Immigration Reform / DACA / DAPA

The Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a rule to codify the 2012 DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) policy on September 28, 2021.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would preserve and fortify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy.

If finalized as proposed, this NPRM would codify the existing DACA policy with a few limited changes, including:

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The Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) recently reminded individuals who are eligible to renew their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and employment authorization that they may submit their renewal request between 150 days and 120 days before the expiration date on their current Form I-797, Notice of Approval, and on the Employment Authorization Document (EAD).
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Immigration law has been at the center of many heated political battles, especially over the past few years. You may be wondering what to expect under the Biden Administration. While there is no way of knowing for certain what lies ahead, the recent proposal of the U.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Trump administration's attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an Obama-era program that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the US as children from deportation.

The 5-4 ruling was written by Chief Justice John Roberts and joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan, Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor.
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President Donald Trump will consider protecting Dreamers who came to the country illegally as children as part of a larger immigration deal later this year, thrusting the contentious issue into the heart of election season, according to five people familiar with the situation.

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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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