U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) recently made two significant changes to its rules regarding work permits for those seeking asylum in the U.S. First and most significantly, USCIS changed who is eligible to apply for a work permit based on a pending asylum case. This new rule will go into effect on August 25, […]
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U.S. Supreme Court Finds the Department of Homeland Security Improperly Terminated DACA Program
In 2012, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) established the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The DACA program is for noncitizens brought to the United States as children. It protects recipients from removal, or deportation, from the United States for two-year periods. It also permits them to apply for work authorization. Since its […]
President’s Executive Order Remains Blocked: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Governments Motion for a Stay of Federal Court’s Temporary Restraining Order
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision late Thursday, denying the federal government’s motion to stay a temporary restraining order on the President’s Executive Order. The Court heard oral arguments from both sides earlier in the week. In a twenty-nine page, unanimous decision, the Ninth Circuit found that the Government had not shown […]
