There are more than 600,000 people in New Jersey and around the country who have lived in the United States since they were children but are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. These people are known as Dreamers because they are protected by the Deferred Action...
Lawmakers are reluctant to take up the DACA fight
There are more than 610,000 immigrants in New Jersey and around the county who entered the United States when they were children and are protected from deportation by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which was put into place by executive action...
The Battle for DACA: A Guide to Understanding
In 2012, the Obama Administration created a program, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals also known as DACA, to provide temporary protection from deportation to individuals in New Jersey and the rest of the U.S. who entered the U.S. as children and met specific...
Living in the United States can be mentally challenging
Undocumented immigrants living in New Jersey or elsewhere in the United States face a number of challenges that citizens or permanent residents may not. For instance, they face a tangible risk of being taken into custody with little warning. They may also be subject...
Appeals court ruling allows temporary DACA continuation
The immigration status of dreamers in New Jersey and around the country is once again in doubt. In early October, a federal appeals court ruled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program could continue temporarily after a federal appeals court ruled the...
What is the DACA Program?
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA was created by former President Barak Obama to protect undocumented young people in New Jersey and other states from deportation. These Dreamers came to the US illegally as children. DACA provides an opportunity for them...
New ruling codifies DACA allowing immigrants to stay
In late August 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a final rule to preserve and strengthen the federal government's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. What does this ruling mean for New Jersey residents allowed to stay in the...
It is vital to apply for DACA while the program is still active
The DACA program is a federal law that impacts many current New Jersey residents. Officially titled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, it was established under former President Barrack Obama designed to allow children who were brought to the United...
Changing immigration policies in the U.S.
2022 began with the Biden Administration moving forward with changes in immigration policy in New Jersey and the rest of the country. The fast-tracking of immigrants in the science, technology, engineering, and math sectors. Some new immigration policies improve the...
How DACA legislation evolved in 2021 for hopeful Dreamers
Between 2012 and 2021, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, has evolved. The legislation has started, paused and begun again over three U.S. presidential administrations, so immigrants in New Jersey may be unsure where they stand. DACA is a program that...
