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 […]
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U.S. Government Ramps Up Denaturalizations
In July of 2018, L. Francis Cisna, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the creation of a new office and the hiring of lawyers and immigration specialists to investigate past naturalization cases and refer cases to the Department of Justice for denaturalization. The purported purpose of this group is to root out […]
Unites States Supreme Court Issues Decision in Pereira v. Sessions
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Pereira v. Sessions on June 21, 2018, holding that a Notice to Appear (NTA) “that does not inform a noncitizen when and where to appear for removal proceedings is a not a ‘notice to appear’” under the law. A NTA is the charging document issued by the […]
