Recent Updates
-
Texas affirmative action plan survives Supreme Court review
Immigration Law 01/09/2017The University of Texas admissions program that takes account of race has survived another round at the Supreme Court. The justices on Thursday upheld the Texas program by a 4-3 vote. The university considers race among many factors in admitti...
-
Court: Asylum not automatic for former gang members
Immigration Law 01/09/2017Immigrants in the United States illegally are not automatically eligible for asylum on the basis that they are former gang members who risk persecution if they return home, a federal appeals court panel ruled Wednesday. Three judges from the 9th U.S....