Velasquez-Castillo v. Garland "Kelmi Velasquez-Castillo, a native and citizen of Honduras, filed a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals(“BIA”) order denying a motion to reopen his removal proceedings. The Petitioner and Respondent...
Jacqueline Stevens, Feb. 27, 2017 - "Judge John Kane Order of February 27, 2017: "I have not found and GEO has not provided any authority requiring that, for TVPA claims, causation must be proven by direct and not circumstantial evidence. Were a jury...
Law360, July 8, 2015 - " A federal judge has ruled the owner of a private detention center in Colorado must face a potential class action alleging it violated federal law by forcing immigrant detainees to work for little or no pay. U.S. District Judge John...
"Several recently-introduced proposals, such as the HUMANE Act introduced by Sen. Cornyn and Rep. Cuellar, would put vulnerable children in harm’s way by stripping away critical protections in the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA)...
"We are a group of professors and researchers with experience teaching and practicing in the areas of immigration, human rights, and international law, primarily at U.S. universities, colleges, and law schools. We write to offer our counsel to you and your...
Owino v. CoreCivic "This appeal arises from a class action filed by individuals who were incarcerated in private immigration detention facilities owned and operated by a for-profit corporation, CoreCivic, Inc. These individuals—detained solely due to their...
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 235 / Friday, December 10, 2021 - ": The Department of State (‘‘the Department’’) requests written information to assist in reporting on the degree to which the United States and foreign governments meet the minimum standards...
Gonzalez v. CoreCivic "CoreCivic [argued] that the TVPA does not regulate “labor performed by immigration detainees in lawful custody.” Or to rephrase it more bluntly, that its activities are categorically exempt from the TVPA. The district court denied...
Barrientos v. CoreCivic "[W]e conclude that: (1) under the plain language of the statute, the TVPA covers the conduct of private contractors operating federal immigration detention facilities; (2) the TVPA does not bar private contractors from operating...
Saravia v. Sessions , court staff summary - "In an action arising from Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s rearrest and detention of noncitizens who came to this country as unaccompanied minors, the panel affirmed the district court’s grant of a preliminary...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 12/19/2016 - "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations governing the requirements and procedures for victims of human trafficking seeking T nonimmigrant status...
Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 196 / Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - "The admission of up to 110,000 refugees to the United States during Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest;..." Federal...
"Cruz alleges that she was forced to work for the defendants for wages well below the minimum from 2002 until her escape in 2008. The district court dismissed all of her claims as time-barred. We affirm the district court’s dismissal of Cruz’s state law...