News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – March 1, 2017 According to reports on March 1, 2017, the White House has further delayed issuing its revised travel ban. News reports on February 28th and March 1st indicate that the new ban will exclude Iraq from the...

News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – February 27, 2017 As of February 27, 2017, a revised “travel ban” has not been released by the White House. Reports indicate that it may be released on Wednesday, March 1. To date, there are no confirmed reports of what...

News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – February 23, 2017 On Monday, February 20, 2017, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued two memoranda to its sub-agencies concerning immigration enforcement and in particular the agency’s plans for...

News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – February 16, 2017 In briefing filed with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on February 16, 2017, the White House indicated that it was not seeking further review of the travel ban that was part of Executive Order 13769....

News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – February 14, 2017 As noted previously, on February 9, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a per curiam order, denied the federal government’s motion for an emergency stay. The order barring implementation of the...

News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – February 10, 2017 As noted previously, on February 9, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a per curiam order, denied the federal government’s motion for an emergency stay, finding that it failed to show a...

News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – February 9, 2017 On February 9, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the White House’s motion to re-instate the travel ban in Executive Order 13769. The United States District Court for the Western District of...

News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – February 8, 2017 The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington’s temporary restraining order, prohibiting the federal government from enforcing the travel ban in Executive Order 13769 of January...

News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – February 6, 2017 As of Monday, February 6, 2017, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington’s temporary restraining order prohibiting the federal government from enforcing the travel ban in...