Graves & Doyle to Receive Pro Bono Award from PAIR Project

Kerry Doyle and I are honored to be receiving the PAIR Project's  Pro Bono Award at their annual gala on June 11, 2014.  PAIR is a remarkable organization that provides pro bono attorneys for asylum seekers, assists detainees with legal representation, coordinates a bond panel and provides "Know Your Rights" sessions for detainees among other great work.  I recommend their website and I particularly recommend making a donation. 

New Supreme Court Immigration Decison: Scialabba v. Cuellar DeOsorio. Bad news for backlogged children who have aged out

The Associated Press offers a concise and accurate summary of Monday's decision:

"A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that most immigrant children who have become adults during their parents’ years-long wait to become legal permanent residents of the United States should go to the back of the line in their own wait for visas.
In a 5-4 decision, the justices sided with the Obama administration in finding that immigration laws offer relief only to a tiny percentage of children who “age out” of the system when they turn 21. The majority — tens of thousands of children— no longer qualify for the immigration status granted to minors.
The case is unusual in that it pitted the administration against immigration reform advocates who said government officials were misreading a law intended to keep families together by preventing added delays for children seeking visas."
  - Associated Press, June 9, 2014.

DACA Renewals

USCIS has just released updated information on renewing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).  Information can be found here:  http://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/consideration-deferred-action-childhood-arrivals-process/renew-your-daca

Sadly, this indicates that immigration reform has gone nowhere -- either as a comprehensive package or with a piecemeal approach.