What is DACA? DACA, or the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program was created by President Barack Obama in 2012 by order of executive action. The program allows for undocumented immigrants who entered into the United States as children under the age of 16, and who have been living in the United States since June
Immigrants with Final Deportation Orders and Criminal Convictions Will Likely Be Targeted The government branch responsible for carrying out deportations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement have signaled the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants as two Department of Homeland Security officials said on Tuesday, are unable to deport “millions of illegal aliens” as President Trump had promised
What is VAWA? The Violence Against Women Act (also called VAWA) is a United States federal law which was signed by President Bill Clinton in 1994 to handle investigation and prosecution of violent crimes against women. How is VAWA linked to immigration? VAWA allows for the possibility that certain individuals who might not otherwise be
DACA was slated to end on March 5, 2018, but the U.S. District Court recently issued an injunction to prevent DACA termination. Nearly 700,000 young immigrants who have no legal status in the U.S. benefit from DACA and have valid employment cards so they can work and attend college. The Trump administration announced on September
With some bipartisanship from Republicans and Democrats, the United States house with a democratic majority was able to pass the latest version of the DREAM Act, an ambitious effort to expand on a long-lived legislation effort that would place millions of young undocumented immigrants and immigrants on temporary status on a pathway to U.S. citizenship.
Immigration Appeals Attorneys Do You Need an Attorney for Your Immigration Appeal? If you have a case and it is appealed to a higher court, you will need to secure the services of a skilled appellate lawyer to get help navigating the legal process. If your case is appealed to the Board of Immigration or
Self-proclaimed California immigration lawyer Yehlen Dorothea Brooks led 12 “clients” to fall for her empty promises that she would protect them from deportation. Despite making claims that she would help undocumented immigrants and collecting fees ranging from $3,000 to over $16,000, Brooks was not an actual attorney. She was never licensed to practice law and
