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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
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Immigration Blog
Improper Appointment of Acting DHS Head Invalidates Rollback of DACA Program, Court Rules
By Amy L. Peck
Federal District Judge Nicolas G. Garaufis struck down the Administration’s most recent attempt to limit the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. He held that the Acting Secretary of…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Court Finds DACA Order Not Lawful
In 2019, Pres. Trump tired of the head of DHS, Kirstjen Nielsen. So, he fired her. He replaced her with an acting head of DHS, Kevin McAleenan. Mr. McAleenan was…
McEntee Law Group Blog
What President-Elect Biden’s Win Might Mean for Immigration
Immigration law and policy have always been a politically contested issue in the United States, but we have never seen more attacks on immigration than we’ve witnessed over the past…
ImmigrationProf Blog
‘Dreamer’ protections to be reinstated by Joe Biden on day one: Incoming Chief of Staff Ron Klain
Meet the Press provided some good news for supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, initiated by President Obama and threatened with rescission by the Trump administration. The…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Judge finds DHS Acting Secretary Wolfe Unauthorized to Restrict DACA
Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn ruled that Chad Wolf was "not lawfully serving" as acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) when he…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Dreamers laud Biden’s win but remain vigilant on his DACA, immigration promises
NBC News reports that the immigrant rights political movement has hopes for a President Biden administration but is taking nothing for granted. Although restoring the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Humanitarian Immigration Policy Is the Backbone of a Progressive Democracy—Let US Bring It About
Guest blogger: Vincent Goble, law student, University of San FranciscoThe evolution of immigration policy in the United States leaves much to celebrate and much to abhor. The U.S. no longer…
Zalma on Insurance
Insurance Fraud is a Crime of Moral Turpitude
By Barry Zalma
Illegal Alien Deported Because of Conviction of Insurance Fraud Anahi Jaquez-Estrada sought review of a decision of the Bureau of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming a decision of an Immigration Judge…
Immigration Blog
DACA Litigation Update
By Brian Shyr
On June 18, 2020, when the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration had not properly terminated the Delayed Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, many (including Dreamers themselves) assumed…
ImmigrationProf Blog
DACA recipients challenge latest Trump administration attempt to gut program
CNN reports that recipients of relief under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy created by the Obama administration are challenging the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the policy.In…