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- 1CLE Webinar to Cover Immigration Adjustment of Status Review●LawPracticeCLE Webinar | Immigration Adjustment of Status: Managing Heightened Discretionary Review
LawPracticeCLE is hosting a webinar on immigration adjustment of status, focused on managing heightened discretionary review in applications. The session is aimed at attorneys navigating stricter adjudication standards under current US immigration policy, covering how officers exercise discretion and strategies for preparing petitions. The topic reflects growing concern among immigration practitioners that adjustment cases face increased scrutiny and denials.
- 2Klobuchar clashes with Schmitt over Jack Smith claim●Sen. # Klobuchar Clashes with Sen. # Schmitt After He Mistakenly Claims Jack # Smith Attended # NBA Game in Atlanta Sen.
US senators Amy Klobuchar and Eric Schmitt clashed at a hearing after Schmitt wrongly claimed special counsel Jack Smith attended an NBA game in Atlanta, and suggested the trip could have been to meet Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Klobuchar pushed back on the assertion, with Schmitt at one point saying, 'I think you've already perjured yourself.' The exchange drew attention for its sharpness.
- 3ICE stops disclosing locations of detainees with deportation orders●Most fucked up thing I’m experiencing in immigration law this week is that ICE decided to stop telling us where they’re
Immigration lawyers and advocates say ICE has stopped disclosing where it is holding people who already have final deportation orders. According to accounts circulating among immigration law practitioners this week, detainees with removal orders are being held incommunicado, with attorneys unable to find out which facility their clients are in. Critics are calling the practice effectively disappearing people and are raising alarm about due process and access to legal counsel.
- 4Election denier Kurt Olsen leaves DOJ after failing to find election fraud evidence●Election denier Kurt Olsen leaves DOJ after failing to find evidence of stolen election
Kurt Olsen, an attorney known for promoting claims that the 2020 election was stolen, has left the Department of Justice after failing to uncover evidence of election fraud. Coverage by Democracy Docket highlights the departure as the latest setback for efforts to substantiate stolen-election allegations. The move has drawn attention given Olsen's prominent role in pushing unfounded election conspiracy claims.