After successfully suing the Biden administration, the 84 Dreamers represented by a Long Beach educational organization convinced a judge to grant their request to travel internationally and return to the United States.
As part of the Cal State Long Beach program, students would be travelling to Mexico, but Dreamers were questioning their ability to travel and return legally whilst maintaining their DACA status. They had contacted immigration authorities, and after having to delay the trip multiple times having to wait for a response, they filed an official complaint seeking an official response from the Biden administration.
Although the students were able to secure a victory in the judge’s ruling for their legal re-entry, their public advocacy has demonstrated a clear flaw in the processing times of immigration officials. It wasn’t until the official complaint was filed that Dreamers started hearing back from immigration authorities.
Students and supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals rally in downtown Los Angeles in November while the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about the program. The court’s ruling Thursday will uphold DACA for now.
Given the sensitive and timely nature of immigration hearings and rulings, the case has provided Dreamers and members of Congress to ramp up advocacy for accelerated processing times.
With almost 75% of American adults in favor of granting permanent legal status to DACA recipients, Democrats in Congress have increasingly taken bolder steps to afford Dreamers Temporary Protected Status.
With immigration a hotly debated topic in American legislation, Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announced his intent to use the budget reconciliation process to overcome the hurdle of convincing Republicans to support the measure, instead requiring simple majority in the Senate to award hundreds of thousands of green cards for Dreamers.
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 26: U.S. House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill as House Democrats mark the anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder on June 26, 2020 in Washington, DC. In its 2013 Shelby decision, the Supreme Court ruled the formula determining which states were covered by the pre-clearance provision in the Voting Rights Act was outdated, sending a mandate to Congress to update the formula. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
President Biden himself announced his intent to preserve and fortify DACA recipients after his predecessor tried unsuccessfully to end the program without sufficient justification.
With continued support for the plight of Dreamers nationwide, the political landscape is quickly changing, and law firms like the CIMA Law Group are ready and willing to continue to provide excellent legal support.
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