International Law

Canadian Immigration and Refugee Law #1: Introduction
This is the first podcast in Canadian Immigration and refugee law. We begin by considering the historical evolution of immigration within Canada and then turn to some early immigration cases to consider the role that racism played in the immigration process...

User Guides to Wexis
The LRW professors at the University of Akron have created User Guides for WestlawNext and LexisNexis. They are generously offering the free use of these guides to anyone who would find them helpful and asked us to post this link...

'Canada's luster lost' (for Europeans anyway)
Interesting article from the Warsaw Business Journal that discusses the drop in European immigration to Canada, and the loss of Canada's 'luster': ... During the past five years, European immigration to Canada has dwindled, even as overall immigration to Canada...

USCIS Revises Its "How Do I" Customer Guides
USCIS has revised its ?How Do I? customer information guides to help applicants, petitioners, and community-based organizations better understand immigration-related benefits. The series covers 24 topics on citizenship, permanent residency, employment verification, case services, adoption, and other immigration-related benefits and...

Marrying for immigration
Just finished watching the w5 news program on immigration marriage fraud. Julie Taub, an Ottawa immigration lawyer, suggests that immigration law be changed to grant only conditional status in Canada to the sponsored spouse...

Message from the IRB Chair
Subject: Message from the IRB Chairperson regarding Bill C-31 As you know, the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, tabled Bill C-31 on February 16, 2012 that would bring further changes to the Balanced Refugee Reform Act, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and other legislation that touches on immigration matters...

Parody is a Protected Form of Speech
Targets of criticism seek to shut down Internet sites that poke fun

Immigration Related Employment Discrimination & Unfair Labor Practices
What to do about employers who discriminate because of national origin

Immigration FAQs
Facts about Immigrating to the USA

Green Cards
Ways to get a green card

How to Skirt H-1B Regulations
Senator reacts to YouTube video

General Naturalization Requirements
From the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Citizenship and Immigration Canada
allegedly overcharged for immigration application fees.

Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Division of Immigration Health Services
allegedly drugged deported immigrants with sedatives.

ValueClick
allegedly violated consumer protection laws by promising ‘free’ goods that where not actually free.

Immigration Fees
Nationwide Class Action Gets Green Light

Immigration and Customs Enforcement
alleging government agencies and officials violated immigrant workers' constitutional rights.

Oppenheimer ATM-Free New York Municipals
401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud