Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
On September 5, 2017, the Trump administration announced that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ("DACA") program will end. DACA will remain in place until March 5, 2018 and the program will be phased out over the next two years. DACA Revocation Details The Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") has released details and clarifications regarding [...]
During the election campaign, President-elect Trump put immigration at the center of his agenda and platform and made a commitment to the voters to take immediate steps relating to immigration upon taking office on January 20, 2017. There are certain immigration-related steps that [...]
It has been a busy day for immigration attorneys and Washington, DC. As President Obama is getting ready to announce his executive action proposal, called Immigration Accountability Executive Action (IAEA), there are some reliable preliminary updates we can share with our readers. Summary of Proposed Executive Action Steps Deferred Action for Parents of USC and [...]
There are a few people who are interested in immigration who are not aware of the upcoming announcement by President Obama on his plan for executive action on immigration. At this time, we have been receiving rumors, bits and pieces, provided off the record, by various sources in the government here in Washington, DC and [...]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service ("USCIS") has issued new guidance to employers regarding the employment verification and documentation process for employees with valid and pending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (“DACA”) applications. According to recent USCIS figures, there have been approximately 420,000 DACA applications filed and as approvals are starting to be sent out, [...]
