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If you’re a DACA recipient who has chosen to live a quiet, non-public life, no one is judging you. But we are feeling very inspired and encouraged watching the life of Luis Cortes Romero, a DACA recipient who has chosen to put his immigration status front and center to make history as the first undocumented attorney to argue before the United States Supreme Court.  Read our latest blog to learn about Luis Cortes Romero and the new documentary about his life!

100 people sit in the United States Senate, yet two of them hold the actual power for the latest bill that could provide a path to citizenship for thousands of undocumented immigrants in the United States.  The Senate Parliamentarian is the one with all the power right now, and some senators are thinking of overruling her decision. Read our latest blog to learn about this situation.

The Department of Homeland Security recently published a rule to allow it to resume acceptance and approval of new DACA applications. Read our latest blog to learn about how this temporary fix will provide for the currently eligible Dreamers to continue to receive DACA protection.

A federal judge in Texas recently blocked the Biden Administration from approving new DACA applications, leaving the 55,550 applicants who are waiting for approval in limbo. U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen found that DACA is unlawful because it should have been subjected to formal notice-and-comment under the Administrative Procedure Act and because it exceeded powers Congress granted to executive branch agencies. Read our latest blog to learn what this means for current DACA recipients and applicants.

In a highly anticipated - and now highly disappointing - ruling, the Supreme Court has decided against TPS (Temporary Protected Status) holders in Sanchez v. Mayorkas. Read our latest blog to learn about this unanimous Court decision.

In the case of Niz-Chavez v. Barr, we wondered whether the conservative justices on the Supreme Court would stay true to their principles of statutory interpretation even though it would result in what some would consider a “liberal” outcome.  On Thursday, April 29, 2021, the Supreme Court confirmed that it would. Read our latest blog to learn about what this ruling means for Notices to Appear.

We are used to hearing “innocent until proven guilty” suggesting that the government has the burden of proving a defendant’s guilt. This is in the criminal context. However, this is not always the case in deportation proceedings which are considered civil proceedings. At least, that’s what the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) communicated this last week when it decided in Pereida v. Wilkinson that an undocumented immigrant has the burden to prove that a criminal conviction does not make him ineligible to have his deportation canceled. Read our latest blog to learn about the ruling and its impact.

The Trump Administration continues to openly defy court orders requiring the government to accept new DACA applications.

Did you hear about the Supreme Court decision on DACA three weeks ago and then excitedly try to apply for DACA, only to be told that new applications were not being accepted? If this sounds familiar, you were not alone in your experience.  On June 26, 2020 we published a blog entitled “What Y...

The Supreme Court handed a welcome win to Dreamers last Thursday when it ruled 5-4 that President Trump's attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program since he took office had not met its legal standard.  The DACA program protects about 700,000 DACA recipients, also...

The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case considering whether a deportation notice missing information may be fixed with a follow-up notice which is of great significance to those who find themselves in deportation proceedings.  The case, Niz-Chavez v. Barr, originally heard in...

A divided Supreme Court recently issued a decision that will make it harder for green card holders to remain in the U.S. after having been convicted of criminal offenses.

DACA recipients (Dreamers) are on the front lines fighting the Coronavirus pandemic to keep our nation safe. Dreamers deserve Congressional action, allowing them to obtain lawful permanent residence, placing them on the path to become American citizens.

 On January 27, 2020 the Supreme Court made a ruling allowing the government to begin enforcing limits on immigration for people considered likely to become overly dependent on government benefit programs.  For those of you wondering what this means, a brief review: Back in 2018, USCIS and th...

The much anticipated arrival of DACA's day in the Supreme Court came yesterday - Tuesday, November 12, 2019.  Hundreds of thousands have waited in anticipation for this day, wondering what sort of precedent the Supreme Court will set. In 2012 President Barack Obama created the Deferred Action...