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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Trump Administration Stumbles Againin Court in DACA Rescission
So far, the Trump administration has had a hard time in the courts in its efforts to rescind DACA. Ted Hesson on Politico reports on the order of a federal judge…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Federal Judge Reaffirms Injunction of DACA Rescission
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn his opinion in NAACP v. Trump, United States District Judge for the District of Columbia John Bates reaffirmed…
Take Stock: Federal Policy Watch
This Week in Congress: June 18, 2018
By Lai K. Lam
The Senate convenes today at 3 p.m., and the House meets Tuesday at noon. All eyes will be on the House chamber this week as members prepare to take up…
Through The Immigration Lens
Seyfarth Shaw Policy Matters Newsletter – June 14, 2018
By: Randy Johnson and Walt Mullon Seyfarth Shaw's new, leading Government Relations and Policy Group, which has already won the attention of national media outlets, is excited to offer regular…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Congressional Republicans Push on Immigration Reform Vote
As the mid-term elections near, Congress is seeing a push from moderate Republicans on immigration reform. Sarah D. Wire for the Los Angeles Times reports on the dance among Republicans in…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Justice Department won’t defend DACA in Texas lawsuit
Nicole Chavez of CNN reports that the Justice Department won't defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy in a federal lawsuit that Texas and six other states filed last month…
ImmigrationProf Blog
DACAmented Law Students and Lawyers in the Trump Era
A feeling of uncertainty has invaded most every aspect of life for DACA recipients pursuing legal careers since President Donald Trump took office, according to a new issue brief from the Center for…
ImmigrationProf Blog
DACA Uncertainty May Undermine its Positive Impact on Wellbeing
In this policy brief from the Center on Poverty Research, Caitlin Patler, Erin Hamilton and Robin Savinar discuss new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) on the impact of gaining temporary legal status on the psychological wellbeing…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Law and Order SVU Centers Season Finale on Immigration
The special two-hour season finale of NBC's Law and Order SVU had a complicated immigration storyline, with a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient and human smuggler the criminal and…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrant of the Day: Leila Fajardo-Giles (Peru), Law School Graduate and Future Lawyer
Our Immigrant of the Day recently graduated from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts. Her experience as an immigrant was the “driving force” for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…