DACA Tag

A burning question on the minds of many clients and immigration professionals alike is “what exactly is going on with DACA these days?”

The “new” DACA program still prevents new applicants from applying for deferred deportation or the right to apply for a two-year work permit.

Obtaining DACA under the age of 18 offers protection regardless of whether the person entered the U.S. with or without a visa.

To improve DACA, the Biden administration is planning to remove the automatic right to request a work permit at the same time.

2021 was a very tough year for immigration indeed. Despite the president’s pro-immigrant platform, not many improvements were accomplished.

On September 28th, the Biden administration proposed a rule that would finally solidify the DACA program, making it less prone to legal attacks.

The announced end of DACA program remains up in the air as the DHS has provided utterly contradictory and confusing information through USCIS

Two recent updates occurred last week that has placed the Biden administration in a difficult position as it tries to handle the out-of-control immigration problem that it inherited after the end of the last administration. The first update relates to the ongoing problems the DACA program has faced for several years. This is discussed in more detail below. The second announcement about...

The government is on the road to recovery following Covid19. Reports are coming that many inmigration courts are once again open.

Much of the updates coming from Washington recently have dealt mostly with the huge backlog of cases in the immigration court system and the fact that it is getting worse.