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Deferred Action
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, West Virginia, Kansas, and Mississippi Seek 2-Year DACA Wind-Down
Photo of Judge Andrew Hanen courtesy of Wikimedia CommonsThe Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) saga continues. Britain Eakin for Law360 writes on the latest episode in the attempts of…
ImmigrationProf Blog
2023 May Be Decisive for US Immigration Policy
Voice of America predicts that "2023 May Be Decisive for US Immigration Policy." There, of course, many different immigration issues before the nation, including the Title 42 order, the future…
The Insightful Immigration Blog
A Tale of Two Cases – Washtech v. DHS and Texas v. USA: To What Extent can the Executive Branch Allow Noncitizens to Remain and Work in the US
By Cyrus Mehta
By Cyrus D. Mehta and Kaitlyn Box* To what extent can the Executive Branch allow noncitizens to remain and work in the US when there is no explicit provision in…
The Insightful Immigration Blog
The Legal Basis for DACA as Expressed in the Final Rule
By Cyrus Mehta
By Cyrus D. Mehta and Kaitlyn Box* On August 24, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a final rule aimed at “preserving and fortifying” the Deferred Action for…
Immigration Blog
DACA to Become Regulation
By Amy L. Peck
Responding to the history of legal challenges, the Biden Administration is trying to give the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program more heft by changing it from a policy…
Immigration Blog
Proposed DACA Rule from DHS Seeks to Codify Program
Efforts to pass "Dreamers" bills that would provide a pathway to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients have remained stagnant. In an effort to stabilize the DACA program,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Kamala Harris Would Expand Deferred Action Programs
Presidential candidate Joe Biden has selected California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. When she was preparing for the primary elections as a presidential candidate herself, here's the main…
Immigration Blog
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program May Continue
By Michael H. Neifach, Amy L. Peck
In a 5-4 decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Administration acted improperly under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) in terminating the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
USCIS to Resume Individualized Processing of Deferred Action Requests
The Hill reports that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) says it will resume processing some deferred-action requests for migrants after backlash over its decision last month to not defer…
The Asylumist
Medical Deferral Program on the Chopping Block: Asylum for People With Serious Medical Conditions
By Jason Dzubow
In the latest outrageous move against non-citizens, the Trump Administration seems to be eliminating a long-standing program that allows people with serious medical conditions and their caregivers to remain in…