State judges don’t have the power to order the release of detainees being held by local law enforcement pursuant to an agreement with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the North Carolina Supreme Court has unanimously ruled. Luis Lopez ...

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  A Winston-Salem attorney’s battle to keep one of her clients from being removed from the country will continue after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling in the client’s favor that reinforces the government’s obligations to avoid deporting ...

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The Supreme Court is making it harder for noncitizens who are authorized to live permanently in the United States to argue they should be allowed to stay in the country if they’ve committed crimes. The decision Thursday split the court ...

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By Melissa Azallion (Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a series on business immigration strategies in today’s immigration climate.) Proactively staying apprised of immigration regulations and upcoming changes can help employers in assisting their existing international employees with ...

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By Melissa Azallion and Jonathan Eggert With the current administration’s strict enforcement of immigration regulations, an understanding of the various work visa options and requirements is vital to plan successful business immigration strategies. Importantly, strict enforcement does not mean visa ...

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  A man who faces deportation after pleading guilty to drug charges received ineffective assistance of counsel because his attorney told him that he “may” be deported as a result of the plea even though federal law mandates removal for ...

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A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a partial ban on asylum does not apply to anyone who appeared at an official U.S. border crossing before the policy was announced in July, a decision that may affect thousands of people. The ...

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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is seeking comments on a new standing order providing added time for review of a motion to freeze action in an immigration removal or deportation case. The standing order provides for entry of ...

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The Supreme Court is trying to sort out whether states can prosecute immigrants who use fake Social Security numbers to get a job. The justices heard arguments Wednesday in Kansas’ appeal of a state court ruling that threw out three ...

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  A North Carolina family that was denied U.S. citizenship because neither their attorney nor representatives from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services told them they had to fill out a certain form and pay a fee to apply for their ...

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