DED stands for “Deferred Enforced Departure.” It protects foreign nationals from removal and gives them the opportunity to acquire legal work authorization. Before leaving office, the previous administration designated DED for Venezuela and reinstated DED for Liberia. It is expected that the Biden Administration will…
On his first day in office, President Biden has signed 17 Executive Actions, 5 of which defend immigration and help to reverse policies that were largely regarded as either unethical, or illegal. The Executive Actions serve to strengthen the DACA program, and call for congress…
President Biden released his proposed U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 just before his inauguration on January 20, 2021. The proposed legislation is meant to provide a pathway to U.S. citizenship of 8 years, to include a period of lawful temporary status (5 years), permanent residency…
After four very long years for our immigrant clients and their families, the companies who employ them, Biden represents a light at the end of a tunnel. Trump has made immigrating to or just visiting the U.S. more difficult or impossible for people from all…
On June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a long-awaited decision, deciding the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which offers certain protections and benefits for undocumented childhood arrivals to the United States. The DACA program was…
Smith Knudson is currently scheduling in-office appointments only when absolutely necessary in order to protect you and our staff during the pandemic. Most appointments will continue to be conducted via phone or video conferencing. If you have scheduled an appointment to come to our office,…
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