‘Twas the Night Before Immigration Reform ‘Twas the night before immigration reform, when all through the Congressional House Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Immigration stakeholders hoped with bated breath For some kind of action before all had left. All foreign nationals were nestled in bed having…
‘Twas the Night Before Immigration Reform ‘Twas the night before immigration reform, when all through the Congressional House Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Immigration stakeholders hoped with bated breath For some kind of action before all had left. All foreign nationals were nestled in bed having…
On November 20, 2014, the President of the United States announced the eligibility criteria for exercising prosecutorial discretion through the use of deferred action for Parents of U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents . This deferred action program will be for a period of three years and will be subject to…
On November 20, 2014, the President of the United States announced that several key eligibility requirements under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) would be revised to encompass a larger amount of qualified DREAMERS. Additionally, this expansion of the DACA program will be for a period of three years, not…
The White House Blog and White House Facebook page posted an announcement yesterday that on Thursday, November 20th at 8 p.m. ET, President Obama will lay out the Executive Actions he’s planning on taking to fix America’s broken Immigration system. The Nation can watch LIVE at WhiteHouse.gov/Live, and more than…
On October 2, 2014, the Immigration Policy Center (IPC) published the article, “Executive Grants of Temporary Immigration Relief, 1956-Present”. The publication points out that since 1956, every United States President has used their executive power to grant temporary immigration relief of some form. This article includes an easy to read…
On Saturday, September 6, 2014, President Obama made the announcement that he would delay executive action on Immigration Reform until after the midterm congressional elections. In a pre-recorded Interview for NBC’s “Meet the Press,” on Sunday, September 7, 2014 President Obama told NBC’s Chuck Todd, that the immigration debate was…
The President had many great things to say yesterday (1/28/14) during his State of the Union (SOTU) 2014 address to Congress and the American people! The two main things President Obama stated concerning Immigration were: (1) that it will grow the economy and reduce the deficit; and (2) the U.S.…
On December 10th, Staff and Members of both the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the American Immigration Council (AIC) joined together to fast (no food) for 24 hours to support the need for Immigration Reform. AILA is using this event to show its support for the group “Fast4Families” which…
The DC Pro Bono Week (Oct. 19–26) presented by the Washington Council of Lawyers (WCL) finished the week with an Immigration Reform Clinic on Saturday, Oct. 26th, 2013 in Arlington, VA. The Immigration Reform Clinic which was sponsored by the DC Chapter of AILA and Equal Justice Works included a…