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Deferred Action
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ImmigrationProf Blog
California Will Issue Drivers Licenses to Deferred Action Recipients
Unlike the position of Governor Brewer in Arizona, California will issue a drivers license to DACA applicants who obtain employment authorization.From UT San Diego:California’s Department of Motor Vehicles will start…
ImmigrationProf Blog
As Many as 1.76 Million Unauthorized Immigrant Youth Could Gain Relief from Deportation
As many as 1.76 million unauthorized immigrants under the age of 31 who were brought to the United States as children could gain a two-year grant of relief from deportation,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Deferred Action Q&A and Other Updated Resources
On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security will officially begin accepting applications for “deferred action” from young immigrants who were brought to the United States as children and meet other…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Some DREAMers Hesitant to Pursue Deferred Action
Any day, DHS will be announcing preliminary guidelines on the deferred action policy for DREAMers that is supposed to go into effect on August 15.Erin Pangilinan writes for Hyphen:Whether it…
ImmigrationProf Blog
DREAMer Deferred Action Orientation in NYC
From the New York Immigration Coalition:August 15: Orientation on Deferred ActionOn August 15, 2012, many young undocumented immigrants will be allowed to apply for a temporary work permit and deferred…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Who and Where the DREAMers Are: A Demographic Profile of Immigrants Who Might Benefit from the Obama Administration’s Deferred Action Initiative
The Immigration Policy Center today released, Who and Where the DREAMers Are: A Demographic Profile of Immigrants Who Might Benefit from the Obama Administration’s Deferred Action Initiative. This analysis breaks…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Arizona v. US and Obama’s Deferred Action Policy
Professor Geoffrey Hoffman (Houston) on Jurist analyzes what the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Arizona v. United States has to say about the Obama administration's deferred action policy for undocumented immigrants…
ImmigrationProf Blog
UNITED WE DREAM: Warning on Lawyers and Notarios
The Obama administration's announcement of a deferred action program for eligible undocumented immigrants has brought out some elements hoping to prey on the DREAMers. United We Dream has posted a…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Durbin Discusses Deferred Action Policy for DREAMers
From the e Center for American Progress Action Fund:Sen. Richard Durbin Discusses the DREAM Act, DHS’s “Deferred Action” Policy, and the Road Forward for DREAM Youth July 24, 2012, 12:00pm…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Lamar Smith Objects to Obama Deferred Departure Policy
Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX), long a foe of comprhensive immigration reform, registers his fervent objections to President Obama's new deferred removal policy in this letter. Download Lamar Smith letter to John…