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  It has been reported that President-Elect Joe Biden will unveil a comprehensive immigration plan on his first day in office.  The plan, which would provide a multi-year pathway to citizenship for the millions of undocumented immigrants currently in the United States, is expected to be sent to Congress on…

On June 18, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Trump Administration failed to provide an adequate justification for terminating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, thus violating the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). DACA remains in place for now, but the Trump Administration could renew its efforts…

(This is the final part of our three-part series with a look at DACA in the courts and how recent developments in the US Supreme Court will affect this program) In our previous articles, we spoke about the inception of DACA, the proposed DACA expansion and the creation of the…

(This is part two of our three-part series on the development of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, with a look at President Obama’s its proposed expansion and the development of DAPA) On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced an expansion of the DACA program which increased the pool of potential…

(This begins our three-part series on the development of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, its proposed expansion, DAPA, and the recent developments in the US Supreme Court) On June 15, 2012, President Barack Obama unveiled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) to protect certain classes of undocumented immigrants.…

Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, in a seemingly abrupt about-face, has blocked consideration of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would have paved a path to citizenship for young undocumented immigrants who serve in the military. Washington insiders claimed that Cantor had quietly supported the…

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed the New Jersey Dream Act into law on January 7, which granted undocumented immigrants in-state tuition for public universities. Before the bill was signed into law, undocumented immigrants living in New Jersey had to pay the higher out-of-state tuition rate. In-state tuition is substantially…

In light of the previous election season in the United States and President Obama’s mention of the DREAM Act in his State of the Union, immigration has become a highlighted issue in politics once again. The DREAM Act (acronym for Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors), as originally written,…

On June 15, 2012, the Secretary of Homeland Security announced that certain people who came to the United States as children and meet the criteria may apply for deferred action for a period of two years, subject to renewal, and would then be eligible for work authorization. The US Citizenship…

Now Processing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals On August 15, 2012, USCIS released the forms and has started accepting applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The benefit of this application, when approved by USCIS, is that the alien will be given work authorization and will be protected against deportation.…