Immigration and Firm News

A short summary of President Obama's announcement tonight on Executive Action is on my advocacy blog, Seattleimmigrationlawyerblog.  Information in the form of policy memos, FAQs and more is starting to pour in from the various agencies about how they will implement the program. However, many details remain to be seen and will be forthcoming in the coming weeks.  The Administration's plan calls for expansion of deferred action, expansion of those who can file for provisional stateside waivers of … [Read more...]

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced release of a revised Form I-821D for "Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals" (DACA).  The first DACA approvals will begin to expire in September 2014.  I previously reported on the process for those DACA approvals that were obtained from ICE.  The majority of recipients received DACA from USCIS.  In fact, USCIS reports that "[a]s of April 2014, more than 560,000 individuals have received DACA." In announcing the renewal … [Read more...]