Trump Administration Sues Boston Over Sanctuary City Policy
The Trump administration sued the City of Boston over its sanctuary city policy Thursday, seeking to strike down a local law that limits cooperation with federal immigration efforts.
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Trump Pushes Bounds of Military, Police Immigration Actions
President Trump has morphed immigration enforcement into a supercharged and sometimes militarized operation affecting cities and communities across the country, with an all-agencies-on-deck mobilization of federal resources to crack down on illegal immigration.
Alligator Alcatraz to Remain Open as DHS Appeals Shutdown
The temporary migrant facility in the Florida Everglades known as Alligator Alcatraz will remain open for the time being after a federal appeals court paused a judge’s order to wind down operations.
Northwestern President Resigns as School Battles White House
Trump’s Immigration Czar Targets Work Permits, Fee Increases
The leader of US Citizenship and Immigration Services outlined plans Thursday to curb work authorization for immigrants admitted through temporary humanitarian relief programs.
Trump’s OSHA Proposes Loosening Workplace Safety Regulations
The Trump administration plans to revise more than 40 workplace safety rules by either narrowing or removing provisions deemed as slowing technological and economic development.
Labor Department Crafting Overhaul of H-2A Farmworker Wage Rule
The Trump administration is planning new regulations to govern the wages of seasonal farmworkers on temporary H-2A visas.
US Immigration Agency to Create New Armed Police Force
US Citizenship and Immigration Services, which processes and adjudicates benefits like green cards and work permits, is planning to add armed law enforcement officers to investigate civil and criminal immigration violations.
Trump Taps Notorious Angola Prison for Migrant Detentions
On a sweep of farmland hemmed in by the Mississippi River, where guards on horseback once watched over inmates picking cotton, officials on Wednesday proclaimed a new mission for one of America’s most notorious prisons.
Not All Big Law Leaders Will Reach the Top of Space Mountain
Disney’s price hikes are similar to Big Law’s billing rate increases.
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The H-1B Visa: A Brief History From Truman to Trump
The history of the H-1B visa from its origins in 1952, when Harry S. Truman was president, to the major developments since Trump’s “Buy American and Hire American” executive order.
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