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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
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Judge Again Finds DACA Program Illegal, Blocks New Applications, Allows Renewals
By Michael H. Neifach, Amy L. Peck, Otieno B. Ombok
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program (DACA) is not legal, U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen has ruled in State of Texas et al. v. U.S. et al. Judge…
ImmigrationProf Blog
DACA Resources
In light of the recent setback for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, Professor Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, Director, Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, provides the following DACA resources:Fact sheet on the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
University leaders urge Congress to Act on DREAMers
A coalition of 500 presidents and chancellors issued a statement urging Congress to immediately pass legislation to protect DACA recipients and other DREAMers left vulnerable by a federal court ruling…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Will Judge Hanen’s DACA Ruling Trigger Congressional Action?
At the end of last week, Judge Andrew Hanen blocked new applications for relief under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy.The U.S. government has said it will appeal…
ImmigrationProf Blog
‘A blaring siren’ for Democrats after ruling halts DACA
The district court injunction on new DACA applications is a wake up call for Democrats in Congress. Astrid Galvan for The Associated Press reports that immigrant advocates are urging Democrats…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Breaking news: Federal judge who ruled against DAPA ruling against DACA
Breaking news from NPR [this thread will be updated]A federal district judge in Texas has ruled against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, striking a blow to the Obama-era…
Connecting Justice Communities
Preparing for Immigration Reform with the Launch of Ready to Stay
Ready to Stay, a national coalition working to help immigrants and advocates prepare for immigration reform, held a press event on Tuesday, July 13th to announce the launch of ReadytoStay.org.…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Reducing DACA Backlogs
Pax Ahimsa Gethen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsCBS reports that the Biden administration is assigning more USCIS personnel to review pending DACA applications.Apparently, there's a huge processing lag currently…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Estimating the Economic Impact of the 2021 Dream Act by Ike Brannon and M. Kevin McGee
Estimating the Economic Impact of the 2021 Dream Act by Ike Brannon and M. Kevin McGeeAbstract In 2012 President Obama established Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, providing legal protection for…
ImmigrationProf Blog
In Expert Defense of DACA
Volume 40 of the Immigration and Nationality Review (pp. 503-08) has a short and sweet dialogue with yours truly and Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia on "In Expert Defense of DACA." The…