immigration, Supreme Court, tax evasion
WASHINGTON – During oral arguments yesterday in a case raising the issue of whether filing a false tax return can lead to deportation, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court tried to piece together what Congress intended to be an “aggravated felony.”
Aliens can’t get damages for wrongful detention
Published: November 7, 2011
Tags: Bivens, civil rights, deportation, immigration
Aliens who were in the country illegally cannot obtain damages from federal agents for their allegedly unconstitutional detention, the 9th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
New rule on right to counsel retroactive
Published: November 1, 2011
Tags: deportation, immigration, ineffective assistance of counsel, Padilla v. Kentucky, Sixth Amendment
A defendant who pleaded guilty in 2006 could have his conviction overturned because his lawyer failed to advise him of the deportation consequences of his plea, Maryland’s highest court has ruled in reinstating an order granting a new trial.
Court takes up debate over immigration deportation rule
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: October 13, 2011
Tags: aggravated felony, deportation, immigration, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – In a debate that involved dueling federal statutes and immigration case law, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court questioned yesterday whether a permanent resident may seek discretionary relief from removal based on a conviction where he did not depart and reenter the United States.
State can enforce parts of tough anti-immigrant law
Published: October 4, 2011
Tags: immigration, preemption
Federal immigration law does not completely preempt a state law placing broad restrictions on those who are in the country illegally, a U.S. District Court in Alabama has ruled in partially lifting a stay.
IMMIGRATION
Published: September 29, 2011
Tags: immigration
Is a parent’s date and period of lawful permanent residency imputable to a minor child living with the parent for purposes of establishing eligibility for cancellation of removal?
Holder v. Gutierrez, No. 10-1542, consolidated with Holder v. Sawyers, No. 10-1543. Certiorari granted Sept. 27, 2011. Rulings below: Sawyers
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