Executive Action

President Biden Announces New Actions Protecting Spouses of US Citizens & Dreamers (El Presidente Biden Anuncia Nuevas Acciones Para Proteger a Los Cónyuges De Ciudadanos Estadounidenses y Soñadores)

(Por favor consulte la versión en español abajo.) “Keeping American Families Together” Today, June 18, 2024, the Biden Administration announced…

5 months ago

DHS Rescinds the DACA Program

On September 5, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program…

7 years ago

Unofficial reports that President Trump will end DACA program in 6 months

On Sunday, September 03, 2017, Politico.com reported that the White House has “unofficially confirmed” that the Trump Administration will end…

7 years ago

U.S. Supreme Court to Review Obama’s Executive Action – DAPA and DACA Expansion

On January 18, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear United States v. Texas. This means that the…

9 years ago

DOJ Requests U.S. Supreme Court Review of DAPA Program

Yesterday, November 20, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S.…

9 years ago

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Temporary Block on DAPA and DACA Expansion, Paving Way for Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court

On Monday, November 9, 2015, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the lower court’s preliminary injunction (temporary block) of…

9 years ago

USCIS to Begin Accepting Applications for Employment Authorization Documents for Certain H-4 Spouses on May 26, 2015

On May 26, 2015, USCIS will begin accepting applications for employment authorization (Form I-765) for certain spouses of H-1B foreign…

10 years ago

What is the status of President Obama’s DAPA and expanded DACA Programs?

We are patiently and optimistically waiting for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to make a decision on whether to…

10 years ago

DHS updates guidelines for L-1B specialized knowledge

Over the past decade L-1B specialized knowledge petitions for foreign national employees have slowly become the bane of multinational companies’…

10 years ago

Federal Judge Issues Temporary Halt to Implementation of DACA Expansion and DAPA

On February 16, 2015, a federal judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction that temporarily halts the implementation of the…

10 years ago

Expanded DACA Applications Available February 18, 2015

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has announced that applications for the expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…

10 years ago

Provisions to Promote Research and Development in the United States Announced

As part of the President’s administrative program to expand immigration benefits under current law, two important aspects related to research…

10 years ago