The U.S. Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in the case of United States v. Texas. Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) asked the justices to uphold the constitutionality of the executive actions and authorize implementation of the program ... Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court has already marked the day when it will hear oral arguments in the lawsuit over the constitutionality of the executive orders on immigration that President Obama announced in November 2014. The hearing on the case of United States v. Texas will be held on Monday ... Read more
In my Immigration Consultation® column this week, I explain what parents of U.S. residents or citizens should do to prepare if the U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of the legality of DAPA and the block on immigration relief is lifted. Remember that in this column I provide general information. Each case is ... Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to hear a legal case challenging the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's ability to take executive action on immigration. The justices will have to decide whether lower courts had grounds to block DAPA, the deferred action program for parents of citizens and permanent residents, and the expansion ... Read more
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
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
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
Anyone covered by DACA who received a work permit that is more than 2 years old and was issued by the Federal Government after February 16, 2015 has until July 30, 2015 to return the document to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS, ... Read more
The battle over the implementation of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans or Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program and the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is back in court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New ... Read more
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