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Success Story: Luis Mora Receives Work Permit

There’s more good news on the Luis Mora front, one of our more high-profile cases removal defense cases. Last December, Mr. Mora was detained at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at a checkpoint and since he was out of status, he was apprehended and detained. He spent New Year behind bars, and expected to be deported. He became the public face of the need to pass the DREAM Act,...

Sessions Rescinds Memoranda Impacting Refugee and Asylee Right to Work

Continuing his assault on refugees and asylum seekers, Jeff Sessions rescinded Department of Justice (DOJ) guidance that dictated refugees and asylum seekers have the right to indefinitely work in the United States. The guidance is superseded by DOJ memoranda issued in 2014 and revised in 2016, which basically lays out the same rights for refugees and asylees, but without additional guidance for employers who hire refugees and asylees. Perhaps,...

The Much Anticipated H-4 EAD Unveiled

The Department of Homeland Security has finally announced that effective May 26, 2015, spouses of H-1B non-immigrants on H-4 visas can apply for employment eligibility. The news is welcome relief for thousands of spouses on H-4 visas who have been lawfully present in the U.S. but unable to work legally. The rule change would allow H-4 spouses to apply for employment authorization if their H-1B spouse is a beneficiary of an approved...