Tag: DACA

Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) have recently proposed a bipartisan immigration bill to protect Dreamers from deportation, ensure availability of immigrant visas, and improve the processing of migrants at the United States southern border during the lame duck session.  Currently, immigration issues are contentious across the country, making it imperative that Congress […]

In this video, we take a look at the future of DACA and what Congress is doing (or not doing). We’ll also explore some possible outcomes for DREAMers and their families. This is an important issue that affects many people, so please share this video if you find it helpful or informative. You may also […]

On October 31, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) implemented their final rule to preserve and fortify Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). This means that DACA is now based on a formal regulation, thereby preserving and fortifying the program while the program remains the subject of litigation in court. Previously, DACA was based […]

The Department of Homeland Security has issued a final rule that will preserve and fortify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. DACA allows certain eligible noncitizens who arrived in the United States as children, specifically those who arrived prior to turning 16, to defer their removal and apply for a renewable, two-year work […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced recently that individuals who have previously applied for and received deferred action under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) are now able to file their Form I-821D online. Form I-821D is known as the “Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” form.  Currently, this new filing online option […]

The Biden administration is soon expected to release its new guidelines for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA for short. This program allows some individuals with unlawful presence in the U.S. who were brought into the country as a child to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred deportation. This program also allows for […]

On September 10, 2021, the Biden Administration appealed a Texas court ruling by U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen that found the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program unlawful. While the Texas ruling does not automatically cancel current permits for Dreamers, it does block the government from approving all new DACA applications.  The DACA program […]

Will Congress finally act on DACA? Here’s our weekly video from Managing Partner Rosanna Berardi.

When he took office in January, President Biden pledged to take several actions within his first 100 days in office to expand, improve, and transform U.S. Immigration policy and law. Specifically, he promised to roll back his predecessor’s hard-line agenda, legalize undocumented immigrants, expand legal immigration, and reassert America’s commitment to refugees. Now that the […]

Biden’s comprehensive immigration bill—known as the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021—was formally introduced in the House on February 18, 2021, by Representative Linda Sanchez (D-Calif) and in the Senate on February 22, 2021, by Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.). The bill calls for broad immigration reform, including an eight-year pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented […]