Experience, Accessibility And Excellence For Over 25 Years
This is not a surprise to most in the legal community, but nevertheless, to the profound disappointment of many advocates and DACA holders, a federal judge in Texas has once again ruled that the DACA program is unlawful and violates the Administrative Procedures Act. ...
In the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling on DACA, USCIS recently released guidance on how it will implement and administer the program under Secretary Chad Wolf's regime. The August 21 memo confirms that DACA grants will be limited to one, instead of two-year grants....
On June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. Fortunately, the ruling does not terminate DACA, as many had feared it would. While not delving into the politics behind the policy, the High...
Amidst the media's preoccupation with the shutdown, little was made of the Supreme Court's decision last week not to hear arguments on DACA this term. Unless the high court were to deviate from its normal procedure, this means that arguments will not likely be heard...
In a previous post, we discussed an important US District Court ruling that held the government's rescission of the DACA program to be unlawful. When the Court issued its ruling on April 24, 2018, it stayed its order to restore DACA for ninety days in order to provide...
Pursuant to pending litigation, the DACA program-once thought expired-is still in operation. USCIS is currently accepting renewal applications, and depending on the outcome of a pending case, may soon start accepting initial applications from those who did not apply...
In more DACA news, a District of Columbia federal district court ruled last week that the Department of Homeland Security's rescission of the DACA program was arbitrary and capricious. As a consequence, the rescission has been set aside and the government has been...
In the wake of Federal District Court Judge William Alsup's order last week, USCIS has announced that it will continue to accept and process DACA renewal applications. Under the guidelines,· Those who have previously received DACA and whose DACA expired on or after...
Under the new government guidelines, USCIS will no longer accept any new initial applications for deferred action under the moribund DACA program. Nevertheless, there is a small window of opportunity for current DACA recipients (whose deferral is due to expire before...
Yesterday, under President Trump's direction, Attorney General Jeff Sessions publicly announced that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, otherwise known as "DACA", was legally untenable and therefore being phased out and ultimately terminated. Acting...