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Lawsuit: ICE agent raided restaurant to help rival
In July, 2013, Homeland Security investigators raided a popular Las Vegas Korean supper club, detaining its employees for intense hours-long interrogations. According to a lawsuit, they were acting under orders of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent, who portrayed it as a place of “prostitution and human trafficking.” Then, with no federal court order […]
Law firms field more immigration calls since election
LONG ISLAND — Ever since the election, law firms that focus on immigration — whether assisting individuals, or businesses employing foreign nationals — are spending a lot of time fielding questions from concerned clients. With the Trump administration’s position on immigration unclear, attorneys say they’ve seen a spike in inquiries as clients seek to navigate […]
Ohio man admits part in sex trafficking
Johnny Ray Davis, most recently a resident of Ohio, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to making a false statement to officers of the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both. Assistant U.S. […]
ICE issues guidance on deportation priorities
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s principal legal advisor has issued a memo directing all ICE attorneys to begin a systematic review of immigration cases. The review will determine which cases should be slated for deportation proceedings and which should be placed on hold consistent with the Obama administration’s enforcement priorities. In August the administration announced […[...]
Thousands nabbed in immigration bust
More than 2,900 convicted criminal aliens, including 30 in upstate New York, have been arrested as part of a seven-day national “cross check” enforcement operation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The 30 charged in upstate New York had prior criminal convictions ...
ICE to state: Opting out is not an option
Although the State of New York notified the Department of Homeland Security of its intent to opt out of the federal Secure Communities Program, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton informed Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week ...
DOJ lawsuit threat stops Nasdaq/ICE bid for NYSE
NEW YORK — Nasdaq and Intercontinental Exchange on Monday withdrew their joint $11 billion bid for the parent of the New York Stock Exchange after the U.S. Department of Justice informed the companies that it would pursue a lawsuit to block the deal.
ICE pulls no-match letters out of deep-freeze
They’re back — but not by popular demand. “They” are “no-match” letters from the Social Security Administration, and they’re giving employers a headache. The SSA started sending out no-match letters at the beginning of April ...
Nasdaq, ICE seek support for bid for NYSE
NEW YORK CITY — Nasdaq and IntercontinentalExchange are reaching out directly to the shareholders of the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange in its unsolicited bid to acquire the exchange owner.
Feds apologize after raiding wrong man’s home
BUFFALO — An innocent Buffalo businessman whose home was raided near dawn last week by gun-toting federal agents has received an apology from law enforcement officials. Agents from Immigration & Customs Enforcement working on a child pornography case ...
Case Digests
- Second Circuit – Plea agreements: Cook v. United States
- Fourth Department: Statute of limitations: Marino v. Weiler
- Fourth Department – Nail and mail service: Rebutting presumption of service L&W Supply Corporation v. Built-Rite Drywall Corp, et al
- Fourth Department – Mental Hygiene Law: Charles L. v. State of New York
- Second Circuit – Medicaid and Medicare certification: U.S. ex rel. Quartararo v. Cath. Health Sys. Of Long Island Inc.
- Fourth Department – Waiver of indictment: People v. King
- Fourth Department – Speedy trial: People v. Jordan
- Fourth Department – Rosario material: People v. Dennard
- Second Circuit – Magnuson-Stevens Act: State of New York v. Raimondo
- Fourth Department – Plea: People v. Davis
- Second Circuit – Revocation of minimum sentence: Bangs v. Walter William Smith, et al.
- Fourth Department – Relation-back doctrine: CHS Inc. v. Land O’Lakes Purina Feed, et al.
Law News
- Split court affirms gun conviction
- N.Y. Court of Appeals reverses gun conviction
- NY board approves cannabis lawsuit settlements, paves way for retail dispensaries
- NY Court of Appeals reverses murder conviction because of illegal police search
- NY Court of Appeals reverses gun conviction over ineffective counsel
- Split court affirms gun conviction, finding search and arrest were legal
- NY appeals court vacates drug conviction over illegal police search
- Split Court of Appeals strips Police Accountability Board of disciplinary power
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