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Immigration Weekly Round-Up: New DACA Applications Halted, With Biden Promising Appeal; Protesters Block Newark ICE Office, Objecting to Continued Deportation

New DACA Ruling Suspends New Applications; Biden Vows to Appeal Decision
In a lengthy opinion, United States District Court Judge Andrew Hanen ruled that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or “DACA,” finding that the implementation of the program violated the…
ACLU Files First Immigration Lawsuit Against Biden Administration
BREAKING: We’re suing the Biden administration to immediately stop the long-distance transfer of people detained by ICE from the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark, NJ. This is the first lawsuit over an immigration policy we’ve filed during the Biden…
Why Pope Francis chose Cardinal Tobin for Vatican appointment | National Catholic Reporter
No one should be surprised by the news that Pope Francis named Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, to be a member of the Congregation for Bishops. There are three reasons why the appointment makes perfect sense.First, from…
Why Pope Francis chose Cardinal Tobin for Vatican appointment | National Catholic Reporter
No one should be surprised by the news that Pope Francis named Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, to be a member of the Congregation for Bishops. There are three reasons why the appointment makes perfect sense.First, from…
Law firm arbitration agreement with client requires full disclosure of upside and downside, NJ court rules
Law firms that want to include mandatory arbitration provisions in their client engagement agreements must explain to the client the benefits and disadvantages of arbitrating a prospective dispute, the New Jersey state supreme court held late last year — and…
Job Announcement: Rutgers Immigrant Rights Clinic seeks Staff Attorney or Senior Staff Attorney
Job Announcement: Rutgers Immigrant Rights Clinic seeks Staff Attorney or Senior Staff Attorney The Immigrant Rights Clinic at Rutgers Law School in Newark, New Jersey, is seeking to hire an experienced attorney in a full-time Staff Attorney position. Depending on…
Job Announcement: Rutgers Immigrant Rights Clinic seeks Managing Attorney for its Detention and Deportation Defense Initiative (DDDI) Project
The Immigrant Rights Clinic at Rutgers Law School in Newark, New Jersey, is seeking to hire an experienced attorney to serve as Managing Attorney in its Detention and Deportation Defense Initiative (DDDI) project, to start in November or December…
Online teaching opportunity at Villanova’s VISTA program
From Michele Pistone at Villanova University:”As many of you know, this fall I am launching a new online certificate program at Villanova University to train immigrant advocates, called VIISTA, Villanova Interdisciplinary Immigration Studies Training for Advocates. The program is aimed…
Rutgers Immigrant Rights Clinic seeks Detention Fellow
The Immigrant Rights Clinic at Rutgers Law School in Newark, New Jersey, is seeking to hire recent law graduate for a full-time Detention Fellow position, to start in August or September 2020. The term of the fellowship is two…