Defend the Dream: Take Action to Support DREAMers today!

Yesterday, an appellate court in Texas upheld a lower court ruling that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is illegal. For now, current DACA holders can continue to renew DACA, but it is uncertain for how long. Moreover, young people who became eligible for the program after 2017, and young people who entered […]

Congress Must Act Now: A Call to Action for DACA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact:  Veena Iyer, Executive Director, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota veena.iyer@ilcm.org  (651) 641-1011  Congress Must Act Now: A Call to Action for DACA  October 6, 2022—Yesterday evening, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decided the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is unlawful. The decision came in the context of a […]

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision on DACA: Frequently Asked Questions

This fact sheet is current as of October 6, 2022. It is not legal advice.  Printable PDF version of this fact sheet. Haga click aquí para esta hoja informativa en español. On October 5, 2022, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decided the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program violates U.S. immigration law. The […]

Green Cards for the Family

Congratulations to our clients on getting their green cards! ILCM began working with this family nine years ago when the father, Eh Kay, applied for legal permanent residence and later citizenship. We continued to work with him when he applied to bring his family to the United States. Kay’s ILCM attorney petitioned for his wife […]

Fact Sheet: Temporary Protected Status for Burma (Myanmar) (9.26.2022)

This fact sheet is current as of 9.26.2022. It is not legal advice. Printable PDF of this fact sheet. On Monday, September 26, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced an extension of the current Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burma for an additional 18 months, from November 26, 2022, through May 25, […]

Tell the President: TPS for Central America!

Now more than ever, it is time to stop playing political football with the lives of the hundreds of thousands of TPS holders living in the United States. Migrants fleeing violence and poverty cannot return to countries that are not safe. The United States must extend and redesignate #TPSForCentralAmerica and protect migrants seeking refuge and […]

New DACA Rule Welcome, But Far From Enough

New DACA Rule Welcome, But Far From Enough August 25, 2022—The Biden administration yesterday announced a final version of the DACA rule that it initially proposed in 2021. The “new” rule codifies the 2012 Napolitano memo establishing DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), putting DACA into the Federal Register as an official regulation. It will […]