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Deferred Action

217 published works

ImmigrationProf Blog April 17, 2013
Immigration Article of the Day: Obama’s Ruby Slippers: Enforcement Discretion in the Absence of Immigration Reform by Lauren Gilbert
By immigrationprof
Obama's Ruby Slippers: Enforcement Discretion in the Absence of Immigration Reformby Lauren Gilbert,St. Thomas University School of LawMarch 24, 2013West Virginia Law Review, Vol. 116, No. 1, 2013 (forthcoming) Abstract:…
ImmigrationProf Blog March 27, 2013
Immigration Article of the Day: Lauren Gilbert, Obama’s Ruby Slippers: Enforcement Discretion in the Absence of Immigration Reform
By immigrationprof
Lauren Gilbert, Obama’s Ruby Slippers: Enforcement Discretion in the Absence of Immigration Reform116 W. Va. L. Rev. No. 1 (2013) (forthcoming)ABSTRACTThis article explores how Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)…
ImmigrationProf Blog January 26, 2013
District Court Rules That ICE Agents Have Standing to Challenge the Morton Memo and Deferred Action Policy
By immigrationprof
The United States Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled yesterday in the case of Crane v. Napolitano that ICE agents have standing to challenge the constitutionality of the…
ImmigrationProf Blog December 18, 2012
Deferred Action Program Revives Debate over Driver’s Licenses for Unauthorized Immigrants
By immigrationprof
In Deferred Action Program Revives Debate over Driver’s Licenses for Unauthorized Immigrants by Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron of the Migration Policy Institute discuss teh controversy surrounding the issuance of…
ImmigrationProf Blog October 25, 2012
Why “deferred action” isn’t enough by Michael Olivas
By immigrationprof
On From the Square nyupressblog, Professor Michael A. Olivas opines that the recently announced Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, and deferred action generally, is just not enough for the undocumented DREAMers.KJ
ImmigrationProf Blog October 16, 2012
1.8 Million Eligible for DACA
By immigrationprof
From the Immigration Policy Center:There are approximately 1.8 million immigrants currently in the United States who might meet the requirements of the deferred action initiative, either now or when they…
ImmigrationProf Blog October 10, 2012
Mississippi Joins Kobach in Suit over Deferred Action
By immigrationprof
Julianne Hing writes for Colorlines:Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant wants to take President Obama to court. And he’s going to do it in conjunction with the help of noted anti-immigrant policy…
Connecting Justice Communities October 9, 2012
Deferred Action, U Visas & Asylum On the Agenda at the Immigration Advocates Networks’ First e-Conference
By Pro Bono Net
The Immigration Advocates Network (IAN) is hosting its first annual e-conference, "Cutting Edge Issues in Immigration Law," a week-long series of interactive online trainings with national experts, from October 29…
ImmigrationProf Blog October 4, 2012
Romney Would End Deferred Action for DREAMers
By immigrationprof
From the Boston Globe:Mitt Romney would not revoke temporary deportation exemptions granted to young undocumented immigrants under an executive action by President Obama, but he also would not issue new…
The Faculty Lounge October 2, 2012
Recent Scholarly Attacks on Obama’ Deferred Action Program Miss the Point…
As some of you may have read, Professor John Yoo recently wrote a piece challenging President Obama's recently created deferred action program. While as a constitutional scholar that would gladly…