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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
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DACA Recipients sue Georgia for in-state tuition
The Latino Times reports that noncitizens granted status under the Deferred Action for Childhood arrivals program have sued the state of Georgia for not allowing them to pay resident fees…
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Former DREAMER Gets NBA Contract
Former Dreamer, ImmigrationProf Immigrant of the Day, and Pacific 12 2012 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year, Cal basketball player Jorge Gutierrez recently signed a 10 day contract with the NBA's…
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Will Florida Legislature Now Act to Authorize Undocumented Attorneys?
As Professor Bill Hing reported on the ImmigrationProf blog yesterday, the Florida Supreme Court unanimously agreed with the Obama administration that federal law requires that, in order for undocumented immigrants to be…
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For Now, Florida Court Will Not Admit Undocumented Attorney Applicant
Could this be any more confusing? I guess the court says we're not going to admit you right now in spite of your daca status; wait for us to rule…
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DREAMers to Attend State of the Union Address
Congressman Joe Garcia (D-Florida) will join fellow members of Congress, along with several special guests, for President Obama's annual State of the Union address. Mayra Rubio Limon, a college freshman…
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Renewal Process
This FAQ (Download DACA-renewal-FAQ-2014-01-22) by the National Immigration Law Center is intended primarily for legal service providers and organizers. The information in it is based on what NILC knows about the…
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From the Bookshelves: The DREAMers How the Undocumented Youth Movement Transformed the Immigrant Rights Debate by Walter J. Nicholls
The DREAMers How the Undocumented Youth Movement Transformed the Immigrant Rights Debate by Walter J. Nicholls, Stanford University Press 2013On May 17, 2010, four undocumented students occupied the Arizona office…
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Iowa DACA Applicant Feels Sense of Freedom
from USA Today:Eren Sanchez said since receiving a temporary work visa in July she feels like Dorothy in the movie "The Wizard of Oz."She's seeing the world in color for…
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DACA Data
Since the Government started releasing the monthly Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals data, they were difficult to find and store in one place. All DACA data now is published in one…
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DACA and NY Bar Eligibility
The latest Footnote Forum installment comes from Professors Janet M. Calvo, Shirley Lung, and Alizabeth Newman. The authors discuss an issue currently under consideration in New York, Florida, and California:…