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SCOTUS sets high bar for overturning ‘persecution’ ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court rules courts must defer to immigration agencies when reviewing asylum persecution determinations under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Immigration – Habeas corpus
Where a petitioner from Vietnam has alleged that he is being unlawfully detained, his habeas corpus petition should be granted because the respondents have not established a reasonable likelihood of the petitioner’s removal in the foreseeable future pursuant to 8 C.F.R. §241.13(i)(2).
Immigration – Removal – CAT
Where a preliminary injunction was violated when the defendants failed to provide six non-citizen class members a “meaningful opportunity” to assert claims for protection under the Convention Against Torture before initiating removal to a third country, the defendants should be advised that all removals to third countries must be preceded by written notice to both the non-citizen and the non-c[...]
Feds blame ‘sanctuary policies’ in Milford teenager’s immigration arrest
Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, the 18-year-old Milford High School junior arrested on May 31 while on his way to a volleyball practice, was not the target of a federal immigration enforcement investigation and his arrest was the byproduct of Massachusetts's "sanctuary policies," federal officials said on June 2.
Immigration – Detention – Habeas corpus
Where a lawful permanent resident has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. §2241 seeking an order of immediate release from detention, the petition should be granted because the petitioner has established that his ongoing detention is in violation of the laws of the United States and that he is entitled to immediate release.
Immigration – Untimely petition
Where an untimely petition for review has been brought, the petition must be dismissed because a time extension is prohibited by Rule 26(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign students at Harvard
A judge blocks the Trump administration's attempt to bar Harvard from enrolling foreign students, citing First Amendment and regulatory violations.
Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students
The Trump administration revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school.
‘Unquestionably in violation’: Judge says government didn’t follow order on deportations
The White House violated a court order on deportations to third countries with a flight linked to the chaotic African nation of South Sudan, a federal judge in Boston said.
Habeas corpus – ICE custody
Where a petitioner has requested a court order directing the custodian of the Otero County Processing Center in Chaparral, New Mexico, where the petitioner is currently in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to bring him to Massachusetts so that he may appear in state court to stand trial on larceny and attempted larceny charges, that request should be denied without prejudice base[...]
Immigrant released on bond a month after ICE broke car window with hammer
A man living in Massachusetts whom U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained in April after smashing his car window with a hammer has been released.
Harvard researcher charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos to be transferred
A judge has ordered the transfer of a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher to Massachusetts, where she has been charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Injury during baby’s adenoidectomy leads to stroke
- Construction worker’s hand caught in cement mixer
- Worker trapped in freezer, dies during steam cleaning
- Pedestrian, 69, hit by motor vehicle while in crosswalk
- Four-vehicle pileup leaves driver with spinal cord injury
- Nursing home staff blamed for kidney-failure death
- Pharmacy’s late delivery blamed for patient’s death
- Man, 25, drowns after swimming lesson at fitness club
Opinion Digests
- Jurisdiction – Forum selection clause – Non-signatory
- Criminal – Responsibility
- Attorneys – Lien
- Landlord and tenant – Default judgment
- Zoning – Constructive grant – Comprehensive permit
- Fraud – False Claims Act – Settlement share
- Civil practice – Discovery – Cybersecurity
