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A Basic Overview of Deferred Action in Immigration Law Update

1h

Created on June 15, 2017

Beginner

Overview

This seminar provides an update to a 2015 Lawline.com course on the subject of Deferred Action and other Executive Orders. In light of new enforcement guidelines about immigration priorities, presenters will revisit the topic of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) and Deferred Action for Parents of American citizens and lawful permanent residents (“DAPA”).  

This year, several Executive Orders have been issued relating to immigration priorities. The course will focus on the orders that relate to internal enforcement. Specifically, presenters will describe some of the key provisions of the new enforcement priorities as laid out in the Executive Orders and a subsequent Department of Homeland Security policy memorandum.   

Join attorneys Careen Shannon, Lisa Koenig, and Danny Alicea as they discuss the impact that the new immigration priorities have had on current and potential DACA holders. They will also juxtapose the immigration enforcement priorities that were in place during the 2015 course against the new immigration priorities.  

As a result of broadened immigration priorities that focus on increased immigration enforcement, presenters will also discuss certain on-the-ground trends, such as increased community advocacy, Know Your Rights trainings, and Sanctuary Cities. Pro bono departments of major law firms continue to provide extensive assistance with immigration matters for indigent clients, including rallying at international airports in response to the Executive Orders refugee and travel ban, and continued participation in immigration and emergency planning clinics.   

UPDATE: After this program was taped, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") announced that it was rescinding the DAPA program, which had been enjoined by a federal court and had never gone into effect. Similarly, DHS is rescinding the expansion of DACA which had been announced in 2014 in conjunction with the policy memorandum which would have implemented DAPA. However, the initial DACA program remains in effect, and individuals who qualify for deferred action under the terms of that program may still apply for protection from deportation.

Learning Objectives:
  1. Revisit history of Deferred Action, DACA, and DAPA
  2. Compare 2017 vs. 2015 enforcement priorities
  3. Discuss on-the-ground trends relating to increased immigration enforcement
  4. Share information about ways attorneys and community based organizations have organized in support of immigrant communities (know your rights trainings, info sessions, emergency planning clinics) 


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