HEADLINES:
“TOP UPDATES
Decision to terminate the TPS designation for Haiti
DHS: “Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke announced her decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Haiti with a delayed effective date of 18 months to allow for an orderly transition before the designation terminates on July 22, 2019. This decision follows then-Secretary Kelly’s announcement in May 2017 that Haiti had made considerable progress, and that the country’s designation will likely not be extended past six months.”
The “Sanctuary” Battle Continues: Court Permanently Enjoins Executive Order Sanctuary Provisions
ImmProf: “A federal judge has permanently blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to cut funding from “sanctuary cities,” cities that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration enforcement authorities. U.S. District Court Judge William Orrick issued the ruling [] in lawsuits brought by two California counties, San Francisco and Santa Clara. Judge Orrick said Trump cannot set new conditions on spending approved by Congress. The ruling is here. Download Summary-Judgment”
Debate over whether DACA will be addressed in spending bill
CNN: “Durbin and Graham remained flexible as to whether the immigration deal would decide their votes. If Congress is unable to pass a spending bill by midnight on December 8, the government will shut down.”
See also: With chances of immigration deal fading, Dreamer supporters mount big push
How Trump is building a border wall that no one can see
WaPo: “Across agencies and programs, federal officials are wielding executive authority to assemble a bureaucratic wall that could be more effective than any concrete and metal one.”
Police in Trump-supporting towns aid immigration officials in crackdown
Reuters: “Dozens of police departments in the United States have been granted new powers, or are seeking them, to check the immigration status of people they arrest, aiding President Donald Trump’s broad crackdown on people living in the country illegally.”
ACTIONS
RESOURCES
- AILA: Now Available: Podcast on Finding Relief for Victims of Labor and Sex Trafficking
- AILA: Now Available: Podcast with a 2017 U.S. Supreme Court and Federal Court Update
- UNHCR via AILA: Webinar on Representing Stateless Persons Before U.S. Immigration Authorities
- AILA: Resources for Responding to Large-Scale Enforcement Actions and Raids
- AILA: ICE Worksite Raid: Employer Rights and Responsibilities
EVENTS
- 11/27/17 NYIC Legal Services Provider Happy Hour– RSVP
- 11/30/17 2017 Update on Special Immigrant Juvenile Issues
- 12/5/17 Overview of Cancellation of Removal: Practical Strategies for Successful Cases
- 12/9/17 Healthcare & Immigrant Populations: Letting Our Voices Be Heard
- 12/12/17 Advanced Topics in Motions to Reopen
- 12/13/17 Screening of “Marshall” at Second Circuit– must RSVP by Dec. 11
- 12/14/17 Immigration Accompaniment Training
- 2/8/17 Basic Immigration Law 2018
- 2/9/17 Asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Crime Victim, and Other Immigration Relief 2018
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PWS
11-27-17