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Lawsuit: Company Sought To Hire Illegal Immigrants
Posted on 1 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

JACKSON, Miss. - (AP) A Mississippi company that pleaded guilty to conspiracy related to the nation's largest workplace raid on illegal immigrants is now facing a lawsuit accusing it of discriminating against non-immigrants who applied for jobs. A... Read More

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DOJ Sues Rug Maker, Alleging Non-Citizen Authorized Workers Employment Discrimination
Posted on 9 Jul 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Justice on July 7 filed a lawsuit against Garland Sales Inc., a rug manufacturer and seller located in Dalton, Ga., alleging it engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination by imposing unnecessary and discriminatory... Read More

Tags: Immigration and Nationality Act , civil rights , Discrimination , INA , immigration , Resident Alien Card , Department of Justice , alien , immigrants , Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices , citizenship , employer employee relationship , national origin discrimination , employment eligibility verification , Litigation , I-9 , Garland Sales , DOJ , authorized workers , English proficiency , Green Card

First Class Action Filed On Behalf Of Detained Immigrants With Mental Disabilities
Posted on 13 Aug 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LOS ANGELES - The nation's first class action lawsuit on behalf of immigrant detainees with severe mental disabilities was filed Aug. 2 by a coalition of legal organizations led by Public Counsel, the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California... Read More

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Julie Myers Wood: Flawed Analysis Blocks Parts of 2010 Arizona Immigration Law, S.B. 1070
Posted on 20 Aug 2010 by Julie Myers Wood

By Julie Myers Wood, President Immigration and Customs Solutions, LLC Julie Myers Wood, former Assistant Secretary running U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, analyzes the U.S. District Court decision ( 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 75558 ) enjoining... Read More

Tags: Immigration and Nationality Act , civil rights , SB 1070 , preemption , Discrimination , immigration , warrantless arrest , Resident Alien Card , alien , Julie Myers Wood , immigrants , Arizona , citizenship , immigration reform , homeland security , deportation , national origin discrimination , Litigation , US Immigration and Customs Enforcement , right to control , Green Card

Daniel M. Kowalski: Key Provisions Of Arizona Immigration Law Blocked
Posted on 29 Jul 2010 by Daniel M. Kowalski

By Daniel M. Kowalski, Attorney, The Fowler Law Firm PC Daniel M. Kowalski discusses the July 28, 2010 decision by Judge Susan R. Bolton in United States v. Ariz., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 75558 (D. Ariz. 2010) . Mr. Kowalski is an immigration lawyer with... Read More

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