Prosecutorial Discretion Archives

A First Look at the Biden/Harris Immigration Bill

January 20, 2021

Hours before he takes the oath of office, President-Elect Joe Biden released details of the immigration bill his administration will send to Congress. The fact sheet distributed by his office reveals a bold bill that...

DACA is Back, Almost!

April 25, 2018

[caption id="attachment_3143" align="aligncenter" width="250"] Judge John D. Bates is a George W. Bush appointee on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.[/caption] DACA lives! Maybe? Yesterday, U.S. District Judge John Bates ruled that...

April 2018 Clients of Month Aldemar Segundo and Susan Matos

April 2, 2018

We are thrilled with our April 2018 Clients of the Month, Aldemar Segundo and Susan Matos Segundo. Aldemar became a permanent resident in March 2018 and can live securely with his U.S. citizen wife, Susan,...

What is going on with DACA?

July 13, 2017

The future of President Obama's program,Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is the subject of intense speculation and even more significant anxiety. Worry over the fate of the program increased significantly this week after Secretary...

Walls, DACA and Raids: What has happened in immigration since Trump’s inauguration?

March 16, 2017

Back in November, we made some predictions about what might occur in a Trump presidency as it relates to immigration. Generally, we were very pessimistic and presumed that almost all areas of immigration would become...

Clients of the Month December 2016: Andres and Jazmine St. Claire

January 6, 2017

Our December 2016 Client of the Month is another member of the “Dreamers out of Trump’s reach" club. Andres St. Claire and Jazmine St. Claire are clients of the month after Andres was granted residence...

Clients of the Month July 2016- Jorge Martinez and Christopher Gallo

July 1, 2016

We are thrilled to announce Jorge Martinez and Christopher Gallo as our July 2016 Clients of the Month. Jorge is a permanent resident who just returned from Honduras where he obtained his immigrant visa after...

What now for deferred action? After the Supreme Court decision on DAPA and expanded DACA in Texas v. US.

June 27, 2016

"The judgement is affirmed by an equally divided court." With one sentence, the Supreme Court refused to engage in the question of the President's authority to extend deferred action to the parents of U.S. citizens...

The DAPA and Expanded DACA Case Before the Supreme Court May Be Affected by Justice Scalia’s Passing

February 15, 2016

The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has created turmoil in Washington DC and on the Presidential campaign trail. Republicans are uniformly calling on the President to refrain from nominating anyone to fill the...

Muslim Immigrants to US Were Abused before Trump Started Name-Calling

December 9, 2015

Let's start here: Donald Trump is an abomination. From his slander of Mexicans as rapists to the violence he incites and tolerates at his rallies to his latest outrages of suggesting a database and a...

Executive Action Update: FAQ on the Fifth (5th) Circuit Ruling on the DAPA & DACA Injunction

November 12, 2015

What just happened in the 5th Circuit? The U.S. Court of Appeals formally upheld Judge Hanen's injunction prohibiting the administration for implementing DAPA & DACA. The injunction prohibited the administration from implementing DAPA and expanded...

Transitions at Benach Collopy- Patrick Edition

September 23, 2015

Despite the wreckage that is the Washington Nationals baseball season, everyone can agree that Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo pulled off an enormous coup when he signed Max Scherzer. Everywhere, we are reminded that BR...

Cheer Caitlyn, But Learn About Nicoll and Marichuy

June 2, 2015

Much of the world rejoiced yesterday upon seeing the photos of Caitlyn Jenner's exquisite transformation on the cover of the June issue of Vanity Fair. Much of the commentary I saw focused not so much...

5th Circuit DACA/ DAPA Update- Injunction Lives!

May 28, 2015

The Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in a 2-1 decision refused the Obama administration's request for an emergency stay of Judge Andrew Hanen's injunction against the President's deferred action (DAPA and DACA+). This...

Oral Arguments in the Fifth Circuit about DAPA and DACA Injunction

April 22, 2015

Oral arguments in federal court generate lots of light, but very little heat. One thing every appellate lawyer knows is not to predict the outcome of a case based upon oral arguments. The better legal...