by RaslanPla | Nov 27, 2014 | immigration
President Obama’s immigration related executive actions announced on November 20, 2014 set new, department-wide guidance for apprehension, detention, and removal of aliens from the United States. While the enforcement and removal policies will still focus on national...
by RaslanPla | Nov 24, 2014 | immigration
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson designated Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months due to the outbreak of Ebola disease in West Africa. The TPS means that eligible nationals of these three countries (and people...
by RaslanPla | Nov 23, 2014 | immigration
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the memorandum detailing President Obama’s executive actions exercising prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children (DACA) and with respect to certain...
by RaslanPla | Nov 20, 2014 | immigration
On November 20, 2014 president Barack Obama announced his long awaited executive action on immigration, which will affect an estimated 5 million undocumented people currently living in the United States. While the president emphasized his actions don’t provide a path...