The Department of Homeland Security has published a proposed regulation to establish the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals through administrative process and comment rulemaking.
Khadija DerrickOctober 18, 2021
DHS has announced that it has taken steps to comply with the December 4, 2020 federal district court order requiring them to restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to its 2012 form. To learn more about the…
Jenny ZhanDecember 21, 2020
On November 7, 2020, Joseph R. Biden Jr. became the President-elect of the United States & Kamala Harris became the United States Vice President-elect. For the past four years President Trump’s administration has made a series of drastic changes to…
Jenny ZhanNovember 9, 2020
USCIS has announced updated policies regarding adjudicating DACA requests and related work permit applications. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 18 that the Trump Administration failed to provide an adequate justification for terminating the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals…
Jenny ZhanAugust 27, 2020
DHS announced today that USCIS will not accept initial DACA filings, will limit DACA renewals to one year, and will not accept DACA applications for advance parole except in extraordinary circumstances. These measures will remain in place until DHS has…
Jenny ZhanJuly 29, 2020
Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 18 that the Trump Administration failed to provide an adequate justification for terminating the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This decision means that the DACA program will remain in place…
Jenny ZhanJuly 28, 2020
In a 5 to 4, decision, the Supreme Court held that the Trump administration could not immediately shut down DACA. Keep in mind that, although the decision is a great Victory the matter is not resolved. The Supreme Court decided…
Jenny ZhanJuly 28, 2020
On September 5, 2017, the Trump Administration announced the end of the DACA program, an Obama era executive order. This executive order signed by former President Obama on June 15, 2012 continues to provide to some individuals who came to…
Jenny ZhanJuly 10, 2020
The United States Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Trump Administration failed to provide an adequate justification for terminating the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This decision means that the DACA program will remain in place for…
Jenny ZhanJune 18, 2020
On May 28, 2019, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act. This Act would provide a path to permanent residence and citizenship for current recipients of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Action for…
Jenny ZhanJune 7, 2019
Last November, the Trump Administration requested the Supreme Court to expedite and consolidate review of challenges to its decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. On September 5, 2017, the Trump Administration announced the end of…
Jenny ZhanJanuary 22, 2019
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled on Thursday that the Trump Administration lacked the authority to eliminate the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. On September 5, 2017, the Trump Administration announced the end of…
Jenny ZhanNovember 8, 2018
District Judge Andrew Hanen denied the State of Texas and nine other States' request to halt the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. On September 5, 2017, the Trump Administration announced the end of the DACA program, an Obama era…
Jenny ZhanSeptember 5, 2018
The House of Representatives will vote on two broad immigration proposals on Thursday, neither of which are likely to pass. Below is a summary of the first of two proposals. Securing America’s Future Act Introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman…
Jenny ZhanJune 21, 2018
On April 24, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fully reinstate the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, but has stayed (delayed) its order for 90…
Jenny ZhanApril 25, 2018
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a program that was introduced by the Obama Administration in June 2012 to provide work authorization and administrative relief from immigration enforcement action to certain unlawfully present aliens who entered the United States…
Jenny ZhanMarch 29, 2018
On March 23, 2018, the Trump Administration signed the $1.3 trillion appropriations bill to keep the federal government open and funded through Fiscal Year 2018. The spending bill extended four immigration programs through September 30, 2018. EB-5 Program Will remain…
Jenny ZhanMarch 26, 2018
The White House’s new immigration framework, released on January 25, proposed significant changes to two legal immigration programs in addition to addressing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The Trump administration has proposed a pathway to citizenship for…
Jenny ZhanJanuary 31, 2018
USCIS announced on January 12, 2018 that it has resumed the renewal process for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program recipients. This decision came days after District Judge William Alsup issued an injunction order against the deportation of DACA…
Jenny ZhanJanuary 17, 2018
On January 9, 2018, San Francisco based U.S. District Judge William Alsup issued an injunction order stating that safeguards against deportation will remain in place for the nearly 700,000 immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program while…
Jenny ZhanJanuary 10, 2018
On September 5, 2017, The Trump Administration announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (“DACA”) program (To learn more about the DACA Program, click here.) The Obama Administration implemented the DACA program by executive order signed on…
IanScottSeptember 7, 2017
What is the Dream Act 2017 Bill? Is it different from DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)?
The Dream Act 2017 Bill was introduced into Congress last week with bi-partisan support. In a political time where immigration policies and immigrants seem to be under constant attack, this well-drafted bill, if ultimately passed, could provide many individuals who…
IanScottJuly 28, 2017
Last week I would never have thought that I would be writing an article on how a Trump Presidency could impact immigration but here we are. We have received a flood of calls from the public and our clients asking…
IanScottNovember 15, 2016
On April 18, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear U.S. v. Texas, the landmark immigration case where Texas and 25 other states sued the Federal government to oppose President Obama’s Executive Actions, which would provide relief from…
IanScottApril 1, 2016
