Posts Tagged ‘Daca’
DACA News
In a long-anticipated decision, a federal judge in the Southern District of Texas ruled on Friday that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, is unlawful under its current terms. The court granted Texas’ request for a permanent injunction and vacated the 2012 Memorandum that created DACA. The permanent injunction order may be found here. Current DACA recipients retain their…
Read MoreDACA is Back (For Now)!
DACA is Back (For Now)! Let us also talk Advance Parole for International Travel As of July 17, 2020, the court ordered reinstatement of DACA. This means that we may now file INITIAL DACA applications, and potentially advance parole for existing DACA holders. This is truly exciting news, and potentially life changing to many new…
Read MoreABC News: DACA on the Supreme Court’s agenda for next fall
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals will be on the Supreme Court’s priority list next term, with a decision on the administration’s legality of the termination expected in 2020. The June 28 announcement followed months of closed-door deliberations by the justices. Link to Article
Read MoreRegistering and Enlisting in the United States Military for Immigrants – FAQs
This new resource answers some common questions about the U.S. Military for immigrants. It explains which immigrants must register with the Selective Service, which are eligible to enlist in the U.S. Military, and specifically addresses the requirements for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. Registering and Enlisting in the United States Military for Immigrants
Read MoreUpdate on the Obama Deferred Action Plan
It turns out that President Obama did NOT issue an Executive Order on Deferred Action for youth who entered the US before they turned 16 on June 15, 2012. Rather, DHS Secretary Napolitano issued a MEMO on a specific type of prosecutorial discretion to be exercised towards those youth. In her testimony before the House…
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