Small Victory for DREAMERS may be short lived
The Trump Administration has already announced that it will challenge Judge Alsup's decision which included granting a preliminary injunction keeping DACA in place pending litigation. It is not anticipated that the U.S. government will file an emergency motion to stay the preliminary injunction in the meantime. However, the Trump Administration has already appealed the decision to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and will also appeal the decision directly to the U.S. S
Some Long Overdue Good News for DREAMERS (for now)
Over the weekend, USCIS made its announcement regarding the effect of U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup's decision on January 9, 2018 to effectively keep DACA in place as it is being litigated. This update only affects those individuals previously granted DACA. According to the announcement, DACA will resume operations in accordance with the terms that were in place before it was rescinded on September 5, 2017 (except for those differences outlined in the announcement
TPS Designation to End for El Salvador (as well)
The Trump Administration announced today, Monday, January 8, 2018, that the TPS designation will end for El Salvador despite the President of El Salvador's request that the country continue to receive the designation. This decision will affect approximately 200,000 people who will be lose their TPS on September 9, 2019. El Salvador originally received TPS designation in March 2001 after being hit by two devastating earthquakes. Per the announcement on the U.S. Department o
