California Governor authorizes issuance of licenses for Dreamers

Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday signed a bill (AB 2189) that will authorize the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to issue California driver's licenses to thousands of young undocumented immigrants who are approved for the deferred action program. The Governor's action is important because, as currently stipulated, it requires ... Read more

Why Salvadorans should hurry to re-register for TPS

The re-registration period for the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for the 212,000 Salvadorans eligible for the benefit is just three weeks away. The re-registration period that began on January 9 comes to an end on Monday, March 12. In my column this week in La Opinión, ... Read more

LAPD changes policy on impounding cars of unlicensed drunk drivers

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) announced that it has made revisions to its vehicle impoundment protocols during sobriety checkpoint operations. Now, individuals identified by police as driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI) who do not have a driver's license will be given the opportunity to stop their vehicles and ... Read more

Illegally terminated immigrant with TPS reinstated

Santos Delacruz Hernandez, who was illegally fired by his company, returned to work today. Thanks to my intervention and the U.S. Department of Justice, Mr. Hernandez was reinstated to his job. I especially want to thank attorney Jennifer Sultan and investigator Sergio Esquivel of the Department of Justice for all of their ... Read more

Salvadoran woman under TPS gets her driver's license renewed

I am very happy to inform you that yesterday Susy Alvarez, a Salvadoran girl whom I helped for free, got her driver's license renewed. I met Susy at the Consulate General of El Salvador in Los Angeles, where I periodically give free consultations to people in need. When I met with her on ... Read more

TPS man denied driver's license in North Carolina

[et_pb_section fb_built="1″ admin_label="section" _builder_version="3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="3.25″ background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4″ _builder_version="3.25″ custom_padding="||||" custom_padding__hover="||||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="3.27.4″ background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"]On Monday I reported that California had mistakenly suspended unemployment benefits for several people protected by Temporary Protected Status (TPS) whose employment authorization cards expired on September 9, 2010, ... Read more

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