As you already know, the post-Obama administration abruptly terminated DACA on September 5, 2017. Rather than review how the Department of Homeland Security will phase out DACA (a process detailed in their own FAQs), I rather address some of our Dreamers’ concerns as expressed to us during real consultations. Q1: Will USCIS share my information [...]
Updated August 3, 2012. A surprising number of criminal convictions will keep DREAMers from enjoying the benefits of the recently announced deferred action program. According to the Department of Homeland Security, anyone convicted of a felony offense, a “significant misdemeanor”, or any three or more misdemeanors won’t be protected. Let's look at each category of [...]
Today the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it has exercised its powers of prosecutorial discretion to officially declare as very low priority cases those educated and law abiding undocumented young men and women who have lived most of their lives in the US (commonly known as DREAMers.) Under the program just announced, DREAMers [...]