Immigration Reform / DACA / DAPA

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued updated guidance that aligns its policy for issuing Form I-862, Notice to Appear, with the immigration enforcement priorities of the Department of Homeland Security.
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Speaker Paul Ryan has dismissed an effort by a group of House Republicans to go around the normal legislative process and force floor votes on a pack of immigration proposals.
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On April 24, 2018, U.S. district court judge John Bates issued an order vacating the decision to rescind DACA, requiring DHS to accept and process both new and renewal DACA applications.
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USCIS is not accepting requests from individuals who have never before been granted deferred action under DACA. Due to federal court orders on Jan. 9,2018 and Feb. 13, 2018, USCIS has resumed accepting requests to renew a grant of deferred action under DACA.
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On September 4, Attorney General Jeff Sessions instructed Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Elaine Duke to terminate the DACA program after an “orderly and efficient wind-down process.”  This has left a great many people with a great many questions, so we’ve tried to answer some of them here. If you have more questions about deportation and removal proceedings, contact an experienced immigration lawyer today.
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What will happen to the Dreamers?

The DACA program has been much discussed in the news in recent months.  Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced recently that the administration is rescinding the DACA program with a six-month delay.  It is believed that about 750,000 people could be affected by the decision.  With so much talk swirling around the DACA and Dreamers, many immigrants are concerned about what the end of the DACA program could mean.  Our

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On Sept. 5, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiated the orderly phase out of the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). DHS will provide a limited, six-month window during which it will consider certain requests for DACA and applications for work authorization, under specific parameters.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiated the orderly wind down of the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

“This Administration’s decision to terminate DACA was not taken lightly. The Department of Justice has carefully evaluated the program’s Constitutionality and determined it conflicts with our existing immigration laws,” said Acting Secretary Elaine Duke. “As a result of recent litigation, we were faced with two options:
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What is the DACA Program?

The Obama administration introduced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2012.  The program allows qualifying undocumented immigrants who entered the United States as minors to be protected against deportation, and have the ability to obtain a work permit. Participants could use this time to become Read more . . .

As part of his immigration platform, President-elect Donald Trump pledged to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative which was announced on June 15, 2012.

We do not know how or when DACA might end. There are two actions that he can take:

Rescind the memo authorizing DACA and allow previously issued DACA and work permits to remain valid until expiration. No new applications for first-time DACA or DACA renewal would be accepted.

Rescind the memo authorizing DACA and declare immediately invalid all previously issued DACA and work permits.
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Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in the U.S. v. Texas case that addresses the DACA II and DAPA benefits sought by the Obama Administration. The following information will assist layman to understand the ripple effects of that decision:
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