My friend Morgan Smith wrote this note about the Rio Grande in July 2024. Learn more about Morgan here , here and here .
J.A.M. v. USA "The Court holds that Oscar is entitled to a much lower, but still notable award of $175,000 because he was somewhat older at the time of the incident, was detained for about half...
Path2Papers, July 17, 2024 " What are the policy changes the Biden administration is implementing regarding temporary work visas? On June 18, 2024, the Biden administration announced a policy...
DOJ, July 18, 2024 "The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Key Programs Inc. (Southwest Key), a Texas-based nonprofit that provides housing to unaccompanied children who are...
Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters, July 18, 2024 "Even with all the industries where Californians went on strike during last year’s “hot labor summer,” some of the most active sites of...
CFPB et al. v. Nexus Services, Inc., et al.
"Plaintiffs allege that defendants violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act (“CFPA”), the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (“VCPA”), and Massachusetts and New York consumer protection laws in administering “immigration bonds” for indigent consumers facing deportation. ... For the foregoing reasons, the court finds that plaintiffs have sufficiently stated claims for which relief can be granted under the CFPA, the VCPA, the MCPA, the MFDCPA, the NYEL, and the NYGBL. The court will grant plaintiffs’ requested injunctive relief, as detailed in the accompanying Final Judgment Order. The court will also grant $230,996,970.84 in restitution to the CFPB and award civil penalties in the amounts of $111,135,620 to the CFPB, $7,100,000 to the Commonwealth of Virginia, $3,400,000 to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and $13,890,000 to the State of New York."