by Jeremy Jennings | Mar 27, 2014 | Immigration Law Blog
One of the biggest advantages of holding the majority in the House of Representatives is that the majority leaders control the agenda by deciding what bills come up for a vote. The exception to the rule is called a discharge petition. If 218 members of the House sign...
by Jeremy Jennings | Mar 14, 2014 | Immigration Law Blog
Under increasing pressure from Hispanic constituencies, President Obama announced yesterday that he has directed the Director of the Department of Homeland Security to perform a review of the deportation system in an attempt to identify more humanitarian methods of...
by Jeremy Jennings | Mar 6, 2014 | Immigration Law Blog
Lest there be any doubt about what most House Republicans really think about immigration reform, take a look at this: Republican Diane Black, a member of Tennessee’s delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives, late last year introduced a bill seeking to...
by Jeremy Jennings | Mar 3, 2014 | Immigration Law Blog
The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to hear the appeals of two municipalities–Hazleton, PA and Farmers Branch, TX–who had passed ordinances trying to prohibit landlords from renting to undocumented immigrants. Despite having the legislation struck down by...
by Jeremy Jennings | Feb 15, 2014 | Deferred Action (DACA / DAPA), Immigration Law Blog
Reports have surfaced that DHS is terminating the DACA status of those who commit disqualifying crimes subsequent to the initial grant. In the past, crimes committed after the initial grant would only come to light upon the renewal application. It appears that DHS is...
