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Advance Parole for DACA Recipients
The most recent decision from a U.S District Court in Brooklyn put DACA back where it was in 2017. This includes restoring the ability of DACA beneficiaries to seek Advance Parole Document (AP). Before that, the Trump Administration had limited...
DACA Fully Restored
Last week, a federal judge ordered the Trump Administration to fully reinstate the DACA program. This means the administration will be required to open to program to new applicants for the first time since 2017. The Trump Administration has been...
Trump’s Newest Interim DACA Policy Ignores the Supreme Court
On June 18, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration’s decision to cancel DACA was “arbitrary and capricious,” effectively reinstating the program in full to its version under President Obama. Additionally, on July 17, 2020, the U.S....
USCIS is Ordered to Begin Accepting New DACA Applications & Advance Parole Applications
On June 18, 2020, nearly a month ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration’s decision to cancel DACA was “arbitrary and capricious,” effectively reinstating the program in full to its version under President Obama. Surprisingly, the U.S....
The U.S. Supreme Court Rules that DACA Can Stay, At Least for Now, and First-Time DACA Applicants May Apply!
In a surprising decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 18, 2020 that DACA can stay, at least for now. Specifically, the country’s highest court ruled that the Trump administration cannot immediately end the program, which currently protects approximately...
DACA recipients in Illinois may be eligible for state unemployment insurance benefits in light of the economic impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has led to numerous business closures and layoffs in Illinois and across the U.S. as employers and local, state, and federal governments set restrictions to reduce transmission and flatten the curve. This blog briefly and generally...
