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12/24/2023

CELEBRATING THE JOY OF THE SEASON

12/17/2022

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to our clients and friends from the Just Law staff at Christmas 2022. L-R: Ann Buwalda, Sonya Kim, Damie Omole, Amy Prasana, Sydney Kochan (Jubilee Campaign), Sandra Eun, and Bonnie Ryason.

12/17/2022

Christmas 2021

03/31/2021

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03/31/2021

Greetings from the staff of Just Law International.

12/25/2019

To all our clients and friends, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at Just Law.

12/25/2018

All of us at Just Law wish you all a blessed new year.

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12/25/2018

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09/08/2017

Litigation developments concerning the Trump administration’s plan to end the DACA program. Notably, fifteen states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit, State of New York, et al. v. Trump, et al. (E.D.N.Y.), challenging the rescission of the DACA program on the following grounds: (1) violation of the equal protection guarantee under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment; (2) violation of the due process guarantee under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment; (3) substantive and procedural arbitrary and capricious action, abuse of discretion and violation of the Administrative Procedure Act by federal agencies; and (4) failure to issue Regulatory Flexibility Analyses under the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Additionally, yesterday the National Immigration Law Center filed a motion to amend its complaint in Batalla Vidal v. Baran, et al. (E.D.N.Y.) to add related claims, including: (1) violation of the Administrative Procedure Act’s prohibition against arbitrary and capricious agency action; and (2) violation of equal protection under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment due to discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity and national origin. The motion to amend cites that the withdrawal of the DACA program is “substantially motivated by the animus of the President and his administration toward Latinos and Mexicans.”

09/07/2017

The Senate Judiciary hearing on DACA is now posted online:
The Long-term Impact of Immigration: Exploring Reforms to our Nation’s Guest Worker Programs and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, and their Potential Impact on the American Economy and Local Communities
Full Committee
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2017Add to my Calendar
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building 226
Presiding: Chairman Grassley
Witnesses
Panel I
1. Mr. Michael Dougherty
Assistant Secretary For Border, Immigration, And Trade
Office Of Strategy, Policy, And Plans
United States Department Of Homeland Security
Washington, DC
2. Mr. John R. Martin
Senior Policy Advisor
Employment And Training Administration
United States Department Of Labor
Washington, DC
Panel II
1. Mr. Daniel Costa
Director Of Immigration Law And Policy Research
Economic Policy Institute
Washington, DC
2. Dr. Ron Hira
Associate Professor
Department Of Political Science
Howard University
Washington, DC
3. Ms. Jessica Vaughan
Director Of Policy Studies
Center For Immigration Studies
Washington, DC
4. Mr. Paul E. Almeida
President
Department For Professional Employees
AFL-CIO
Washington, DC
5. Mr. Randel K. Johnson
Senior Vice President
Labor, Immigration And Employee Benefits
U.S. Chamber Of Commerce
Washington, DC
6. Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin
President
American Action Forum
Washington , DC

09/07/2017

The September 5, 2017 memo and accompanying FAQs rescind the June 15, 2012 memorandum, allow current DACA recipients to keep their work authorization and deferred action grants until they expire, and take the following steps to end the DACA program:

 Initial DACA Applications: USCIS will adjudicate properly filed initial DACA requests and associated applications for work authorization that were accepted by USCIS as of September 5, 2017. USCIS will reject any initial DACA requests received after September 5, 2017.

 Renewal DACA Applications: USCIS will adjudicate renewal DACA applications and associated applications for work authorization that have been accepted by USCIS as of September 5, 2017. Until October 5, 2017, USCIS will also continue to accept renewal applications filed by DACA recipients whose benefits expire on or before March 5, 2018. USCIS will reject all DACA renewal requests that do not fit these parameters, including all applications received after October 5, 2017.

 Applications for Advance Parole Based on DACA Grants: Effective September 5, 2017, USCIS will not approve any DACA-based applications for Advance Parole (Forms I-131). Any pending applications for advance parole will be administratively closed, and USCIS will refund the filing fees. Although DHS also stated that it will generally honor the validity period for previously approved applications for advance parole, the FAQs note that CBP retains the right to refuse admission to a person who presents themselves at a port of entry as a matter of discretion.

 Current EADs that Are Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed: The DHS FAQs state that individuals can still apply to replace a valid EAD that has been lost, stolen, or destroyed.