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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Why deporting the ‘Dreamers’ is immoral
Michael Blake on the Conversation offers a moral argument for not deporting DACA recipients: "Respect for the law entails respect for moral values. Protecting the Dreamers isn’t about rejecting the rule…
Take Stock: Federal Policy Watch
This Week in Congress: Feb. 26, 2018
By Lai K. Lam
Congress returns from its President’s Day recess. The House and Senate convene today at noon and 3 p.m., respectively. A fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program…
The Right Coast
Supreme Court rejects Trump request to weigh in quickly on Dreamers – POLITICO
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the administration's request to speed up the legal fight over protections for undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children, after President…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Court Declines Expedited Review of DACA Recession
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolThe Supreme Court today declined to weigh in on a district court's preliminary injunction requiring the Trump Administration "to maintain the DACA program on…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Supreme Court Declines to Review DACA Injunction —For Now
The Supreme Court today declined to review the district court injunction of the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program by the Trump administration. The order read as…
The Right Coast
Supreme Court rejects Trump request to weigh in quickly on Dreamers – POLITICO
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the administration's request to speed up the legal fight over protections for undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children, after President…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The March 5 DACA Deadline, Explained
Dara Lind at Vox has a helpful, layperson's explanation on the meaning of the March 5, 2018 "deadline" associated with DACA, including how the unwinding of DACA really began on September 5,…
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
Understanding the Basics of DACA
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was a piece of legislature in the United States that makes provisions for a number of individuals who entered the country as minors, and who were…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrant of the Day: Actor Bambadjan Bamba (Ivory Coast)
mmigrant of the Day: Actor Bambadjan Bamba has made an effort to show the humanity of Dreamers everywhere by announcing his status as a DACA recipient and opening up about his experiences…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Supreme Court Fails to Grant Cert in DACA Case — For Now
Amy Howe on SCOTUSBlog failed to grant cert in the DACA case today (in which the district court granted an injunction barring the rescission of the program) . We will see whether…