by Jeremy Jennings | Aug 14, 2012 | Immigration Law Blog
On a DHS conference call this afternoon, USCIS laid out a broad interpretation of the “in school” requirement for the DREAMer Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program. In addition to the obvious (enrollment in a public or...
by Jeremy Jennings | Aug 3, 2012 | Immigration Law Blog
USCIS just concluded a conference call providing more information on the DREAM deferred action status available to persons USCIS is calling “childhood arrivals.” In this call USCIS expanded on the five criteria for eligibility (see prior blog posts...
by Jeremy Jennings | Jul 23, 2012 | Immigration Law Blog
In recent testimony before Congress Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano indicated that more details regarding deferred action for DREAM Act-eligible persons would be forthcoming around August 1. While DHS outlined the broad criteria for the...
by Jeremy Jennings | Jul 5, 2012 | Immigration Law Blog
Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced that the DREAMer Deferred Action policy is available to persons who are in or have been in removal proceedings. Specifically, three categories of individuals are affected: 1) Eligible persons currently in...
by Jeremy Jennings | Jun 19, 2012 | Immigration Law Blog
It is important to note that the Department of Homeland Security has taken the position that persons convicted of a single DUI are not eligible for the DREAM Deferred Action status. Aside from the obvious consequence (if you have a single DUI conviction you should...
