Tag Archives: undocumented workers
Refugee Wars
I drove along I-35 South from San Antonio to Dilley, TX, to spend a week with 30 other volunteers, advising intending refugees from Central America how to navigate the U.S. asylum system. We were headed to the South Texas Family Residential Center (STFRC), the largest immigrant detention center in the United States. Over the next […]
By mdeutsch | Published January 4, 2019 | Posted in Immigration, Media and Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged applying for immigration, Asylum, Immigration, immigration application, immigration court decisions, immigration for children, immigration general, immigration reform, Practice of immigration law, refugees, undocumented workers | Comments Off on Refugee Wars
DACA UPDATE !
There are just under 700,000 active beneficiaries of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). Several years ago, based on the government’s assurances, these children and young adults stepped out of the shadows and revealed everything about themselves to apply for the program. They described how and when they came to the U.S., their entire residence, […]
By mdeutsch | Published August 8, 2018 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged applying for immigration, deferred action status, immigration for children, immigration general, immigration reform, undocumented workers, USCIS, work permits | Comments Off on DACA UPDATE !
How You Can Support the Fight Against Family Detention and Family Separation
Dear clients and friends: Many have asked me what they can do about the current crisis and national horror, family separation. Here are the legal organizations I am supporting in this fight: American Immigration Council The American Immigration Council, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is a powerful voice in promoting laws, policies, and attitudes that honor our […]
By mdeutsch | Published June 22, 2018 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged applying for immigration, Asylum, Congress on immigration, family-based immigration, Immigration, immigration and crime, immigration attorneys, immigration court decisions, immigration for children, immigration general, immigration plan, refugees, undocumented workers | Comments Off on How You Can Support the Fight Against Family Detention and Family Separation
DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans
On Jan. 8, 2018, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen announced her decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for El Salvador with a delayed effective date of 18 months to allow for an orderly transition before the designation terminates on Sept. 9, 2019. Text of the government’s announcement is below. Contact […]
By mdeutsch | Published January 10, 2018 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications | Tagged applying for immigration, Asylum, family-based immigration, foreign workers, I-9 discrimination, Immigration, immigration application, immigration delays, immigration for children, immigration general, immigration reform, undocumented workers, work permits | Comments Off on DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans
U.S. Supreme Court Permits Implementation of Trump Travel Ban
In late September 2017, President Trump issued his third attempt at imposing travel restrictions on people from certain countries. Federal district courts in Hawaii and Maryland temporarily struck down the new travel ban. Those cases are now pending before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Ninth Circuits. The travel ban only applies […]
By mdeutsch | Published December 6, 2017 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged applying for immigration, employment-based immigration, family-based immigration, foreign workers, H-1B, H-1B Visas, H-4 visas, homeland security, Immigration, immigration delays, immigration general, immigration reform, nonimmigrant visas, professional workers, State Department, travel ban, undocumented workers, US Visa, visa, Visas | Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Permits Implementation of Trump Travel Ban
President Orders End of Daca . . . For Now
On September 5, 2017, President Donald Trump ordered the end of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an Obama administration program that allowed certain people who came to the United States as children, known as “Dreamers,” to continue to live, go to school, and work in the country. He said that his administration’s position is […]
By mdeutsch | Published September 20, 2017 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications | Tagged applying for immigration, Congress on immigration, DACA, deferred action status, employment-based immigration, family-based immigration, H-1B Visas, Immigration, immigration application, immigration delays, immigration for children, immigration general, immigration reform, undocumented workers, work permits | Comments Off on President Orders End of Daca . . . For Now
Ending DACA Would Be Inhumane and Bad for America
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) condemned reported plans that the Trump Administration will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program with a six-month enforcement delay. This decision would leave the lives and dreams of nearly 800,000 hardworking DACA recipients hanging from the thread of an unspecified, hoped-for legislative solution. […]
By mdeutsch | Published September 4, 2017 | Posted in Immigration, Media and Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged applying for immigration, Congress on immigration, DACA, deferred action status, Immigration, immigration application, immigration delays, immigration for children, immigration general, immigration reform, undocumented workers, work permits | Comments Off on Ending DACA Would Be Inhumane and Bad for America
Pres. Trump Has Kept His Word and Ramped Up Deportations Significantly
One of the few areas where the Trump administration is actually accomplishing its goals is in deporting a lot more of the people who lack permission to be in the United States. An article by the American Immigration Council, reprinted in full below, sets it out nicely: Six Months of Immigration Enforcement Under the New […]
By Morris Deutsch | Published July 24, 2017 | Posted in Immigration News | Tagged Asylum, Barack Obama, Congress on immigration, deferred action status, family-based immigration, foreign workers, I-9 discrimination, Immigration, immigration and crime, immigration application, immigration general, immigration plan, immigration reform, refugees, undocumented workers, work permits | Comments Off on Pres. Trump Has Kept His Word and Ramped Up Deportations Significantly
Trump Administration Budget Aims to Implement Mass Deportation
As explained by the American Immigration Association (AILA),* the Trump Administration’s newly released Fiscal Year 2018 budget request would fund massive increases in immigration enforcement and border security. The Administration requests billions of dollars to grow an enormous deportation force, while demanding deep cuts in domestic programs vital to working class Americans. The Administration’s budget […]
By Morris Deutsch | Published May 25, 2017 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications | Tagged applying for immigration, Congress on immigration, homeland security, I-9 discrimination, Immigration, immigration for children, refugees, undocumented workers | Comments Off on Trump Administration Budget Aims to Implement Mass Deportation
President Obama’s Immigration Legacy
As noted in a recent article by the American Immigration Council, one of the defining characteristics of President Barack Obama’s eight years in office will be how he enforced immigration laws. The strongest indicator is how many individuals he has actually removed and returned out of the country. Last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) […]
By Morris Deutsch | Published January 9, 2017 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications | Tagged applying for immigration, Asylum, Barack Obama, Congress on immigration, family-based immigration, immigration and crime, immigration for children, immigration general, immigration reform, refugees, undocumented workers | Comments Off on President Obama’s Immigration Legacy
