Month: June 2012

The Obama Administration’s decision to exercise prosecutorial discretion to extend deferred action to DREAMers is a step in the right direction toward ending unjust deportations, but may pose risks for some people who apply, especially those who have criminal convictions or arrests, juvenile dispositions, or possibly even tickets for minor violations.  The policy that the President announced includes broadly-worded bars … Read more »

On May 4th, IDP and the Stanford Law School Immigrant Rights Clinic issued an updated practice advisory with model briefing for immigrants and their lawyers fighting criminal bars on eligibility for relief from removal.  In an application for relief from removal, the noncitizen has the burden to prove that he or she is eligible for relief.  If the noncitizen has … Read more »