Category Archives: DREAM Act
Posted by Josh Goldstein | Deferred Action, DREAM Act
According to reporting from Boston 25 News, there is cautious optimism among Dreamers and immigrant rights groups in Massachusetts for the Biden immigration agenda. Many people are hopeful that his presidency will amount to a full restoration—and, potentially, an expansion—of DACA protections. According to official data from the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), there are currently... READ MORE
Posted by Josh Goldstein | Deferred Action, DREAM Act, prosecutorial discretion
DREAM Act Immigration Lawyer News Greetings from Nashville, Tennessee! I've come here from Boston to attend the National Convention of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). And today, we immigration attorneys awoke to some wonderful news: the Obama Administration announced a new immigration directive, the so-called DREAM Act, which will help countless undocumented young people who, through no fault of their own, were brought the US as young children. When this DREAM Act immigration memorandum was announced at the lawyers convention this morning, crowds of immigration lawyers attending literally stood up and applauded. READ MORE