For the last decade or so, many immigrants have relied on an unofficial program called “Deferred Action” to obtain time-limited temporary employment permission in cases for which humanitarian considerations called for a degree of mercy that our current legal immigration system does not contemplate. For example, an undocumented mother whose US citizen child has cancer and needs to be taken …
I have U.S. citizen children with serious health problems—can this help my immigration case?
Maybe. This would depend on how serious these health problems are, what stage of immigration proceedings you are in right now, and what other negative factors affect your case (for example, an existing criminal record, multiple immigration violations, etc.). No pending proceedings in Immigration Court. If you are not in any immigration proceedings at the moment (meaning, you are not …
Why Is There No Decision On DAPA From The Fifth Circuit?
Why is there no decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of appeals on the Obama administration’s appeal of the District Court order temporarily stopping DAPA (Deferred Action for Parental Accountability)? This is the question on the minds of millions of undocumented parents of US Citizens. President Obama announced DAPA on November 20, 2015, with much fanfare and gave a sense …
Why Georgia DACA Students are Entitled to In State Tuition
Ever since President Obama announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program the question has been asked in Georgia by DACA beneficiaries, can I now pay “in-state” tuition at Georgia Colleges and Universities? The question is simple, but the answer is complicated because of the differences between “lawful status” and “lawful presence,” terms that are poorly understood outside of …
Why We Need to Keep Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
by Rebecca Rojas Recently, there has been much talk about Mitt Romney’s statement that while he would honor the deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) program initiated by President Obama, he would not continue it. This has created unrest among potential applicants, but I think it is still too early to give up on the DACA program. As the program …