For some immigrants in Berkeley and beyond: What now?

As the dust starts to settle after the presidential election, millions of immigrants all over the country are left wondering: what happens now? No big surprise there. Listening to President-elect Trump’s campaign speeches, along with his recent appointment as attorney general of Senator Jeff Sessions, a staunch opposer of amnesty, one can’t help but feel […]

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DACA/DAPA Lawsuit Update: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Every day I get questions regarding the DACA/DAPA court battle, that halted the Obama administration from moving forward with a plan to grant deportation relief to millions of undocumented immigrants and their families. Is it already over? Did the Obama administration lose? When can we expect the programs to actually go into effect? While many […]

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DACA, DAPA Still on Hold: TX Judge Refuses to Grant Appeal

As the legal battle over President Obama’s programs for undocumented immigrants continues to unfold, the Texas Judge that stopped the initiative in its tracks in February issued another disappointing but expected decision. On Apr. 7 Texas District Court Judge Andrew Hanen stated that he would not take back his decision to temporarily stop the Department of […]

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