The U.S. Supreme Court could decide this week whether to review the constitutionality of President Obama's immigration Executive Action, which could give temporary legal status to approximately 5 million immigrants. January is the last month in which the Supreme Court can accept which cases it may accept for ... Read more
Today marks exactly one year since President Obama announced his executive actions on immigration. And it is exactly on this day that the U.S. Department of Justice officially filed a written petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ... Read more
The administration of President Barack Obama today announced that it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the lower court order that is blocking implementation of his executive actions on immigration. The Justice Department said it will appeal yesterday's ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, ... Read more
By a 2-1 vote, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans ruled that President Obama's executive actions announced in November 2014 must continue to be stayed. Thus, DAPA, Deferred Action for Parents of Americans Residents or Citizens, and the expansion of DACA, which would have ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column I answer the question of an undocumented immigrant who was recently released from an immigration detention center. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here I provide a general answer to your questions. Please consult with an attorney ... Read more
More than 2,000 immigrants complied with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) order and returned employment authorization documents showing a 3-year validity. But 22 people lost their legal status through DACA - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals - for failing to ... Read more
Today is the deadline to return work permits valid for more than 2 years that were erroneously issued to DACA beneficiaries. This only affects those who received documents issued after February 16, 2015. They have until the end of today to turn in those permits, which ... Read more
In my Consulta Migratoria® column this week, I explain the gravity and consequences of not returning the work permits and approval letters of hundreds of DACA recipients. Here's the column: First it was a petition, now it's a warning. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will ... Read more
In the face of non-compliance by some individuals, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced severe consequences for DACA recipients who have not yet returned work permits that are valid for 3 years and were issued by the Federal Government after February 16, 2015. USCIS warned ... Read more
Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice again presented their arguments on why President Obama's immigration measures should be implemented and asked that the federal judge's order that blocked their implementation in February of this year be lifted. During the hearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in ... Read more
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