DACA
Detained DREAMer Released After Being Held for 6 Weeks
Six weeks ago, DREAMer Daniel Ramirez Media was taken into custody by ICE despite his protected status. The arrest and detainment of this DREAMer set off panic among many immigrants and family members who had relied on their protected status under DACA and taken steps to build a life in the United States. While there are still serious questions regarding ICE’s actions and approach to immigrants and protected status, there is at least one piece of good news for DREAMers and their family members. That is, arrested DREAMer, Daniel Ramirez Medina, was ordered to be released by an immigration judge.
Arrest of DACA Dreamer May Signal New Era in Immigration Enforcement
For many Dreamers, children who were brought to the United States without proper immigration authorization, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was supposed to represent a promise. To Dreamers, DACA was a promise that as long as they stayed out of trouble, focused on school and work, and developed into a responsible young adult then they would not be subject to arrest, removal, or other adverse immigration enforcement action.
DACA Suit Seek Relief for Dreamers, Claims Texas Ruling Should Not Apply to other States
In 2014, It appeared that the Obama administration’s immigration relief initiatives, known as Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (expanded DACA), would provide relief to potentially millions of immigrants nationwide. Under DACA, certain children who had come to the United States as undocumented immigrants prior to their 16th birthday prior to 2007 would receive a renewable work permit and other benefits. DAPA was intended to provide similar relief for qualifying undocumented parents of American citizens or lawful permanent residents. Concerns about immigration law or your EB-5 visa? Contact a Miami immigration lawyer of Colombo & Hurd.
Supreme Court Vacancy May Alter Legal Calculus on Deferred Action Executive Order
Many expected that upcoming Supreme Court termto bring bad news for undocumented immigrants who were eligible for deferred action under President Obama’s DAPA and DACA executive orders. Many of these individuals who arrived in the United States alone or accompanied by their parents before their 16th birthday have long lived in fear of removal from the U.S. and deportation to their country of citizenship. Many of these immigrants came from nations in Central and South America that were grappling with severe upheaval due to the changes in the global economy and domestic instability. In many of these countries, violence elevated above the rule of law and unexplained disappearances are not uncommon. In any case, many immigrants fled their original homes in search of safety and a chance to start a better life.
