On June 1st, 2023 U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen heard arguments regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, immigration program. Previously in 2021, Judge Hanen had declared DACA illegal.Now, the 2021 ruling has been appealed, allowing DACA renewal applications to continue for up to one year after expiration BUT…
On January 6, 2023, the U.S. government announced a new advance parole process for people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who hope to come to the United States and apply for asylum. However, as discussed in our previous blog posts, you must already be INSIDE the U.S. in order…
On Friday, July 16th, 2021 a federal judge in the southern district of Texas issued a national injunction that made the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program unlawful. Judge Hanen cited procedural errors in the making of DACA as the reason for the ruling. The judge stated 3 important…
On June 18, 2020 the Supreme Court issued a decision which, at least for the moment, saves the existing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. But it is important that people understand what this decision does and does not say.https://youtu.be/dk_k8EY4giQ DACA Can Still End First, the decision does not…
To qualify for unemployment benefits, immigrant workers must meet the same basic requirements as other workers, such as being "available to work".