On September 5, 2017, the Trump Administration rescinded the June 15, 2012 memorandum entitled “Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children,” which established the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”). If you are a DACA beneficiary or applicant, here is what you need to […]
September 2017 Visa Bulletin
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RAISE Act
On August 2, 2017, Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue, with the support of President Trump, introduced the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act (RAISE), which would eliminate the immigration system that we know today and replace it with a points-based system that ignores the benefits of family unity and the needs of […]
Bipartisan Dream Act Bill Reintroduced
On Thursday, July 20, 2017, Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., reintroduced legislation which would allow certain young immigrants the chance to earn permanent residency in the U.S. and be provided with a pathway toward citizenship. Under the bill, immigrants must have entered the country before the age of 17 and must have […]
August 2017 Visa Bulletin
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Texas AG leads push to end DACA
“Attorneys general from Texas and nine other Republican-led states threatened Thursday to sue the Trump administration over a program that grants deportation relief and access to work permits to nearly 788,000 “Dreamers,” or undocumented immigrants brought to the country at a young age.” Read article.
DHS and DOS Implementation of Executive Order Imposing Travel and Refugee Ban
On June 26, 2017, the US Supreme Court partially lifted the lower court injunctions of President Trump’s travel and refugee ban, permitting the government to prohibit travel for a very narrow set of individuals. On June 29, 2017, the Department of State (DOS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) both released Frequently Asked Questions […]
July 2017 Visa Bulletin
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SB4 Signed Into Law
SB4, recently signed by Greg Abbott, will become effective September 1, 2017. SB4 is bad law. Police Chiefs in Dallas, Arlington, Fort Worth, Austin, Houston and San Antonio all signed a letter expressing united opposition to this bill. This is what it does: – It encourages profiling of people based on immigration status and will […]
June 2017 Visa Bulletin
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