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Recent Ruling for DACA Reinstation The recent ruling by Judge John Bates that reinstated Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) protections has received general acclaim from immigration and human rights activists across the country. Bates issued a ruling on April 24, 2018, that the Trump administration must either present a more persuasive justification for this...Read More

Immigrants facing deportation in the U.S. will soon have one less avenue for legal support during this process. The Executive Office for Immigration Review notified the Vera Institute of Justice that it will soon halt support for the Legal Orientation Program, which offers information and support for immigrants across the U.S. This move may eliminate...Read More

More than 20 undocumented immigrants were taken into custody in a sting run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in central Florida. This represents only a small fraction of the 271 people arrested during the sting in the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and across the state of Florida. Fewer than half of these individuals...Read More

Policies put in place by the Trump administration have resulted in a steep reduction in the number of refugees making their way to the state of Florida. With a hard cap in place of 45,000 refugees allowed into the country for the 2017-2018 fiscal year, many Florida cities have seen a decline in these new...Read More

Recent moves by the Trump administration to remove Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from immigrants who came here from Nicaragua, El Salvador, Haiti and Sudan have had a chilling effect on the tourism industry in the Orlando area and throughout the state of Florida. Many of those who came here seeking refuge from intolerable conditions in...Read More

New rules for California employers are placing them squarely in the middle of disputes between the state and federal agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In some cases, these clashes are leaving smaller companies in financial trouble and without the workers needed to continue their operations. For workers in our area, contacting a qualified...Read More

Showing compassion for the less fortunate and for the stranger is a tenet of most major religions. Spiritual leaders throughout the Orlando area have joined forces to ask U.S. Senator Bill Nelson and other politicians to support the immigration proposal put forward by President Trump or to come up with an alternative plan that could...Read More

Immigration and civil rights activists have issued a travel advisory for the state of Florida. Recent actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have prompted this recommendation for people of color and immigrants who may be traveling to the state. The number of arrests and detentions by ICE in Florida increased by 75 percent in...Read More

As the Florida governor’s race heats up, immigration is quickly becoming a keystone issue for both candidates for the office. Richard Corcoran, the current Speaker of the Florida House, has come out swinging with an ad depicting a hooded figure shooting a young woman and a bill that would ban sanctuary cities in the state...Read More

Four 7-Eleven convenience stores in the Orlando area were raided by agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on January 10, 2018. These raids were part of a nationwide crackdown on more than 100 stores that resulted in 21 arrests across the U.S. An ICE spokesperson stated that there were no arrests in the Central...Read More