Sep 13
It hasn’t even been a month since the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) first started accepting requests for deferred action under its Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative, yet the New York Times reported this week that the first approvals are already on their way. The Times also reported that the agency …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/09/13/what-early-daca-application-numbers-tell-us-about-the-future-of-the-program/
Aug 24
Kris Kobach’s official job title is Kansas Secretary of State. But he is better known for drafting—and being hired to defend in court—state and local immigration laws designed to make undocumented residents “self-deport.” His two most notorious undertakings are Arizona SB 1070 and Alabama HB 56, which have largely been eviscerated by federal courts. Yesterday, …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/24/why-kobachs-lawsuit-against-deferred-action-is-unlikely-to-stand-up-in-court/
Aug 23
There’s no doubt that recent implementation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative is the biggest thing to happen in immigration law in many years. While most of the attention is currently focused on how to make it work, how to apply and how to work out the kinks, it’s important to take …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/23/5-ways-daca-renews-the-conversation-on-immigration-reform/
Aug 20
It goes without saying that unauthorized immigrants live in constant fear of deportation. After all, any chance encounter with U.S. immigration officials can leave an unauthorized immigrant behind bars and in removal proceedings. Less obvious, perhaps, is the impact that deportations have on families and communities. A mother can be left to provide for the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/20/how-deportations-devastate-families-and-communities/
Aug 15
Beginning today, undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children may officially submit requests for deferred action, a form of prosecutorial discretion that protects recipients from deportation and allows them to work legally in the United States for up to two years. As might be expected, numerous inaccuracies have surfaced in media coverage and other …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/15/busting-myths-about-deferred-action/
Aug 14
As the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative begins accepting applications this week, many are wondering whether beneficiaries of the program will be eligible to obtain a state driver’s license. At this point the answer is: it depends.
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/14/can-deferred-action-beneficiaries-get-drivers-licenses/
Aug 13
Long before President Obama announced his plan on deferred action for childhood arrivals, immigration restrictionists were arguing that any exercise of prosecutorial discretion benefitting undocumented immigrants was equivalent to “amnesty.” Consequently, it’s no surprise that one of the biggest myths supporters of the program have had to address is that deferred action is a type …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/13/why-deferred-action-is-not-amnesty/
Aug 10
The highest courts of Florida and California are considering a legal question of great importance to many DREAMers: whether the lack of valid immigration status prevents states from issuing law licenses to applicants who are otherwise qualified to become attorneys. To some, the answer may seem obvious—that immigrants should not be permitted to practice law …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/10/courts-weigh-issuance-of-law-licenses-to-undocumented-attorneys/
Aug 06
With its latest report on President Obama’s immigration-enforcement record, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has finally fallen down the rabbit hole and into immigration wonderland. Although FAIR has always played fast and loose with the facts, its new report rises to a new level of distortion. The report claims that President Obama has …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/06/nativist-groups-report-on-immigration-enforcement-is-pure-fantasy/
Aug 03
The Department of Homeland Security today released details on its plan to grant “deferred action” to immigrant youths who were brought to the country as children. The announcement, which was accompanied by an updated FAQ and other materials on how to apply, comes eight weeks after DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano revealed the initiative, which could …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/03/administration-releases-details-on-deferred-action-for-childhood-arrivals/
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