Tag Archives: deferred action status
Update: Supreme Court grants Certiorari in Texas v. USA
1/20/2016 The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Texas v. USA, and will rule on the legality of the centerpiece of President Obama’s program to lift the threat of deportation and to provide temporary work permits to an estimated 4 million undocumented individuals in the middle of a Presidential election year. The case involves a challenge to the […]
Who Will Benefit from the Obama “Executive Action”?
The American Immigration Council has written an excellent paper explaining that the primary beneficiaries will be (1) the undocumented parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (LPR) as well as (2) immigrants who qualify under the expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. President Obama announced in a speech Thursday night that the U.S. will provide […]
Summary of the President’s “Executive Action”
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a Summary of President Obama’s recent Executive Action. The President’s Immigration Accountability Executive Actions will help secure the border, hold nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants accountable, and ensure that everyone plays by the same rules. Acting within his legal authority, the President is taking an important step […]
USCIS Updates DACA FAQs
Around 2 years ago, many young people applied for “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” (DACA), the relief President Obama enacted to assist young people brought to the U.S. long ago. USCIS has recently updated its website containing their “Frequently Asked Questions” about DACA. This is in addition to the CIS website on how to […]
USCIS Issues Procedure for Extending “Deferred Action Status” of Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson today announced the renewal process for hundreds of thousands of young non-citizens who received a grant of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Renewal of DACA ensures current DACA holders will continue to be safe from deportation for another two year period. In addition, they will continue to have […]
