President Biden issued an executive order on January 20, 2021, to preserve and fortify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. In 2017, President Trumped issued an executive order ending the program. On June 18, 2020, however, the U.S. Supreme Court held the Trump Administration improperly terminated DACA. In response, the Department of Homeland […]
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Immigration Actions Taken by President Trump During His Last Days in Office
Renewed Declaration of a National Emergency at the Southern Border On February 15, 2019, President Trump issued a proclamation declaring a national emergency at the southern border of the United States. This proclamation provided funding for the construction of a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. That proclamation was set to expire on February 15, […]
UPDATE: ICE Rescinds July 6, 2020 Guidance for International Students
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has agreed to rescind its July 6, 2020 guidance which would have prevented international students from taking online-only classes this fall. The decision was announced at a hearing on the lawsuit filed by Harvard and MIT but will apply nationwide. Instead, ICE will return to its previous guidance issued earlier […]
