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Link to the July 29, 2019 A.G. decision here . Link to briefs and other materials collected by CLINIC Legal here .

Matter of L-E-A-, 27 I&N Dec. 581 (A.G. 2019) (1) In Matter of L-E-A-, 27 I&N Dec. 40 (BIA 2017), the Board of Immigration Appeals improperly recognized the respondent’s father’s immediate family as a “particular social group”...

27 I&N Dec. 226 (A.G. 2018) Interim Decision #3917 Matter of E-F-H-L-, Respondent Decided by Attorney General March 5, 2018 Pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 1003.l(h)(l)(i) (2017), I direct the Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board”) to refer...

[ UPDATE : Here is a link to the underlying unpublished BIA decision dated Nov. 27, 2017 .] Matter of Castro Tum, 27 I&N Dec. 187 (A.G. 2018) - The Attorney General referred the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals to himself for review...

NYAG, Sept. 8, 2015 - "Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today that his office reached an agreement with Entertainment Visa Consultant Company (EVC) and its CEO, David King. This agreement will resolve the Attorney General’s investigation...

Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Jan. 30, 2017 - "Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that he is filing a lawsuit in federal court today against President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and high-ranking Trump Administration...

Mike Lillis, The Hill, Jan. 31, 2017 - "House Democrats are wasting no time in denouncing President Trump for firing the nation's top law enforcer after she refused to carry out his directives barring refugees and those traveling from Muslim...

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, Jan. 19, 2017 - "Anticipating potential changes in federal immigration enforcement practices and priorities, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today provided local governments and law enforcement...

In Mississippi v. AU Optronics Corp. , the Supreme Court held that a parens patriae action (one brought by the state on behalf of its injured citizens) does not constitute a ‘mass action’ and cannot be removed to federal court. As a result...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 26 revived a Christian university's challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) when it ordered the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to review the case in...

"We address whether the Department of Homeland Security has authority to terminate an alien’s asylum status, and conclude that it does not. ... Congress did not confer the authority to terminate asylum on the Department of Homeland Security...

"Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today issued an information bulletin to California law enforcement agencies that provides updated information on their responsibilities and potential liability for complying with Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

Matter of Martin CHAIREZ-Castrejon, Matter of Vera SAMA, 26 I&N Dec. 686 (A.G. 2015) "The Attorney General referred the decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals to herself for review of an issue relating to the application of Descamps...

The California Assembly and Senate unanimously passed identical bills to simplify the California Attorney General's ability to launch and conduct statewide grand jury mortgage fraud investigations. The twin bills were sponsored by Attorney General...

Amazon filed a lawsuit in Texas state court as part of its challenge of a $269 million claim for uncollected Internet sales taxes dating back to 2005 when Amazon opened operations in Texas. In September 2010 the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts...