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Deferred Action
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ImmigrationProf Blog
U.S. v. Texas: Summary of Merits Brief for Petitioner United States by Nicole Zanardi
On March 1, Petitioner United States filed its merits brief in the case of United States v. Texas. Law student Nicole Zanardi summarizes the arguments in the brief below. The Secretary…
ImmigrationProf Blog
U.S. v. Texas – Some Observations as the Briefing Begins by Michael Kagan
Michael KaganCross-posted from Notice & Comment, A blog from the Yale Journal of RegulationLast week the Obama Administration filed its opening brief in United States v. Texas , the pending…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Amicus Briefs in United States v. Texas
A collection of amicus briefs in United States v. Texas, the challenge to President Obama's expanded deferred action program, can be found here. Amicus Brief of the States of Washington, California, Connecticut,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
DAPA, “Lawful Presence,” and the Illusion of a Problem by Anil Kalhan
In DAPA, "Lawful Presence," and the Illusion of a Problem, Anil Kalhan responds to Michael Kagan's post on the significance to the language in the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and…
ImmigrationProf Blog
United States v. Texas – The road to perpetual immigration gridlock?
Here is my contribution to SCOTUSBlog on-line symposium on United States v. Texas. Here is my bottom line:"United States v. Texas raises critically important legal issues concerning the discretion of…
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Immigration Article of the Day: Deferred Action: Considering What Is Lost by Elizabeth Keyes
Deferred Action: Considering What Is Lost by Elizabeth Keyes, University of Baltimore - School of Law January 22, 2016 Washburn Law Journal, ForthcomingAbstract: This Essay focuses on the cost that…
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DAPA’s Unlawful Presence Problem by Michael Kagan
The commentary on United States v. Texas keeps coming. Here is Michael Kagan's latest in Notice & Comment, the Yale Journal of Regulation blog. In encapsulates his argument as follows: "Like many…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Most Americans Support DAPA
Roberta Rampton of Reuters reports that most Americans voice support for a plan that would allow certain undocumented immigrants to remain in the United States. However, support for the idea slips when President…
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More on United States v. Texas from the American Constitution Society Blog
The commentary on United States v. Texas continues to fill the blogosphere.A President’s Constitutional and Faithful Execution of Immigration Law by Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, Penn State LawPolitics Masquerading as Law: Why…
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Key facts about immigrants eligible for deportation relief under Obama’s expanded executive actions
In a Pew Research Center release "Key facts about immigrants eligible for deportation relief under Obama’s expanded executive actions," Jens Manuel Krogstad offers important facts about the impacts of the…