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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
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Immigration relief for certain undocumented children
In a significant policy shift and following a stalled bill in Congress, the Administration decided to use discretionary authority to provide temporary immigration relief to certain undocumented children brought to the United States at…
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Kobach’s Legal Challenge to DACA: The Bridge to Nowhere
ImmigrationProf reported last week that Kris Kobach had filed suit on behalf of ICE employees challenging the Obama administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The lawsuit has little chance of success…
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Gov. Brewer’s Position on DREAMers Will Hurt Arizona
From Ana Garcia of the Center for American Progress:On August 15 the Department of Homeland Security started accepting requests for deferred action from DREAM Act-eligible youth, or DREAMers—undocumented students who…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Kobach and ICE Agents Sue DHS Over DACA and Morton Memo
This is a real stunt that hopefully will be thrown out of court.From Huffington Post:Arizona immigration law author and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is representing 10 immigration agents…
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Administrative Comment Period on DACA Ends Mid-September
DACA is open for a comment period until mid-Sept. We should keep this is mind for some of those things on which we think there needs to be advocacy or…
Immigration View
DREAMers’ Time Has Come!
New: Deferred Action - August 25 - USCIS began accepting applications
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DACA Practice Advisory
From the Legal Action Center:Updated Practice Advisory on Deferred Action for Childhood ArrivalsWashington, D.C.— The Legal Action Center (LAC) released an updated version of the Practice Advisory, Deferred Action for…
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
On June 15, 2012, President Obama and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an exciting new regulation that allows certain young people who entered the United States before age…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Key Factors, Unresolved Issues in New Deferred Action Program for Immigrant Youth Will Determine Its Success
In Key Factors, Unresolved Issues in New Deferred Action Program for Immigrant Youth Will Determine Its Success, Muzaffar Chishti and Faye Hipsman of the Migration Policy Institute identify important uncertainties…
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Rust Never Sleeps: Controversy Over Driver’s Licenses and Deferred Departure
The Obama administration's program of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has been in the news this week, with the details of the program made available and the U.S. government now accepting applications. …