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Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA)

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Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents Recession Memo ("DAPA")

On June 15, 2017, Department of Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly, after consulting with the Attorney General, signed a memorandum rescinding the November 20, 2014 memorandum that created the program known as Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (“DAPA”) because there is no credible path forward to litigate the currently enjoined policy. 

 

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Written testimony of USCIS Director León Rodríguez for a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “Oversight of the Administration’s Misdirected Immigration Enforcement Policies: Examining the Impact of Public Safety and Honoring the Victims”

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director León Rodríguez addresses Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

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Written testimony of USCIS Director for a House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security and Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules Hearing “A Review of the President’s Executive Actions on Immigration

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration  Services (USCIS) Director León Rodríguez addresses President Obama’s Immigration Accountability Executive Actions.