Today, January 14, 2015 the Republican-led House of Representatives made their first step toward attempting to dismantle major provisions of Obama’s executive order, an order which will make millions of undocumented immigrant’s eligible for employment authorization and will prioritize deportations based on criminal history. For those who believe all Republicans…
President Obama closed off the year by announcing his highly anticipated executive action on November 20, 2014 which will go into effect early this year, but the executive action was only one of many important initiatives that occurred in 2014. 2014 was a big year for immigrants for several reasons:…
President Obama’s executive order is looming on the horizon, as part of an alleged 10 point plan the president plans to announce as early as Friday, November 21. According to a draft proposal released by a U.S. government agency, the plan may suspend removal proceedings for millions of undocumented immigrants…
By Lupe Lopez Just a few weeks ago, Maria Elena came in to get information for her parents. Her brother, a U.S. citizen, had just turned 21 and they wanted to know if the parents would be able to get their green cards when their son filed a petition for…
Jose Antonio Vargas has quickly become the face that has humanized the struggle for immigration reform. Unlike other immigrants, Jose is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Washington Post reporter, activist, and the founder of an immigration awareness campaign called ‘Define American’. Back in June of 2011, Vargas courageously revealed to…
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson On June 05, 2014 the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson, announced the renewal process for enrollment in the program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Effective immediately, USCIS will begin to accept renewal requests, as well as…
Last Monday, April 28, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, U.S. Representative of California’s 19th district, introduced what is known as a Private Relief Bill to Congress in an effort to reunite fellow DREAMer and San Jose State University college student, David Gonzalez, with his mother Antonia Aguilar. The Private Relief Bill, which…
Beginning September of 2012, USCIS began granting what is known as deferred action to children who arrived to the United States before reaching the age of 16, having met other various requirements. Eligible deferred action applicants received an employment authorization good for a period of up to two years from…
House Republicans took aim at President Barack Obama’s immigration policy’s that allows young undocumented immigrants to stay in the United States. The ENFORCE Act, which passed 233 to 181, is not about immigration exclusively. The bill goes after Obama for alleged overreach on a variety of issues, including the Affordable…
More than 500 leaders for the networks of young immigrants, frustrated with House Republicans’ failure to move on immigration this year so far, have decided to turn their protests on President Obama in an effort to pressure him to act unilaterally to stop deportations. Months of lobbying, rallies and sit-in…