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DREAM Act Students Push For Deferred Deportation Action
- August 4, 2011
- Category: Dream Act, Prosecutorial Discretion, Senator Durbin, Students
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The Obama administration is quietly halting some deportations of undocumented young people, after a memo in June that directed immigration officials to consider reprieve for students and would-be military members.

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Barack Obama still hopeful on immigration
- May 30, 2011
- Category: Immigration
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President Barack Obama on Monday told an audience of predominantly Latinos that he’s hopeful an immigration overhaul bill will be able to pass Congress soon, even though he was unable to shepherd legislation for the DREAM Act to his desk before the first half of his first term, when Democrats controlled both houses. (Read Article

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DREAM ACT UPDATE
- December 29, 2010
- Category: Immigration Law, US Employers
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After failing to win comprehensive immigration reform during a period when Democrats controlled both the White House and Congress, immigration proponents had been hoping to snag an 11th-hour consolation prize: the DREAM Act. Proponents had not pushed for separate consideration of the DREAM Act in recent years because they feared they would lose their most

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DREAM ACT UPDATE
- November 24, 2010
- Category: Immigration Law
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After failing to win comprehensive immigration reform during a period when Democrats controlled both the White House and Congress, immigration proponents are now hoping to use the lame-duck session to snag an 11th-hour consolation prize: the DREAM Act. The president met Tuesday with congressional Hispanic leaders, who said afterward that Obama had pledged to lobby

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AFTER STALLED DEFENSE BILL VOTE, THE DREAM ACT REGAINS MOMENTUM
- September 24, 2010
- Category: Immigration
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On Wednesday, the day after the defense authorization bill failed to clear a motion for cloture in the U.S. Senate and stalled efforts to attach the immigration bill and “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal as amendments, Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin reintroduced the DREAM Act. The move clears the way for the bill, which would offer

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Pass the DREAM Act
- March 26, 2010
- Category: Immigration Law
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According to Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois and Rep. Howard Berman of California, about 65,000 high school graduates in the United States every year face limited prospects due to their undocumented status. Most have been in their country for years due to decisions made by their parents when they were children. Under the rigorous provisions

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Judge Strikes Down ‘Keeping Families Together’ Parole Process
November 13, 2024
After initially blocking the Biden administration’s recent move to promote family unity for some U.S. citizens with undocumented spouses in August, a federal judge in Texas issued a final judgment last week ending the parole process altogether. Judge J. Campbell Barker found that the whole concept of “parole in place” – the practice of granting […] The post Judge Strikes Down ‘Keeping Families Together’ Parole Process appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
Biden Should Use His Authority to Protect Vulnerable Immigrants Before He Leaves Office
November 13, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump vowed to deport millions of immigrants in his successful bid for a second term at the White House. This week, we gained a clearer picture about how he aims to fulfill this promise. Tom Homan, former acting chief for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), will oversee border policy and work to fulfill […] The post Biden Should Use His Authority to Protect Vulnerable Immigrants Before He Leaves Office appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Asylum Seekers’ Rights to Present at POEs
November 4, 2024
Ports of entry along our borders are supposed to be where people in need of protection can come to seek humanitarian relief. But since 2016, every presidential administration has used different tactics to turn people away from ports of entry (POEs) along the U.S.-Mexico border before they even get there. Finally, in October, the Ninth […] The post Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Asylum Seekers’ Rights to Present at POEs appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
What Is the ‘Bipartisan Border Bill’ and How Would It Change the US Immigration System?
November 1, 2024
The “bipartisan border bill” has been front and center in the presidential election, but it is often presented to the public without clarity on what the bill would actually do. In May, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced S. 4361, the Border Act of 2024. This bill includes nearly identical provisions to a bipartisan immigration […] The post What Is the ‘Bipartisan Border Bill’ and How Would It Change the US Immigration System? appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
Seasonal Immigrant Workers Are in High Demand. America’s H-2B Visa Program Isn’t Keeping Up.
November 1, 2024
Foreign workers have long provided critical support to American businesses in the busy seasons—filling temporary, seasonal jobs when domestic workers were not available. This support—almost always of manual labor—is possible due to the H-2 visa program, which Congress created in 1952 with the aim of “alleviating labor shortages … particularly in periods of intense production.” […] The post Seasonal Immigrant Workers Are in High Demand. America’s H-2B Visa Program Isn’t Keeping Up. appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]

DREAM Act Students Push For Deferred Deportation Action

Barack Obama still hopeful on immigration

DREAM ACT UPDATE

DREAM ACT UPDATE

AFTER STALLED DEFENSE BILL VOTE, THE DREAM ACT REGAINS MOMENTUM

Pass the DREAM Act