By Leonard Sciolla, LLP | Published July 21, 2021 | Posted in Immigration | Comments Off on DACA Program Faces Uncertain Future
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DACA Program Faces Uncertain Future
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program currently protects over 800,000 young immigrants, known as Dreamers, from deportation or removal from the United States. On Friday, July 16th, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen ruled in favor of a challenge by nine states, holding that the DACA program is an illegal exercise of Presidential authority. Read More
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Biden Administration Lifts Ban on H-1B and Other Non-Immigrant Visas
On April 1, 2021, President Biden allowed President Trump’s June 2020 Executive Order banning the issuance of new H-1B and other non-immigrant visas to expire. President Trump had initially issued the Executive Order for a period of 60 days, however it had been thereafter extended until December 2020, and again until March 31, 2021. The Read More
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Growing Confusion Over the Supreme Court’s Ruling to Keep DACA Intact
This June, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled against President Trump’s bid to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), holding that DACA recipients could legally remain in the country and continue to apply for renewal as well as for first-timers to submit new applications. However, since the ruling, the Trump Read More
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About to Submit a New/Renewal DACA Application?
If you are one of the 700,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients (nytimes.com) applying for renewal, or are interested in considering the program either for yourself or your child, the latest Supreme Court decision has allowed DACA to remain intact – for the moment. While the decision has been remanded for further proceeding Read More
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Buying a Home in the United States as a Non-U.S. Citizen
In the United States, anyone may buy and own property regardless of citizenship. But while many foreigners own permanent properties, vacation homes and/or investment properties in the states, the rules of buying and selling can be tricky. Purchasing property is easiest for foreign buyers who hold a green card, work visa, or other document proving Read More
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Fourth Circuit Ruling on Decision to Rescind DACA
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as DACA, is a program created by the Obama Administration for individuals who entered the United States before age sixteen and are now in undocumented or illegal status. Under DACA, the U.S. government can defer deportation of these individuals and the recipients are able to work, obtain Read More
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Pennsylvania REAL ID
Starting October 2020, a Pennsylvania driver’s license or photo identification card will not be enough to fly domestically. At that time, all Pennsylvania residents will be required to have a “REAL ID” or some other federally-accepted form of identification in order to fly domestically or enter federal and military buildings. Currently, persons holding a state-issued Read More
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Immigration Law
Immigrants represent roughly 14% of the United States’ population, and an amazing 19% of the world’s total immigrants reside in the United States. Immigration Law is the group of federal laws that provides for how individuals can enter and leave the United States, on a temporary or permanent basis, and what activities they can perform Read More
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Friday’s DACA Hearing
On Friday, February 22nd, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments about President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA is an immigration policy that applies to certain individuals who entered the U.S. before age sixteen and are now in undocumented or illegal status. Read More
Read MoreCourt Ruling Could Allow for New DACA Applicants
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the DACA program must remain in place for renewals and that the Department of Homeland Security must start accepting new applications. Judge John D. Bates of the Federal District Court ruled that the administration’s decision to terminate DACA was based on the “virtually unexplained” grounds that the program was Read More
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