In my Consulta Migratoria® column this week I write about the termination of the DACA program and how this could make way for comprehensive immigration reform in the future. Here is the column: Within the first day of the announcement of the cancellation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the ... Read more
In his brief announcement about rescinding the DACA program, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions indicated that the cancellation of the program will be gradual, but did not go into detail about timelines or what it would mean for current DACA recipients and those young people who are in the process of re-enrolling. For ... Read more
The rumors of the past few days became reality. President Donald Trump today officially repealed the DACA program that has protected approximately 800,000 undocumented individuals from deportation, authorizing them to live and work legally in the United States temporarily since its implementation in 2012. U.S. Attorney General Jeff ... Read more
Tonight I had the opportunity to discuss the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program live on CNN. All indications are that on Tuesday, September 5th President Trump will announce the end of DACA which has offered protection from deportation to approximately 800,000 immigrants who came to the country before ... Read more
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly formally rescinded the memorandum that created the Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) program intended to temporarily protect certain parents of U.S. citizens or permanent residents from deportation. Kelly announced the repeal ... Read more
Friends, as I shared with you through Inmigración Hoy and my social media platforms, I have started to answer questions from my readers, viewers and followers through Facebook Live in collaboration with different media outlets. The most recent ones were for La Opinión, where I write my column Consulta Migratoria® and for Univision. Thanks to Sofía Zermoglio ... Read more
In my Consulta Migratoria® column this week, I offer some recommendations on how to prepare for the implementation of the new executive actions on immigration. Here is the column: 2017 has begun with a whirlwind of activity that has the immigrant community worried, and in some cases, in a state of panic. The new executive actions ... Read more
A draft of an executive action by President Trump proposing to end DACA - the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program - has been leaked. The four-page document, which has not been officially corroborated or issued, indicates that the goal is to "end unconstitutional executive amnesties" ... Read more
This week in my column Consulta Migratoria® I explain why I recommend that you do not panic among undocumented immigrants in light of the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. This is the column: Donald J. Trump was elected as the next president of the United States. His election has generated concern in the undocumented immigrant community ... Read more
Without explanation, the U.S. Supreme Court today announced that it will not hear an appeal filed by the Department of Justice in July. In its petition, it urged the highest court to reconsider its ruling on the immigration programs proposed by President Obama's November 2014 executive action. The decision puts a ... Read more
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