by | | Cuban Adjustment Act, Deportation, Dry Feet Wet Feet, Executive Order, Immigration Law, political asylum, President Obama's New Immigration Policy
Explanation of New Policy Eliminating “Dry Feet Wet Feet” For Cubans On January 12, 2017, the White House announced the end of the “dry foot and wet foot” policy toward Cuban immigrants. The law is of immediate effect. Cubans who attempt to...
by | | Announcement of August 18 2011, Avoiding Deportation, Cancellation of Expulsion, Deportation, Immigration Law, Immigration Reform, Legal Residence, President Obama's New Immigration Policy, Prosecutorial Discretion, Sorry, Work permit
On August 18 of this year, the President announced a change in immigration policy with the purpose of administratively closing some of the 300,000 deportation cases currently pending in immigration courts across the country. This was a policy change (or policy) and...