Andrew Kreighbaum

5 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Andrew Kreighbaum

Temporary protections for several hundred thousand Venezuelan immigrants will continue for now after a federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration’s emergency bid to pause a judge’s order. The administration hasn’t demonstrated it would suffer irreparable harm if a stay isn’t granted, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said in a one-page order Friday.

6 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Andrew Kreighbaum |Jay-Anne Casuga

The Trump administration is arguing in federal courts that termination of thousands of international students from a federal database has no impact on their lawful status in the US—a stance that’s been met with skepticism by immigration attorneys. The government’s claims come as students have filed dozens of lawsuits challenging the abrupt termination of their records, which put their F-1 status and employment authorization in doubt.

6 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Andrew Kreighbaum

ESGEmailApril 18, 2025, 5:49 PM UTCThe Trump administration is arguing in federal courts that termination of thousands of international students from a federal database has no impact on their lawful status in the US—a stance that’s been met with skepticism by immigration attorneys. The government’s claims come as students have filed dozens of lawsuits challenging the abrupt termination of their records, which put their F-1 status and employment authorization in doubt.

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Andrew Kreighbaum |Jay-Anne Casuga

The Trump administration lacks regulatory authority to terminate foreign students’ lawful status in the US, immigration attorneys said about litigation over the government’s unprecedented crackdown. A slew of lawsuits have been filed in the past two weeks arguing that the Department of Homeland Security unilaterally removed dozens of students from a database tracking compliance with student visa programs, effectively canceling their legal status.

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Andrew Kreighbaum |Jay-Anne Casuga

A federal judge in Boston temporarily blocked the Trump administration from terminating protections for more than half a million immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela admitted through a Biden-era humanitarian parole program. Parole terminations for the so-called “CHNV” program are stayed pending further court action, Judge Indira Talwani of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts said in an order issued Monday.