On today's radios show, we hosted Marco Malagon, the President of the North Texas Dream Team, who spoke about his point of view on Immigration Reform and Deferred Action. Tune-in each Monday at 10:30AM to Univision America 1270 AM, and listen to the [nap_names...
Year: 2012
Deferred Action to continue after the 2012 Presidential Elections
As a result of the 2012 Presidential Elections, we anticipate that the Obama administration will continue accepting applications for Deferred Action for eligible young persons. We also hope that the Administration will be able to work in a bi-partisan way with the...
DACA Update – Concurrent approvals of I-821D/I-765
Deferred Action processing update: our immigration law firm can confirm that in some cases, the USCIS is approving the I-821D (deferred action) and I-765 (employment authorization) applications at the same time. Today we received several approvals...
First grant of Deferred Action for Chavez & Valko, LLP – Dallas immigration attorneys
Dallas Immigration lawyers Nick and Martin with our first Deferred Action grantee holding his work permit. With this approval, the future of this young competitive swimmer and a college freshman is much, much...
Update on the Proposed Rule on Provisional (Stateside) Unlawful Presence Waivers
According to USCIS officials, the Proposed Rule on Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers (also known as the Stateside Waivers of Unlawful Presence) is expected to be published in the Federal Register by the end of the calendar year 2012. The immigration agency is...
The USCIS has approved close to 4,600 Deferred Action requests.
According to USCIS, the agency has approved close to 4,600 Deferred Action requests by eligible applicants. By October 12, 2012, the immigration agency received nearly 180,000 applications (I-821D with I-765), and has over 6,400 of them under review.
Deferred Action Policy Update
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in cooperation with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) began to exercise prosecutorial discretion and will grant deferred action for renewable...