DAPA on Course to be decided by U.S. Supreme Court in 2016

Newark, NJ- Over a year after President Obama announced one of his key immigration policies, Deferred Action for Parental Accountability, or DAPA, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Texas’s request for delay, increasing the chances of the case being decided by next summer. If decided in the White House’s favor, DAPA...

Newark, NJ- There are numerous ways in which the current state of the immigration courts adversely affect the immigrants appearing inside their walls. Now, there is another challenge facing immigration courts; the lack of interpreters who are protesting a new agreement with a Department of Justice contractors which is asking...

Newark, NJ- On August 24th one of President Obama’s key policies, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA, turned three. The program, despite some challenges, has been popular and has so far helped over a million young undocumented immigrants obtain work permits and avoid deportation. (more…)

Newark, NJ- An August 26th ruling from the New Jersey Supreme Court clarified the role judges in Family Part play in cases involving undocumented immigrant children who are vulnerable to abuse and neglect in their native countries. By clarifying Family Part judges’ roles, the ruling gives vulnerable immigration children the...

Newark, NJ- One of the primary means for an immigrant to obtain permanent resident status and eventual citizenship is through their parents. The pathway to legal residency or citizenship through a parental relationship can be straightforward, but in many instances the rules governing derivative citizenship can be unclear or confusing...