Author: tmette@illinois.edu

On August 24, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security released a final rule on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which preserves and fortifies the existing DACA program with minor changes. The name, eligibility criteria, application process, and cost remain the same as the current DACA program. However, due to the July 2021 Fifth […]

On June 15, 2012, President Barack Obama signed an executive memorandum that announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. This administrative relief protects eligible immigrants who came to the United States when they were children from deportation. DACA gives recipients: 1) protection from deportation, and 2) a work permit. In the 10 years […]

Following the two recent court decisions related to DACA, one in the U.S. Supreme Court and the second by a federal court in Texas, the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration and the Center for Immigrant Rights Clinic at Penn State Law have developed a fact sheet that includes an overview and resources for […]

Associate clinical professor of law and the director of the Immigration Law Clinic, Lauren R. Aronson, recently spoke with the University of Illinois News Bureau about the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, a long-promised immigration reform bill sent to Congress by the Biden administration. She reflects on the significance of the bill, the next steps […]

In his decision on December 4, 2020, US District Judge Nicholas Garaufis concluded that the Acting Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was not lawfully appointed, and thus, the most recent DHS memorandum that had limited DACA was not lawful. Due to this decision, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) must restore […]

ISSS has provided a update to international students with F-1 status regarding the July “Broadcast Message” from the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Guidance provided by DHS varies by the model that institutions have selected for fall instruction. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will offer a blend […]

Following the recent United States Supreme Court decision about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, director of the Immigration Law Clinic at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Lauren R. Aronson, recently spoke with the News Bureau about what’s next for DACA participants and immigration reform. News Bureau: Where does the Deferred Action for […]

To ensure that our immigrant community is aware of resources available to support you during this time, La Casa Cultural Latina has created a resource flyer listing both internal resources available on campus and external resources in the community.  Download a printable COVID-19 resources flyer or download an accessible flyer as a Word file.

The Office of Student Financial Aid has now posted information for students interested in being considered for state aid as part of the RISE Act. Signed into law by Governor Pritzker in June 2019, the Retention of Illinois Students and Equity (RISE) Act, provides a pathway for qualifying undocumented students and for transgender students who […]

On October 4, 2019, the University of Illinois System joined over 160 universities and colleges in filing an amicus curiae or friend of the court brief with the Supreme Court underscoring the importance of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Arguing for the continued existence of DACA, the brief contends that the recession […]