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Deferred Action
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ImmigrationProf Blog
On-Line Symposium on the Fifth Circuit’s Ruling in Texas v. United States
Over the next month or so, the ImmigrationProf blog will be running an on-line symposium on the Fifth Circuit's ruling in Texas v. United States. Stay tuned. If any reader…
Immigration
Immigration Reform to be decided by Supreme Court?
Almost one year ago President Obama announced a new immigration plan that would change the lives of 4 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. Today they’re still waiting—and it…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Fifth Circuit Affirms Injunction of Obama’s Expanded Deferred Action Program
Judge Jerry SmithThe big news is that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit late yesterday issued an opinion in Texas v. United States. The court, in…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Delay in Texas v. US May Affect Possibility of DAPA Implementation
The New York Times reported yesterday that delay at the Fifth Circuit in the Texas v. United States litigation -- the case challenging the legality of President Obama’s plan to…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Return of the JRAD by Jason A. Cade
Return of the JRAD by Jason A. Cade, University of Georgia Law School, September 30, 2015 New York University Law Review Online, 2015, ForthcomingAbstract: Ignacio Diaz Aguilar’s felony conviction for…
ImmigrationProf Blog
AILA PSA on Erroneous 3-year DACA Work Authorizations
If you've been following the Texas v. United States litigation, you know that the USCIS erroneously issued something like 2,100 three-year work authorization permits after Judge Hanen issued an injunction…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Beyond Deportation by Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
Live from the White House last November, President Barack Obama announced his plan to upgrade the existing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program for young people pursuing education and to…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Oral Argument Day in Texas v. United States
Photo of courtroom in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitToday is the day! The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear oral arguments today…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Survey of DACA Recipients Finds that Average Hourly Wages Increased by 45 Percent,
A new nationwide survey of DACA recipients released today is one of the first to systematically quantify the wage effect of receiving deferred action, with data showing that DACA has increased…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Fifth Circuit to Hear Arguments on Intervention of Immigrant Mothers in DAPA Challenge
Texas v. United States, the 26 states' challenge to the expanded deferred action program, is incredibly complex procedurally. In addition to the United States' appeal of entry of the preliminary…