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Higher Ed Leaders Call for Permanent DACA Solution
Higher ed groups push for permanent DACA solution. Multiple higher education associations, Institutional leaders and advocates are pushing for Congress,To pass legislation to provide protections, For recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Members of the Presidents’ ,Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration,Are heading to Washington D.C. Lawmakers about their goal for DACA recipients. Higher …
DHS begins limited implementation of DACA under final rule
On Monday, October 31, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security’s final rule (PDF) to preserve and fortify Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) went into effect. The final rule’s implementation 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 …
Biden rule aims to preserve DACA but Congress has to act say groups
The Biden administration announced a new rule last week to codify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The new rule on DACA will take effect October 31. President Barack Obama implemented DACA in 2012 as an executive order, allowing eligible young adults who came to the U.S. as children to work and study without fear …
DHS issues regulation to preserve and fortify DACA
Regulation to preserve and fortify DACA. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced the Department has issued a final rule that will preserve and fortify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Policy for certain eligible noncitizens who arrived in the U.S. as children. Deferring their removal and allowing them to have a renewable, two year work permit. …
Appeals court panel casts doubt on DACA legality
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) legality. The federal judges heard appeals by the Biden management, liberal states and individual DACA receiver to the U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen’s decision last year which held DACA to be illegal. DACA recipients cannot receive amnesty or legitimation. Recipients can get a temporary stay against their deportation for two …
Bipartisan immigration reform would ease inflation.
Bipartisan Immigration Reform.On the 10th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a group of GOP business leaders are urging Republican leaders to grant “Dreamers” legal status to help ease hike and the U.S. labor poverty. The donors wrote, “Improving border security and providing a pathway to citizenship for Immigration Dreamers is not only …
Online filing for DACA renewal forms
USCIS announced that individuals who previously received deferred action under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) can now file Form I-821D online. The option to file DACA renewal forms online will make operations more efficient and effective. USCIS is trying to minimize reliance on paper records and continue a transition to an electronic environment. The online …
USCIS announces online filing for DACA renewal forms
filing DACA renewal forms. USCIS announced that individuals who previously received deferred action under filing DACA renewal forms online. Currently, the option is only available for individuals, Granted DACA. They must file Form I-765 to support their DACA filing, which is also available online. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that individuals who previously received …
No ruling in case deciding fate of DACA immigration program
U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen did not immediately rule on a closely watched case Over the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program,. Which confers limited protections on hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought into the United States as children.The judge set an early April deadline for lawyers on both sides to …
House Democrats Unveil Bill to Grant Citizenship to Dreamers
Lawmakers formally introduced legislation that would provide a path to citizenship for young people brought to the U.S. As children ahead of House Democrats’ plan to hold an “immigration week” later this month. The American Dream and Promise Act would allow the young people known as “Dreamers,” as well as others given temporary status when fleeing unrest …
The Immigration Reform and when it becomes Effective
The immigration reform by President Obama has several different provisions states Brian D. Lerner. Many of those provisions have different dates upon which they will become effective. The immigration reform provides a new DAPA, an expanded DACA, updated Prosecutorial Discretion standards through different priorities, expanded standards for eligibility for the Provisional Waiver and various other …