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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
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Federal Immigration Authorities Suspend President’s Two New Deferred Action Programs in Response to Federal Court Injunction
By Marko C. Maglich, Jackson Lewis P.C.
Federal Judge Andrew Hanen of the Southern District of Texas has ordered the suspension of two key aspects of President Obama’s November 2014 Executive Action on immigration: (1) the expansion…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Missed Opportunities for the Government in Texas v. United States?
Robert Knowles (Valparaiso) wrote this exclusive for ImmigrationProf on the district court's ruling on Monday in Texas v. United States: As others have noted, Judge Hanen’s injunction against DAPA and DACA…
Immigration View
Expanded DACA Applications NOT Accepted: Implementation Delayed
There is bad news for those hoping to avail of expanded DACA eligibility. You may recall that President Obama’s Immigration Accountability Executive Action (IAEA) set the stage for several million…
ImmigrationProf Blog
DAPA and Extended DACA Applications Closed Today
Today was supposed to be the day that millions of migrants already present in the United States could apply for temporary permission to remain here.On November 20, President Obama announced…
Workforce Compliance Insights
President’s Executive Order Halted
President Obama's executive order on immigration has been halted by a federal judge in Texas. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen granted a temporary injunction to allow the government, and the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Examining the UAC-DACA Link: New Data Show Child Migrant Crisis Began Before DACA
Some Obama administration critics claimed that the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program contributed to the increase in the migration of Central American children last summer. A new report,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
BREAKING NEWS: Federal Court Temporarily Enjoins Parts of Obama Immigration Initiatives
Photo of Judge Andrew Hanan courtesy of PowerLineJulia Preston of the New York Times (and many other news outlets, here, here, here, here) reports that a federal court in Texas…
Immigration View
The first arrival : DACA expansion
Note added on February 18, 2015: Yesterday, a judge in South Texas issued a preliminary injunction which prevents (at least temporarily) the Immigration Service’s planned implementation of the DACA expansion. __________________…
Immigration Blog
USCIS to Accept Expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Applications Starting February 18, 2015
By Jessica Feinstein, Jackson Lewis P.C.
President Barack Obama’s November 20, 2014, Executive Order addressed many significant issues of immigration law and allowed more individuals to qualify under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Consequently,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Expanded DACA Information — Applications Accepted Beginning February 18
As previously announced, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin accepting requests for expanded DACA on February 18, 2015. To help you prepare, CIS has updated some of our resources for…