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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
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ImmigrationProf Blog
MALDEF Statement on Fifth Circuit DACA Ruling
As reported here, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decided the latest Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) case. The ruling has generated criticism. Here is the statement…
ImmigrationProf Blog
DACA on Life Support After Fifth Circuit Ruling
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit released a decision finding part of President Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy unlawful. Judge Jerry E. Smith…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Meet Ezekiel Pacheco, the First DACA Recipient to Lead a Hollywood Film
IMDb describes the film At the Gates follows:"A housekeeper from El Salvador brings her son to help her clean an affluent family's Los Angeles home. After being told by her employers…
ImmigrationProf Blog
‘Mass Deportations Threat Looms Over My Family and Me’—Dreamer
Wondering what immigrants are feeling and thinking as President-elect Trump is on the verge of retaking office? "Oscar Silva, a 24-year-old `Dreamer' from San Luis Potosi in Mexico, has lived…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A Path to a New DREAM Act (that passes)?
Nolan Rappaport for The Hill reviews the possibility that President-Elect Trump may be willing to help DREAMers in a carefully crafted piece of legislation. "Trump offered a legalization program for 1.8 million…
Herman Legal Group Blog
Will Trump End DACA?
The Dreamers Under Trump Donald Trump is back in office January 20, 2025, and DACA is once again on everyone’s mind. Over 500,000 people currently have DACA protections and are…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Federal judge blocks rule that would have given DACA recipients access to Affordable Care Act coverage
Photo of Judge Traynor courtesy of Wikimedia CommonsThe Texas Tribune reports that a federal judge yesterday issued a preliminary injunction blocking a Biden administration rule that would have granted Deferred…
Immigration Blog
DACA Case Update: Appeals Court’s Focus on Standing
Legal standing to sue is central to various state challenges to immigration policies. A party can only bring a lawsuit if they can demonstrate sufficient connection and harm from the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
How Trump might target DACA recipients and other immigrant groups
Jean Lantz Reisz for the Conversation offers some thoughts on immigration directions that the incoming Trump administration might go. Sobering, but not surprising.KJ
Herman Legal Group Blog
DACA: News & Info for Dreamers
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is still very much a part of the lives of undocumented young people in the US, aka Dreamers. Recent news has brought…