Archive for the ‘DACA’ Category
Current Status of DACA Renewals
Based on federal lawsuits challenging President Trump’s ending of DACA, the DACA program is currently back in place. This means that current DACA recipients can apply to extend their DACA status. Normally, USCIS has always advised DACA recipients to renew their applications between 150-120 days prior to expiration; HOWEVER, USCIS has stated that they will accept […]
A Dream Act, at What Price?
Last week Trump sent his “term sheet” to congressional republicans containing what he wants in exchange for a “DREAM Act” that would provide an eventual path to citizenship for Dreamers. In contrast to his earlier statements (“I will sign any Dream Act legislation that is put on my desk”), Trump is now attempting to extract […]
What are the chances of a DREAM Act in 2018?
What is Necessary for the DREAM Act to Pass? While the first proposed deadline has passed to bring the DREAM Act to a vote in 2017, we are still cautiously optimistic that we could see a DREAM Act in 2018. Our primary reason for optimism is that the majority of both houses of Congress, as […]
Trump Phases out DACA: The Facts
Before I comment on the ridiculous statements of Attorney General Jeff Sessions (“the compassionate thing is to end the lawlessness [of DACA]??]) and the cowardice of ending such a benign program that extends relatively little rights to a group of young people who deserve so much more, I want to get the facts out regarding what […]
Proposed Immigration Bills: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Before our discussion below of recently proposed immigration bills, it is worth reviewing the process of how a bill (a proposed new law) becomes law. The fact of the matter is that, for better or for worse, our country’s founders made it very difficult to change the law (with few exceptions). Bills hit […]