by Jeremy Jennings | Feb 18, 2015 | Immigration Law Blog
Yesterday’s ruling by a federal district judge in south Texas temporarily delaying the implementation of the Obama Administration’s new expanded deferred action for children (DACA) and deferred action for parents of U.S. citizen children (DAPA) was not...
by Jeremy Jennings | Nov 20, 2014 | Immigration Law Blog
The first details of President Obama’s planned actions on immigration relief have been released. The main announcements are as follows: 1) A new deferred action for parents (DAPA) of U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident children who have resided in the U.S....
by Jeremy Jennings | Nov 17, 2014 | Immigration Law Blog
The State Department has announced the establishment of in-country refugee processing of children of parents lawfully residing in the United States. Starting in December, a parent lawfully residing in the U.S. can initiate an in-country refugee interview for his/her...
by Jeremy Jennings | Nov 14, 2014 | Immigration Law Blog
As reported by the New York Times and Fox News, President Obama will announce his final plan on executive actions on immigration as early as next week. Still no firm details at this time, but the initial reports are that the plan may offer deferred action to...
by Jeremy Jennings | Sep 12, 2014 | Immigration Law Blog
After stating in June that he would take action by the end of the summer, President Obama has announced that he will not take any executive action on immigration before the November election. The delay is entirely political, the concern being that executive action now...