Appeals Court Denies Challenge to Initial DACA

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has turned away a legal challenge to the initial 2012 DACA program. This lawsuit is entirely separate from the Texas lawsuit against the November 2014 expanded DACA and DAPA executive actions. However, it may have significant bearing...

Uncertain Future for Obama’s Executive Immigration Actions

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...

Information on the President’s Executive Actions on Immigration Relief

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....

Obama Close to Announcing Executive Actions on Immigration

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...

Obama Delays Executive Order on Immigration

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...