Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

12 12, 2016

Post Election Immigration Update

By |2016-12-12T08:20:24-06:00December 12th, 2016|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., General, immigration reform, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published December 12, 2016   So far, there is no news of any substance as far as major changes in policy or law in the immigration arena.    Further, there is no news about the continued viability of President Obama’s Deferred [...]

9 11, 2016

Do Not Panic

By |2016-11-09T16:22:17-06:00November 9th, 2016|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Asylum in the United States, Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), General, Green Cards, Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, immigration reform, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published November 9, 2016 Panic is rarely a useful response to a stressful situation.   In the U.S. immigration arena in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election to the U.S. presidency, panic is neither useful nor necessary. Yes, he spoke about a [...]

7 07, 2016

U.S. v. Texas: The Supreme Court Addresses President Obama’s Executive Order on Immigration

By |2016-07-07T15:18:30-05:00July 7th, 2016|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., General, immigration reform, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published July 7, 2016   In recent weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court announced in a one line order that it will let stand a lower court decision blocking implementation of President Obama’s most recent executive program on immigration.  In the [...]

21 03, 2016

You Can Always Ask for Prosecutorial Discretion

By |2016-03-21T07:52:16-05:00March 21st, 2016|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Asylum in the United States, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, Uncategorized|

Published March 21, 2016   No matter what stage in the deportation/removal process a foreign national may find themselves in, and no matter their previous immigration status – or lack thereof, there is always the option of seeking “prosecutorial discretion”.  [...]

25 01, 2016

U.S. Supreme Court to Review Obama’s Most Recent “Legalization” Program

By |2016-01-25T12:21:10-06:00January 25th, 2016|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Family-Based Immigration Law, General, immigration reform, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

Published January 25, 2016   Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will consider the Obama administration’s appeal in the United States v. Texas and hear oral arguments on the legality of President Obama’s executive order granting, in effect, [...]

11 11, 2015

Legality of Obama’s Executive Action On Immigration Likely to be Decided by US Supreme Court

By |2015-11-11T09:25:47-06:00November 11th, 2015|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published November 11, 2015 Earlier this week, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit Court, issued a 70 page opinion in support of their ruling that the Obama administration overstepped its authority in seeking to [...]

30 04, 2015

Top Six Reasons to Hire an Immigration Lawyer

By |2015-04-30T08:40:32-05:00April 30th, 2015|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Asylum in the United States, Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, General, Green Cards, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, Immigration and PERM / Labor Certification, immigration reform, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Uncategorized, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published April 26, 2015   1.  To Keep a Clean and Simple Case, Clean and Simple: A knowledgeable and experienced immigration lawyer will know how a filing, whether family based or employment based, should be prepared.   The immigration lawyer will [...]

25 03, 2015

Implementation of New Deferred Action Program Continues on Hold

By |2015-03-25T12:32:45-05:00March 25th, 2015|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Family-Based Immigration Law, General, Green Cards, immigration reform, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published March 25, 2015   As previously reported here, the new Obama Executive Action granting up to 5 million undocumented individuals access to a 3 year employment authorization and protection from removal is the subject of a fierce legal challenge [...]

20 02, 2015

On Hold: New Executive Order Granting Expanded Immigration Benefits Now Awaits the Outcome of a Court Fight

By |2015-02-20T10:13:37-06:00February 20th, 2015|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., General, Green Cards, immigration reform, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published:  February 20, 2015 In the past week, a federal court in Texas put a temporary halt to the implementation of the first stage of President Obama’s most recent Executive Order on immigration, a program originally set for launch on [...]

3 02, 2015

Applicants for Expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Benefits Can File Starting February 18, 2015

By |2015-02-03T15:54:48-06:00February 3rd, 2015|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., General, Green Cards, immigration reform, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Uncategorized, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published:  February 3, 2015 The first stage of implementation of President Obama’s Executive Order on immigration is set for February 18, 2015. Importantly, on that date it is only the expanded class of “childhood arrivals” that gets to submit applications, [...]

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