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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Happy Birthday DACA! DACA Celebrates Its Ten Year Anniversary
June 15 marks 10 years since former President Obama announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. The policy, which provided limited relief from removal as well as work…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Post-DACA Generation is Here
In 2012, the Obama administration announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. A new FWD.us report released last week found that around 100,000 undocumented students will graduate high school…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Dreaming with Dreamers when DACA Is at Risk: An Innovative and Legally Defensible Student-Community Partnership Model to Bolster Financial Support for Undocumented College Students by William Kidder
Dreaming with Dreamers when DACA Is at Risk: An Innovative and Legally Defensible Student-Community Partnership Model to Bolster Financial Support for Undocumented College Students by William Kidder, Georgetown Immigration Law…
ImmigrationProf Blog
RIP Michael Olivas Immigration Scholar
Photo courtesy of the University of Houston Law CenterLast week, we lost an influential immigration scholar Professor Michael Olivas. Besides expressing condolences in a blog post, I followed up with…
Herman Legal Group Blog
USCIS Announces Online Filing to Streamline DACA Renewal Forms I-821D
On April 12, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that DACA renewals can now be submitted online. Current DACA recipients must first create a USCIS online account before…
Immigration Insights and Issues (III)
Dreamers Can Rest Easy: USCIS Announces New Online Filing Option for DACA Renewals
To transition further away from paper-based operations, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration and Services (USCIS) announced Tuesday, April 12, that those who previously received deferred action (i.e., protection from deportation) under…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Lawsuit filed in CA federal district court alleges unlawful discrimination based on credit union’s denial of loan application from DACA recipient
In a new lawsuit filed in a California federal district court, a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) alleges that a credit union violated the Civil Rights Act…
ImmigrationProf Blog
USCIS releases new data on DACA recipients
USCIS has released new data on DACA recipients: gender, age, marital status, metro areas and more.MHC
California Immigration Lawyer Blog
If I apply for DACA, will USCIS share my information with immigration enforcement?
By Geri Kahn
It is often troublesome to apply for immigration benefits if you have had contact with any law enforcement agency. It is especially worrisome when applying or renewing DACA (Deferred Action…
ImmigrationProf Blog
DACA Recipients Continue to Contribute
From the Center for American ProgressRELEASE: 2021 Survey of DACA Recipients Underscores the Importance of a Pathway to CitizenshipWashington, D.C. — For years, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has protected hundreds…