Over 200,000 Green Cards Wasted in 2021 as Backlog Explodes
January 1, 2022USCIS released data on petition, green card, and naturalization applications and denials for fiscal year 2021.
DACA
Updates and news about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for U.S. immigrants.
Senate Parliamentarian Rules Against Democrats’ Plan C for Immigration Reform
December 16, 2021Their third attempt expanded on immigration parole, a program that offers work authorization and protection from deportation.
Biden Administration Announces New Rule to Preserve DACA
September 27, 2021The Biden administration announced Monday it would take new steps to save DACA, an Obama-era program that protects undocumented people brought to the U.S. unlawfully as children from being deported.
Here’s What the New House Bill Says About Immigration
September 13, 2021The bill would grant legal status to certain undocumented immigrants.
Biden Administration Appeals Order Barring First-Time DACA Applicants
September 10, 2021The U.S. Justice Department filed the appeal in response to a July ruling calling DACA illegal.
#WeAreHome Campaign to Protect Undocumented Immigrants Goes Viral
September 10, 2021The social media campaign calls for a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants.
College Scholarships for DACA Students
July 20, 2021Each year, an estimated 98,000 undocumented students graduate from high school. Very few go on to complete a four-year education, but that is changing. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, or Dreamers — people who were brought to the… View Article
Judge Blocks DACA Program, Barring New Applicants
July 16, 2021A federal judge in Texas ruled on Friday that the U.S. government can no longer accept new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a huge setback for immigrants who were brought to the United States unlawfully… View Article
Biden Administration Assigns More Immigration Officers to Process DACA Applications Amid Backlog
July 16, 2021The Biden administration said it plans to assign more immigration officers to process applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to get a handle on a backlog of tens of thousands of requests.According to a CBS News… View Article
Biden Meets With DACA Recipients At White House
May 14, 2021President Biden planned to meet with six Deferred Acton for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients at the Oval Office on Friday.The meeting comes as Biden pushes to secure DACA, an Obama-era program that protects certain young people from deportation who came… View Article