In Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, 603 U.S. ___ (June 27, 2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the SEC’s administrative law judges (ALJs) lack jurisdiction to impose civil penalties for alleged securities...more
If Congress does not pass appropriations legislation or a stopgap spending bill by September 30, 2023, the federal government will experience a shutdown on October 1, 2023. A federal government shutdown will disrupt certain...more
Following reports of competing bills in the House and Senate, the U.S. government is potentially headed for a shutdown, which would begin on October 1, 2023, the beginning of the 2024 fiscal year. This would directly affect...more
With hundreds of immigration forms to track— and more appearing under new legislation consistently— a case management system (CMS) is a software that can help organizations ensure quick and hassle-free immigration compliance...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the federal agency that oversees business and family immigration to the United States, is suspending in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices, and Application...more
In September 2019, The Wall Street Journal reported that the docket pending at U.S. Immigration Courts surpassed one million cases. In response to this increasing backlog, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (“EOIR”)...more
The federal government entered a partial shutdown on December 22, 2018. With no end in sight as the shutdown enters its third week, many are wondering how the shutdown will affect immigration matters. To provide some insight...more