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Recent Supreme Court Decisions Overturning Deference to Administrative Agencies Could Impact Future Immigration Law

Two decisions issued recently by the Supreme Court will impact the administrative state, and immigration laws specifically, by transferring administrative authority to the federal courts. In Securities and Exchange...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

DACA Final Rule is Unlawful, Judge Says

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In the latest decision in the Deferred Actions for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) saga, Judge Andrew Hanen in the Southern District of Texas has found that the new DACA Final Rule issued by the Biden Administration was unlawful....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

DACA’s in trouble, and only Congress may be able to save it

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed a lower court ruling that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is invalid. According to the appeals court, the DACA program was...more

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Fifth Circuit Affirms Ruling to Vacate Obama Administration’s DACA Program

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On October 5, 2022, in a disappointing but not unexpected ruling, the Fifth Circuit affirmed the ruling by a Texas judge that vacated the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and barred...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

UnDACAmented: Protections for Dreamers in Peril

A federal district court in Texas recently struck down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program – known commonly as DACA – holding that the program was improperly implemented by the former Obama administration and,...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

DACA Struck Down By Federal Judge, Approval Of New Applications Enjoined

On July 16, a federal judge in Texas vacated the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Judge Andrew Hanen ruled that the DACA was unlawfully created by the Executive Branch in violation of the Administrative...more

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Beltway Buzz - July 2021 #4

Senate Committee Examines PRO Act. On July 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing entitled “The Right to Organize: Empowering American Workers in a 21st Century...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Under Biden, Will Dreams Of Dreamers Come True?

Before his inauguration, President Biden expressed his commitment to keeping the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program alive. On his first day in office, he issued an Executive Order directing the Department of...more

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Five Ways the Biden Administration Could Rescind or Reverse the Trump Administration’s Regulatory Actions

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Various media outlets are reporting that President-elect Joe Biden already has plans to sign a series of executive orders shortly after being sworn into office in January. While some of these planned executive orders will...more

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Dreamers Face DACA Reboot

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In light of the recent Supreme Court decision, DHS continues the DACA program, but implements new guidance as it conducts a complete review of the program....more

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August 2020 Immigration Alert

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USCIS Will Increase Filing Fees as of October 2, 2020 - On July 31, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) announced it will increase filing fees effective October 2, 2020. The fee increases will...more

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Supreme Court Ruling Could Impact the Future of DACA

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On June 18, 2020, the US Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration's termination of the Deferred Action for Children Arrivals (DACA) program violated Federal law....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What Does the Supreme Court DACA Decision Mean for DACA Employers and Employees?

Court Decision - On June 18, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) decision in 2017 to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program violated the...more

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Supreme Court Invalidates DHS Rescission Of DACA Program: Implications For Payday Lenders

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In an opinion authored by Chief Justice Roberts (the “DACA Opinion”), the Supreme Court has concluded that the rescission of the DACA program by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was arbitrary and capricious and...more

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The DACA Decision – Supreme Court’s Ruling Provides Temporary Uncertain Relief

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The Trump administration has already announced its goal to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy commenced on June 15, 2012 by President Obama within the next six months post the decision of the U.S....more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: June 2020 #4

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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US Supreme Court Blocks DACA Rescission, for Now

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In a landmark 5–4 decision issued June 18, the US Supreme Court held that the Department of Homeland Security’s rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was unlawful agency action....more

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DACA Roller Coaster Continues as SCOTUS Strikes Down Trump Administration Rescission of Program, but ALSO Says the President May...

Breaking the hearts of conservatives for the second time in a week, Chief Justice John Roberts penned a 5-4 majority decision striking down the Trump Administration’s 2017 rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

DACA Supreme Court Decision – Further Analysis

As previously reported by Mintz, last week the U.S. Supreme Court upheld three lower court rulings, holding that President Trump’s 2017 move to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was unlawful...more

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A Win for Dreamers: Supreme Court Rejects Bid to end DACA

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Supreme Court allows DACA to proceed on the grounds that DHS did not meet the regulatory Administrative Procedures Act requirements in rescinding the program. The Court did not rule on the legality of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Trump Administration’s Rescission of DACA Was Unlawful

- The U.S. Supreme Court held that the Trump administration did not properly terminate the DACA program under the APA. - The DACA program is restored to its full form, as it existed prior to the rescission in 2017. -...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Attempt to Rescind DACA Protections for Dreamers

On Thursday, June 18, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump Administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children, known as...more

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DACA Survives: SCOTUS Blocks Trump Administration Bid to End Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program

On June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in DHS v. Regents of the University of California, No. 18-587, effectively blocking the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) attempt to end...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court - June 18, 2020

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Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of Univ. of Cal., No. 18-587; Trump v. NAACP, No. 18-588; Wolf v. Vidal, No. 18-589: In 2012, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced the Deferred Action for Childhood...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

SCOTUS Allows The DACA Program To Continue—For Now

The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on June 18, 2020, finding that the Department of Homeland Security’s actions in retracting the immigration relief program...more

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