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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
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ImmigrationProf Blog
DHS Seeks SCOTUS Review of DACA Before Courts of Appeal Issue Decisions
On Monday, November 5, the federal government filed Petition for a Writ of Certiorari Before Judgment with the Supreme Court, asking the Court to grant certiorari on litigation over Deferred Action for…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A Feel Good Story? Newlyweds Experience Uncertainty of DACA
NPR explores how DACA’s uncertain fate is impacting a young newlywed couple, one of whom is undocumented. “It is a very specific cloud hanging over us. It just feels like…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Who Needs DACA or the Dream Act? How the Ordinary Use of Executive Discretion Can Help (Some) Childhood Arrivals Become Citizens by Susan B. Dussault
WHO NEEDS DACA OR THE DREAM ACT? HOW THE ORDINARY USE OF EXECUTIVE DISCRETION CAN HELP (SOME) CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS BECOME CITIZENS by Susan B. Dussault (Willamette), Lewis & Clark Law…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Lessons About the Future of Immigration Law from the Rise and Fall of DACA
Here is a link to a paper about the implications of the rise and fall(?) of DACA. It will be published in an immigration symposium in the UC Davis Law…
ImmigrationProf Blog
MALDEF’s Update on DACA after the August 31, 2018 Court Decision in Texas v. U.S.
MALDEF's update on DACA after the August 31, 2018 Court Decision in Texas v. U.S. (refusing to end DACA)What is this case about?In May 2018, almost six years after DACA…
The Mobile Workforce
US District Judge Stays Portion of Order Requiring DHS to Accept New DACA Applications
By Elizabeth (Liz) Espín Stern
On August 17, 2018, Judge John D. Bates of the US District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order granting the government's motion for a stay pending appeal…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Federal District Court in Texas Does not Enjoin Continuation of DACA
A federal court in Texas today denied a request for a preliminary injunction by Texas and nine other states seeking to block renewals of grants of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: The Dreamer Divide: Aspiring for a More Inclusive Immigrants’ Rights Movement by Adrienne Pon
The Dreamer Divide: Aspiring for a More Inclusive Immigrants’ Rights Movement by Adrienne Pon, Stanford Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, 2018 12 Pages Posted: 21 Aug 2018AbstractPresident Trump…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Amid Legal and Political Uncertainty, DACA Remains More Important Than Ever
The most up-to-date survey of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) beneficiaries clearly shows that recipients continue to make positive and significant contributions to the economy. DACA recipients are working…
Immigration View
Recent Federal Court Ruling: Full Restoration of DACA
On August 3, 2018, the US District Judge for District of Columbia, John D. Bates, ruled that the Trump administration must fully restore the DACA program. In the decision, the court…