Topic
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
929 published works
ImmigrationProf Blog
DACA Turns 9 Today
On June 15, 2012, the Obama administration announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, which has provided relief from removal and work authorization to hundreds of thousands of…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: The DACA decision: Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California and its implications by Brian Wolfman
The DACA decision: Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California and its implications by Brian Wolfman,AbstractThe Trump Administration's effort to get rid of Deferred Action for…
Consumer Financial Services Review
FHA Issues Guidance on Eligibility of DACA Recipients
By Krista Cooley, Tori K. Shinohara, Kerri Webb
As we detailed in our prior Legal Update, on January 19, 2021, the FHA expanded eligibility to apply for FHA-insured mortgages to individuals residing in the United States under the…
McEntee Law Group Blog
What’s Going on With DACA? (June 2021)
Since 2012, "What's going on with DACA?" has been a $1,000,000 question. The Obama administration created DACA to give some relief to young undocumented immigrants. DACA was supposed to be…
Consumer Finance Monitor
HUD Addresses FHA Loan Eligibility of DACA Recipients and Documentation Requirements For Certain Other Non-Permanent Residents
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently addressed eligibility for FHA mortgage loans for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients in Mortgagee Letter 2021-12. As previously…
McEntee Law Group Blog
Weekly News Review: May 17th-21st
This week, Dreamers met with President Biden in the White House, just as another poll came out showing majority public support for providing a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients.…
Capital Thinking
US Executive Branch Update – May 14, 2021
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 9:50 a.m. EDT – The President and The…
Immigration Insights and Issues (III)
USCIS Issues New I-9 Guidance for Employees with DACA Work Authorization
In January 2021, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new I-9 guidance regarding the completion of Form I-9 for certain employees working pursuant to the Deferred Action for…
The Insightful Immigration Blog
The First Step for Reforming the Immigration Courts is to Allow Immigration Judges to Administratively Close Cases
By Cyrus Mehta
By Cyrus D. Mehta On May 5, 2021, the majority opinion in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Sanchez v. Attorney General followed two other circuit courts in…
Immigration Blog
Dreamers Bills Under Congressional Consideration
President Joe Biden’s American Citizenship Act of 2021, introduced in Congress in February, would provide large-scale immigration reform. But it will be difficult to pass such a comprehensive bill. The…