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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
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Constitutional Law Prof Blog
District Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction in DACA Rescission
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn a 55 page opinion in the consolidated cases of Vidal v. Nielsen and New York v. Trump, United…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Second Injunction of DACA’s Rescission
Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis (E.D.N.Y) has issued the second nationwide injunction relying on the Administrative Procedure Act barring the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. KJRelated articlesJustice Department…
ImmigrationProf Blog
McConnell’s immigration gamble: US Senate to Debate Immigration Reform
Seung Min Kim and Burgess Everett on Politico report that Senator Mitch McConnell is taking the reins of an immigration debate that may prompt a fix for “Dreamers” — or quickly…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Mexico lawmakers blast newspaper cartoon depicting Dreamers as gang members
The Hill reports that a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers from New Mexico tore into a newspaper from their home state for a cartoon depicting so-called “Dreamers” as machete-wielding gang members…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Congress leaves out DACA fix from budget deal, government reopened
It was a long night for Congress. Congress reopened the federal government after a few hour shutdown:"House Democrats, after threatening to bring the bill down because it did not protect…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Record marathon speech on DACA
Breaking News!House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi yesterday spoke for over eight hours to oppose the spending deal to lift spending caps and avert a government shutdown -- because the plan…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Trump Chief of Staff Denigrates Potential DACA Recipients who Did Not Apply
CNN political commentator Ana Navarro fires back at CNN legal commentator Ken Cuccinelli after defending White House Chief of Staff John Kelly's comments about some Dreamers being "too lazy" to…
Immigration Blog
Streamlined, Bipartisan Immigration Bill Offered to Resolve DACA Dilemma
With the February 8th deadline for debate on DACA imminent and the March 5th DACA termination deadline approaching, legislators have been introducing bills to resolve the long-standing “Dreamer” issue. Senators…
The Mobile Workforce
McCain-Coons Bill Unlikely To Be The Answer DREAMers Are Hoping For
As Congress wrestles with another government funding deadline of February 8, 2018, Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Christopher Coons (D-DE) have announced their intent to introduce a bill to provide…
Take Stock: Federal Policy Watch
This Week in Congress: Feb. 5, 2018
By Lai K. Lam
The House and Senate convene today at noon and 3 p.m., respectively. Democrats will kick off their annual policy retreat in Cambridge, MD on Wednesday. The current continuing resolution (CR)…