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Ready for DACA Expansion? USCIS to begin accepting applications this month

Starting February 18, 2015, many Dreamers—those who were brought to the U.S. as children and have grown up in the U.S.—and who up until now have been ineligible for President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), will now be...

December 10, 2014
Beata Leja

What is Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) and Who Will Qualify?

On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced that he will take certain executive actions on immigration in the absence of a Congressional fix to our immigration system. See our blog post summarizing his entire announcement here. One of the programs...

November 21, 2014
Beata Leja

Executive Action on Immigration

After years of promises accompanied by political inaction on immigration reform (see our posts on the topic in parts one, two, and three), President Obama took matters into his own hands yesterday, announcing major changes to the nation’s “broken” immigration...

Many Inadmissibility Grounds Waived for SIJ Children

The rise in the number of undocumented children coming to the United States has been widely reported this year. Research shows that the cause for the dramatic increase in children traveling to the United States is the result of the...

October 17, 2014
Beata Leja

Does My Immigration Status Qualify Me for ObamaCare?

The Affordable Care Act (ACA, and also known as ObamaCare) was signed into law on March 23, 2010.  Among many other things, it set up marketplaces for individuals to shop for and purchase health insurance. Individuals whose jobs do not...

July 01, 2014
Beata Leja

President Obama to Take Executive Action on Immigration

Efforts to Address Humanitarian Situation of Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors in Southern Texas at Forefront of Proposed Actions On June 30, President Obama announced he will take executive action to address “our broken immigration system,” as Congress has failed to pass...

July 30, 2013
Beata Leja

Knowing Your Rights as an Immigrant in the U.S.

Do you feel that an employer didn’t hire you because of your immigration status? Who can you turn to in order to address such discrimination? What should you do if you are stopped by immigration officials and asked about your...

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