El “pequeño Marco” y sus menudos principios
Maribel Hastings

Over the past few days, many of you probably heard that the Obama Administration is launching a new round of immigration raidstargeting Central American women and children. The CARA Pro Bono Project staff have already begun to meet with families with final orders who were transferred to Dilley, Texas, over the past few days, and we will continue to monitor and report on the types of cases we see.

Texas is leading 26 states dominated by Republicans in challenging the programs that Obama announced in 2014 and that have been put on hold by lower courts.

Emergency rulings reveal indefensible deportation strategy for vulnerable Central American families
January 13, 2016

USCIS approved the statutory maximum of 10,000 petitions for U-1 nonimmigrant status for FY2016.

Initial December 24 and 25 media reports of the planned roundups:

On November 20 and 21, 2014, President Barack Obama announced a series of administrative reforms of immigration policy, collectively called the Immigration Accountability Executive Action. The centerpiece of these reforms is an expansion of the current Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative and the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) initiative for the parents of U.S citizens and lawful permanent residents who meet certain criteria.

For a case denied before October 28, 2009 USCIS policy is that an alien may file, with the proper filing fee, an untimely motion to reopen a petition, adjustment application, or waiver application, if new section 204(l) would now allow approval of a still-pending petition or application.

"We are pressing to build preclearance capability at foreign airports around the world that have flights directly to the United States. Preclearance means screening by our customs personnel at the front end of the flight, not the back end. This provides us with a greater ability to prevent those who should not be flying here from doing so. Preclearance exists at 15 overseas airports now, and we are building more. In May I announced 10 overseas airports we have prioritized for preclearance

USCIS would like to remind you that the following teleconference on T and U visas and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) will take place today, Wednesday, November 18, 2015 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern).