A day after a supreme rebuke at the U.S. Supreme Court, the Trump administration announced that it would be submitting “enhanced papers shortly” to address the failure to offer adequate reasons for ending the DACA program. In yesterday’s ruling the Supreme Court indicated that DHS has the authority to rescind the DACA program but must offer well supported and transparent reasons. In addition, DHS has to weigh all sides of the issue including reliance interests before taking action. Should the administration move ahead and attempt to end program, the process will take time and new law suits are likely.
The American public in the latest CBS News Poll overwhelmingly favors letting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients stay in the U.S. Support for DACA by the American public extends across party lines and demographic groups. The U.S. Supreme Court, which announces its opinions in most cases before adjourning for the summer at the end of June or beginning of July, may rule this week on the DACA case that is before the high court.
DHS announced on June 16, 2020 that non-essential travel between Canada and Mexico will continue to be restricted until further notice.
The Supreme Court in a 5 to 4 decision written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Thursday morning (June 18, 2020) rejected the Trump administration's attempt to disconnect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The decision is a reprieve for nearly 650,000 DACA recipients who have enjoyed protection from deportation and employment authorization since the program was announced in 2012 by President Barack Obama. The Trump administration in the past 2 ½ years claimed that the DACA program was unlawful and that the Department of Homeland Security has the right to terminate it. Three lower federal...
About 15,000 Homeland Security Department employees will receive reduction-in-force notices this week. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will send reduction-in-force (RIF) notices to about three-quarters of its employees starting on or around June 19. USCIS is expected to extend the furloughs in 30-day increments until it either receives an appropriation from Congress or it can collect additional money through a fee increase. The furlough notices are expected throughout the ranks of USCIS. Officials at USCIS, a fee-funded agency, claim that a significant drop off in application receipts due to the novel coronavirus pandemic has led to an unexpected loss in revenue,...
The U.S. Supreme Court (#SCOTUS) will issue decisions on Monday ( 06-15-20) and Thursday ( 06-18-20) next week at 10:00 AM/EST. A ruling on DACA is expected either day!
Beginning June 11, 2020, the Houston Asylum Office will resume face-to-face services only for applicants who are scheduled for interview.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on May 28,2020 that it will resume premium processing for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, in phases over the next month. Effective June 1, 2020, USCIS will accept Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service for all eligible Form I-140 petitions. Effective June 8, USCIS will accept premium processing requests for: • H-1B petitions filed before June 8 that are pending adjudication and are cap-exempt. • All other Form I-129 petitions (non H-1B petitions) for nonimmigrant classifications eligible for premium processing filed before June...
Certain USCIS field offices and asylum offices will resume non-emergency face-to-face services to the public beginning June 4, 2020 . Application support centers will resume services at a later date. USCIS has enacted precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in reopened facilities: • Visitors may have to answer health screening questions before entering a facility and can not enter the facility more than 15 minutes prior to their appointment (30 minutes for naturalization ceremonies). • Hand sanitizer will be provided for visitors at entry points. • Members of the public must wear facial coverings that cover both the mouth...
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