DHS issued a final rule set to preserve and fortify the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program. The rule, finalized in late August of this year and set to go into effect on October 31, 2022, keeps the program largely in its original state. Until then, the status quo remains in effect; DACA renewal … Continued
June 15, 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) being signed into law by President Barack Obama, granting young immigrants the ability to work legally in the United States and temporarily providing them relief from deportation threats on a two-year basis. On this day, Reeves Immigration Law Group recognizes the … Continued
U.S. News and World Report recently sought insight from Reeves Immigration Law Group attorney Eric Welsh on how pandemic-fueled backlogs at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and long processing times for DACA renewals could cause DACA immigrants to lose their legal status. According to Eric, if a recipient’s current status expires while they are awaiting … Continued
While it is difficult to predict exactly what will happen, it is certain that immigration in the United States will change for the better under the Biden Administration.
President-elect Joe Biden has promised to make undoing many of the Trump Administration’s immigration policies one of his first priorities.
Not even two months after the Supreme Court blocked an attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration program, the federal government has taken steps to “limit the scope” while the administration reviews what it considers to be an illegal program. Any current or prospective applicants for new or continuing protections should ensure that their applications are as robust as possible, to avoid the possibility of rejection and deportation.
Reeves Immigration Law Group Managing Partner Devin Connolly’s article “Immigration Restrictions May Hamper Foreign Talent As Hollywood Slowly Opens Up” was recently published by Forbes.
On Friday, August 3, 2018, Judge John D. Bates of the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order, declaring that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) must be restored.
Last Week a Federal Judge order the Trump administration to filly restore the DACA program. This would mean that new initial applications could be filed as well as extensions (which are currently permitted).
Many people have been saddened over the last few weeks when they saw the way that immigrants were treated upon their arrival in the United States. Children have been separated from their parents, people have struggled to present their cases for asylum with limited time and resources, and there been have general feelings of fear and chaos surrounding issues at the border.