Law360: Immigration /immigration?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Immigration Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:39:09 +0000 Detainees Seek Class Certification Over Warrantless ICE Arrests /immigration/articles/2409386?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /immigration/articles/2409386 A group of District of Columbia residents seeking an injunction to stop the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's warrantless immigration arrests told a federal judge that unknown future detainees should count toward their move for class certification. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:36:12 +0000 Mich. Contractor Loses New Trial Bid In Migrant Worker Suit /immigration/articles/2409647?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /immigration/articles/2409647 A Michigan federal judge said a farm labor contractor failed to identify any reasons for a new trial after a jury found it violated anti-trafficking and labor laws and breached employment contracts with farmworkers from Guatemala. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:42:34 +0000 The Biz Court Digest: How It Works In Massachusetts /immigration/articles/2408633?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /immigration/articles/2408633 Since its founding in 2000, the Massachusetts Business Litigation Session's expertise, procedural flexibility and litigant-friendly case management practices have contributed to the development of a robust body of commercial jurisprudence, say James Donnelly at Mirick O’Connell, Felicia Ellsworth at WilmerHale and Lisa Wood at Foley Hoag. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:54:33 +0000 How Healthcare Practices Can Prepare For ICE Visits /immigration/articles/2409139?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /immigration/articles/2409139 Healthcare providers that may face encounters with immigration enforcement should familiarize themselves with compliance obligations beyond ensuring employment authorization, and mitigate risk by establishing clear policies and specific procedures that safeguard patient rights and manage staff interactions with agents, say attorneys at Roetzel & Andress. Sat, 08 Nov 2025 13:44:54 +0000 Up Next At High Court: Religious Rights & Gov't Contracts /immigration/articles/2378547?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /immigration/articles/2378547 The U.S. Supreme Court will return Monday for a short week of arguments, in which the justices will consider whether state and local government officials can be held personally liable for alleged religious rights violations, and whether government contractors are entitled to immediately appeal denials of derivative sovereign immunity. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 23:17:21 +0000 'It's A War, Man': Trump's Deputy AG Unloads On Judges, Bars /immigration/articles/2409016?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /immigration/articles/2409016 The U.S. Department of Justice is in "a war" with federal judges who are "not following the law," and it is separately formulating plans to block "activist, obnoxious" bar associations from assessing ethics complaints against government lawyers, a top DOJ official said Friday. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:03:47 +0000 Can States Prosecute ICE Agents? It Depends /immigration/articles/2408508?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /immigration/articles/2408508 Video showed a masked federal agent walking out of the gates of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Durango, Colorado. He stepped around a small line of protesters seated on the street and lumbered past a petite, gray-haired woman as she recorded him on her smartphone last month. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 20:36:59 +0000 Dems' Bill Would Give DHS Detainees Right To Talk To Atty /immigration/articles/2409110?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /immigration/articles/2409110 Democratic lawmakers unveiled a bill Friday that would guarantee immigrant detainees the right to contact their families and speak to legal counsel in custody, amid the Trump administration's push to ramp up major enforcement efforts that have led to arrests of people while dropping off children at school or grocery shopping. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 19:40:40 +0000 Wis. Judge, Feds Push For ICE Arrest Trial Guardrails /immigration/articles/2409101?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /immigration/articles/2409101 A Wisconsin state judge set to stand trial for allegedly hindering an unauthorized immigrant's arrest urged a federal judge Friday to bar Trump administration prosecutors from introducing evidence related to acts alleged in an indictment, arguing that they were all lawful. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:50:49 +0000 Trump's H-1B Moves Have Tech Cos. Making Backup Plans /immigration/articles/2408942?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /immigration/articles/2408942 U.S. tech companies are scrambling to respond to President Donald Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee and weighted lottery proposal, with some weighing alternative visa options, scaling back their use of the program or shifting work abroad. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:01:04 +0000 Viral 'Brewers Karen' Incident Teaches Employers To Act Fast /immigration/articles/2408418?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /immigration/articles/2408418 An attorney who was terminated after a viral video showed her threatening to call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on an opposing team's fan at a Milwaukee Brewers game underscores why employers must take prompt action when learning of viral incidents involving employees, says Joseph Myers at Mesidor. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:00:18 +0000 BNP Wants Plaintiffs Attys At Sudan Suit Misconduct Hearing /immigration/articles/2408959?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /immigration/articles/2408959 BNP Paribas has asked a New York federal judge to compel several plaintiffs' lawyers, including the eponymous founder of Hausfeld LLP, to testify at an upcoming hearing on alleged misconduct by their former co-counsel, following a $20 million jury verdict against BNP in a suit brought by refugees accusing the bank of helping finance atrocities in Sudan. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:12:40 +0000 Why Appellees Should Write Their Answering Brief First /immigration/articles/2405994?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /immigration/articles/2405994 Though counterintuitive, appellees should consider writing their answering briefs before they’ve ever seen their opponent’s opening brief, as this practice confers numerous benefits related to argument structure, time pressures and workflow, says Joshua Sohn at the U.S. Department of Justice. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:55:05 +0000 Hearing Officer Clears Mass. Judge Of Aiding ICE Escape /immigration/articles/2408795?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /immigration/articles/2408795 A hearing officer has concluded that Massachusetts state court Justice Shelley Richmond Joseph was not aware of a plan to allow a defendant to evade an ICE agent waiting at a suburban Boston court in 2018, but is recommending a public reprimand for other actions the judge took that day. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:29:27 +0000 AG Watch: DC Faces Congressional Push To End Elected Role /immigration/articles/2407890?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /immigration/articles/2407890 Given the current structural tension between D.C.'s local autonomy and congressional plenary power, legal and business entities operating in the district should maintain focus on local enforcement gaps, and monitor the legislative process closely, says Lauren Cooper at Hogan Lovells. Thu, 06 Nov 2025 21:12:55 +0000 Feds Want Order Barring Ãbrego García Comments Narrowed /immigration/articles/2408395?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /immigration/articles/2408395 The Trump administration has asked the Tennessee federal judge overseeing Kilmar Ãbrego García's criminal case to reconsider an order requiring the government to inform every U.S. Department of Human Services employee to keep mum about the matter, saying it would overwhelm the DHS workforce. Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:01:11 +0000 Indiana Says School District's Sanctuary Policies Are Unlawful /immigration/articles/2408568?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /immigration/articles/2408568 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita sued the Indianapolis public school district in state court on Thursday, aiming to force it to ditch policies that the state claims frustrate federal immigration enforcement activities in violation of a state law. Thu, 06 Nov 2025 18:19:25 +0000 Ex-DOJ Staffer Cleared After Tossing Sandwich At CBP Officer /immigration/articles/2408620?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /immigration/articles/2408620 A D.C. federal jury on Thursday found former U.S. Department of Justice employee Sean Dunn, who threw a Subway sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer, not guilty of misdemeanor assault. Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:17:18 +0000 Florida AG Tells 11th Circ. Contempt Order Was 'Dangerous' /immigration/articles/2408271?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /immigration/articles/2408271 Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier told the Eleventh Circuit that a lower court order holding him in civil contempt for defying an injunction blocking a state immigration law was "dangerous," saying it erodes the U.S. Constitution's separation-of-powers doctrine and diminishes his authority over law enforcement. Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:46:52 +0000 Ill. Judge Grants Injunction On Federal Agents' Use Of Force /immigration/articles/2408362?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /immigration/articles/2408362 An Illinois federal judge on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction limiting the measures of force immigration agents can use on peaceful protesters, bystanders and the press, saying the forceful tactics they've used so far "shocks the conscience" and deeming the Trump administration's evidence justifying them "simply not credible."