Dear Sir I am writing to seek your assistance regarding a matter we are currently addressing with the Probate Register. The personal representative of the Estate has unintentionally omitted an investment property in their initial application. We have submitted...
Hello everyone, I had an interesting discussion with someone the other day regarding the above and as I was unable to come to a definitive conclusion on the legal position, I wanted to get the views of the IP experts here. The discussion centred around whether...
Matter of Thakker, 28 I&N Dec. 843 (BIA 2024) (1) The assumption in Matter of Jurado that a retail theft offense involves an intent to permanently deprive a victim of their property is inconsistent with the categorical approach as currently articulated by...
Center for Constitutional Rights, Sept. 16, 2024 "Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico, and the Center for Constitutional Rights submitted a petition for a writ of habeas corpus to the federal district...
Mazariegos-Rodas v. Garland "Beky Izamar Mazariegos-Rodas and Engly Yeraicy Mazariegos-Rodas (collectively, the Petitioners) are two sisters who are natives and citizens of Guatemala. The Petitioners, who were left behind in Guatemala as young children after...
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By: Kirk A. Sigmon , BANNER WITCOFF THIS CHECKLIST OUTLINES KEY CONSIDERATIONS THAT ATTORNEYS should review when advising whether and how to copyright artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)-generated works in the United States. The checklist...
By Simon Weierman Lawyers must rely on the accuracy and quality of their legal research when providing counsel to clients, drafting business agreements or writing legal documents for submission to the court. Inaccurate or non-responsive results from a search...
Data can shed light on virtually every question or challenge a nonprofit may face, revealing insights and opportunities along the way. And the better the data, the more you can see and uncover with it. A deep collection of reliable data can be the rocket fuel for...
Muzaffar Chishti and Colleen Putzel-Kavanaugh, MPI, Sept. 27, 2024 "The Democratic Party’s approach to the U.S.-Mexico border has fundamentally shifted, as was illustrated most clearly at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. While the 2020 convention...
USCIS, Sept. 23, 2024 " U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today posted a Federal Register notice establishing procedures for Liberians covered by Deferred Enforced Departure to apply for Employment Authorization Documents that will be valid through...
Singh v. Garland (2-1) "Jaswinder Singh, a citizen and native of India, appeals the Board of Immigration’s (“BIA”) decision affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his petition for asylum.1 He argues that the...
Cyrus Mehta, Sept. 23, 2024 "When the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) designated Matter of Z-A- Inc . as an “Adopted Decision” in 2016 it was seen as a breakthrough as it recognized that a US company can rely on its resources outside the...
Aaron Martinez, El Paso Times, Sept. 26, 2024 " Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center is the second El Paso immigration nonprofit to sue Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton , accusing him of violating the nonprofit's constitutional rights in an effort...
CA Nears Restricting Private-Equity Healthcare Acquisitions The California Legislature passed a bill ( AB 3129 ) that, if signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), would require the state attorney general’s approval before a private equity group or hedge fund could...
Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg reports: " Here’s a nice decision I just got from the Eastern District of Virginia, reversing USCIS’s denial of an I-130 to my client who had previously been criminally convicted of immigration fraud in that same courthouse...
Justice Action Center, Aug. 26, 2024 " Justice Action Center and Make The Road New York announced a motion to intervene in Texas v. DHS, the federal lawsuit filed last week by Texas and other states aiming to block the new Keeping Families Together (KFT...
DHS OIG, Aug. 19, 2024 - Management Alert - ICE Cannot Monitor All Unaccompanied Migrant Children Released from DHS and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Custody GAO, July 23, 2024 - Arrests, Removals, and Detentions Varied Over Time and ICE Should...
Melissa del Bosque, The Border Chronicle, Aug. 20, 2024 "While he lived, Eduardo "Eddie" Canales saved countless lives in the remote South Texas ranchlands. A statewide center in Texas to identify missing migrants would be a fitting legacy."...
EOIR, Aug. 19, 2024 "The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) today announced it has opened a training facility in Los Angeles, which will serve EOIR stakeholders, as well as agency adjudicators and staff. EOIR recognizes the immense value of legal...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 08/20/2024 "This notice announces the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) implementation of the Keeping Families Together process for certain noncitizen spouses and stepchildren...
Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, Aug. 15, 2024 "Chicago’s top migrant official is walking back a prediction from city leaders last month that tens of thousands of migrants would arrive by bus ahead of next week’s Democratic National Convention...
Adam Rosen writes: "I am excited to share a decision from DDC Judge AliKhan denying the government’s Motion to Dismiss a complaint challenging a 6C finding secretly made by DHS against my client but that she only learned of when the Mumbai Consulate...
W. John Yahya Vandenberg writes: "We just got this remand decision for a detained case in Houston (IJ McPhail), and thought it might be of interest to your readers. The Board clearly was not happy with the manner in which the judge conducted the hearing, and...
ABA Journal, Aug. 1, 2024 "Immigrants coming to the U.S. face legal uncertainties along with difficult living conditions and the pain of family separations. Yet a hope that opportunities will outweigh the travails is strong with many new arrivals. That's...