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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Olympic Dreams Dashed for DACA Recipient?!
Despite qualifying for the Olympic trials, Argeo Cruz, an assistant cross country coach at Florida Gulf Coast University, won’t be eligible to compete for the United States in the summer…
ImmigrationProf Blog
How the Smithsonian Is Documenting the Work of Immigrant Rights Activists
The Smithsonian Magazine tells of a great new Smithsonian initiative.In November, 2019, curators from the National Museum of American History attended the U.S. Supreme Court arguments in three cases reviewing…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: How Promoting a Merit-Based Immigration System Can Help Alleviate the DACA Problem by Jose Gallegos
How Promoting a Merit-Based Immigration System Can Help Alleviate the DACA Problem by Jose GallegosAbstractThe Supreme Court began hearing arguments on November 12, 2019 as to whether the Department of…
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DACAmented in the Age of Deportation by Roberto G. Gonzales
The CU Citizenship and Equality Colloquium hosted Professor Roberto G. Gonzales, Harvard Graduate School of Education and Director of the Harvard Immigration Initiative on Wednesday February 19, 2020 for a…
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Immigration Not a Huge Issue at Nevada Democratic Debate, Protesters Jeer Joe Biden on Obama Immigration Record
WATCH: Protesters interrupt the #DemDebate as the debate nears end. pic.twitter.com/pybqj99BKE— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 20, 2020 Last night, the Democratic presidential candidates debated in Las Vegas, Nevada. The big news was…
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Utah Supreme Court Allows DACA Recipients to Practice Law
Good news for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients in Utah. The Utah Supreme Court has approved a rule that permits DACA recipients to become attorneys in the state. …
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DACA Recipients, Asylum Seeker Attend State of the Union
President Trump began the week with the State of the Union address, in which, among other things, he highlighted his immigration enforcement policies. There were some interesting guests at the…
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Op-ed describes central issue in DHS v. UC Regents DACA case as “telling the truth”
Professor Morgan Marietta in an op-ed for The Conversation frames the central issue in DHS v. Regents of University of California as whether the government has to "tell the truth"…
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New DACA Data and Trends
As part of the Regents v. University of California litigation challenging the rescission of DACA, USCIS must release regular data regarding the continued adjudication and implementation of DACA. Recently,…
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Prosecutor, DACA Recipient Awaits Word on DACA’s (and His) Future
Michael Hall for the Texas Monthly reports on a young Texas prosecutor (and DACA recipient), Pedro Villalobos, who awaits word on the future of DACA.According to the article, Villalobos"is .…