Dear Friends: On Wednesday, April 22, President Trump issued a proclamation stopping certain kinds of immigration. The proclamation becomes effective on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The Proclamation suspends the entry of any individual seeking...
Immigration Law
Advisory Regarding DACA Program after the Presidential Election
Basics: We have been receiving a number of questions from clients following the election of Donald Trump as President about the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Donald Trump indicated that he would end the DACA program if he was...
Asesoramiento sobre el programa DACA después de la elección presidencial
Fundamentos: Hemos recibido una serie de preguntas de los clientes después de la elección de Donald Trump como Presidente sobre el futuro del programa de Consideración de Acción Diferida por Llegadas en la Niñez (DACA). Donald Trump indicó que terminaría con el...
AILA WA Press Release on President Obama’s Immigration Action
WASHINGTON IMMIGRATION LAWYERS WELCOME PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ACTION, CAUTION COMMUNITY AGAINST SCAMMERS Seattle, Washington – The Washington State Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) welcomed President Obama’s executive action which will offer...
Employment Authorization for Certain H-4 Spouses
Effective May 26, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will begin accepting applications for employment authorization for certain H-4 dependent spouses (spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants). The H-1B nonimmigrant must have: (1) an approved I-140, immigrant...
DAPA and Expanded DACA Update
On May 26, 2015, in a split 2-1 decision, the 5th Circuit denied the government’s emergency request for the court to stay the lower court’s injunction on the DAPA and expanded DACA programs. The lower court had previously issued an injunction on the programs in...
President Obama’s Executive Action for Parents, DACA, and Provisional Waiver
On Thursday, November 20, 2014, President Obama issued an executive order for immigration action. The President’s plan includes the following three major programs or changes that will positively impact families: New Program for Parents of U.S. citizens and permanent...
President Obama’s Executive Action for U.S. businesses and workers
On Thursday, November 20, 2014, President Obama issued an executive order for immigration action. The President’s plan includes a number of employment-based directives intended to benefit U.S. businesses and workers, including but not limited to: Employment...
Supreme Court Opens Door to Immigration Benefits Through Same-Sex Marriages
In June 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Section 3 of DOMA prevented federal recognition of same-sex marriages (U.S. v. Windsor, 570 U.S. 12 (2013)), i.e. that Section of DOMA defined “marriage” as only...
