House passes 13th check, Senate approves sanctuary city ban enforcement
Indiana’s House of Representatives on Monday unanimously voted to offer former public employees a retirement benefit boost known as a 13th check.
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Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on US-Mexico border
A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to resume cutting for now razor wire that Texas installed along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Senate panel moves bill letting attorney general enforce sanctuary city ban
A Senate homeland security committee on Tuesday voted to advance legislation empowering the Indiana Attorney General’s Office to enforce a 13-year-old law banning sanctuary city ordinances.
Fueled by unprecedented border crossings, a record 3 million cases clog US immigration courts
There are an unprecedented 3 million currently pending in immigration courts around the United States. Fueled by record-breaking increases in migrants who seek asylum after being apprehended for crossing the border illegally, the court backlog has grown by more than 1 million over the last fiscal year.
Justice Department sues Texas over law that would let police arrest migrants who enter US illegally
The Justice Department on Wednesday sued Texas over a new law that would allow police to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally, taking Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to court again over his escalating response to border crossers arriving from Mexico.
Biden administration asks Supreme Court to allow border agents to cut razor wire installed by Texas
The Biden administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Border Patrol agents to cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border, while a lawsuit over the wire continues.
More Americans think foreign policy should be a top US priority for 2024, an AP-NORC poll finds
In this time of war overseas, more Americans think foreign policy should be a top focus for the U.S. government in 2024, with a new poll showing international concerns and immigration rising in importance with the public.
A US delegation to meet with Mexican government for talks on the surge of migrants at border
A top U.S. delegation is to meet with Mexico’s president Wednesday in what many see as a bid to get Mexico to do more to stem a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border.
NCLC gets $850K in grant funding for reentry, immigration programs
The Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic recently received two financial awards totaling $850,000.
COA reverses, rules mother’s petition was sufficient to raise SIJ status for child
A mother’s motion to amend language in her paternity judgment to conform with her child’s federal immigration petition requirement should have been granted, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled Wednesday.
Complex rules, costly mistakes: Why the stakes are rising in legal malpractice claims
Even as the number of legal malpractice claims has remained relatively flat, the severity of those claims continues to climb, with costlier mistakes and social inflation serving as two key factors driving the rise.
Federal court hears arguments in Haitian immigrants’ challenge to Indiana law that limits driver’s license access to certain Ukrainians
A federal judge heard arguments Friday from lawyers for a group of Indiana residents from Haiti who are suing the state over a law that allows immigrants in the U.S. on humanitarian parole to get driver’s licenses, but only if they are from Ukraine.
Biden administration warns of major disruption at border if judges halt asylum rule
The Biden administration on Tuesday urged an appeals court to allow sweeping new asylum restrictions to stay in place, warning that halting them would be “highly disruptive” at the border.
Brown: Successfully leveraging a limited (broken) immigration system
How do employers navigate and successfully leverage such a limited system when their needs are not being met through the U.S. workforce?
Waiting game: As immigration backlog grows, attorneys say some clients wait years for resolution
That federal courts, including the one in Chicago that handles all Indiana immigration cases, have a case backlog is something that immigration attorneys have gotten used to over the years. But that backlog has now reached record levels.
Carlson and Sandhu: Feds’ ongoing efforts to recruit, retain foreign talent in STEM
Over the last two years, the Biden-Harris administration has repeatedly announced actions to attract and retain science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) talent to strengthen the U.S. economy and competitiveness.
Kersey: DHS allows virtual document review, introduces new Form I-9
For decades, employers have been confused and frustrated by the “physical review” requirement for Form I-9 documentation. This confusion may now (mostly) be over.
Settlement over family separations at border limits future separations for 8 years
The federal government would be barred from immigration policies that separate parents from children for eight years under a proposed court settlement announced Monday that also provides families with temporary legal status and short-term housing aid.
Hispanic Heritage Month CLE looks at immigration experience
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana hosted a continuing legal education event Friday to learn more about the immigration experience.
Biden administration says it is using executive power to allow border wall construction in Texas
The Biden administration announced it has waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction on Wednesday, marking the administration’s first use of sweeping executive power to pave the way for building more border barriers.