In complete defiance of a recent federal court order, mandating acceptance of initial requests for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the Department of Homeland Security today issued a memorandum that states that effective immediately, the agency will reject all pending and future initial requests for DACA including all associated employment authorization applications, […]
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Impact of the Maryland Decision on DACA Filings. Can I apply for DACA for the first time?
In response to a high number of questions regarding the recent Maryland court decision ordering the government to reinstate Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) for first time applicants, we have prepared this helpful guide. First, let’s briefly discuss the Maryland decision. As our readers will know on July 17th a federal judge in Maryland […]
BREAKING NEWS: Federal Judge Hands Victory to First Time DACA Applicants
This afternoon, a federal judge in Maryland quietly handed down a victory for new DACA applicants. The judge in the case, Casa de Maryland v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has ordered the government to restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to its pre-September 2017 status, meaning that first-time applicants can now […]
BREAKING: Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Efforts to end DACA
Today is a historic day for Dreamers from all walks of life. By a vote of 5-4, Supreme Court Justices Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Breyer rallied together in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, finding that the Trump administration’s 2017 efforts to dismantle the DACA program were improper. This means […]
DACA Frequently Asked Questions—Why You Should Renew your Benefits NOW
UPDATE—The Latest on DACA: Last summer, the United States Supreme Court accepted the Trump administration’s writ of certiorari, agreeing to review several federal court cases challenging the Trump administration’s decision to terminate DACA. The Supreme Court could, at any moment, decide the fate of DACA, making this an extremely uncertain time for Dreamers. A decision […]
What’s happening with DACA?
After a long and contentious battle in several courts across the nation, the fate of DACA now rests in the hands of nine Supreme Court justices. On Tuesday, November 12, 2019, the justices heard the first oral arguments in the lawsuit seeking to end DACA. During opening arguments, the justices gave us a small glimpse […]
Where does DACA stand today?
The United States Supreme Court has announced that it will decide the fate of DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, during its next term, beginning in October, with a decision likely to be handed down by the Court in early 2020. The Court’s decision to take up the issue of DACA will take place during […]
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Preliminary Injunction: DACA Remains in Place
The United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has spoken. In their unanimous opinion, a three-judge panel of judges held that the President’s decision to rescind the DACA program by way of executive order was arbitrary and capricious. After a long and contentious hearing in the case, Regents of the University of California […]
DACA Program Will Remain…. For Now
On Friday August 31, 2018, Texas District Judge Andrew Hanen declined to issue a preliminary injunction that would have put a stop to the DACA program immediately. As we previously reported, the fate of the DACA program now rests in Judge Hanen’s hands, who is currently presiding over a lawsuit filed by the State of […]
D.C. District Court, Orders Restoration of the DACA program, in New Ruling
A federal judge from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia upheld a decision from the lower courts ordering the complete restoration of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The new ruling gives the Trump administration a 20-day deadline to implement the complete restoration of the program or file an […]