Tag Archives: DACA

BIA Overrules Arrabally: Advance Parole Travel Is Now a “Departure” — And DACA Recipients Just Lost Their Last Clean Path to a Green Card

The Board of Immigration Appeals just took away the only clean path a whole category of DACA recipients had left. Matter of Delcarmen-Lara, 29 I&N Dec. 830 (BIA Aug. 13, 2026) (Interim Decision #4233), overrules Matter of Arrabally and Yerrabelly, … Continue reading →

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A Boarding Pass Is Now a Search: The Hidden TSA–ICE Agreement Behind the Airport Arrests

By Michael D. Baker For years the rule at the airport was simple. ICE took the people who had already lost — final orders of removal, names already in a system, no appeal left to file. You could tell a … Continue reading →

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Filed on Time. Still Waiting. DACA Renewal Delays, Advance Parole Traps, SIJ Deferred Action, and the Illinois License Cascade That Nobody Warned Anyone About

PM-602-0198  ·  Matter of Santiago-Santiago, 29 I&N Dec. 589 (BIA 2026)  ·  PP 10949 & 10998  ·  REAL ID Act, Pub. L. 109-13  ·  8 C.F.R. § 274a.12  ·  18 U.S.C. §§ 2721–2725 (DPPA)  ·  625 ILCS 5/6-105.1  ·  5 … Continue reading →

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The Floor Drops Out — Three Rulings in Thirty Days Dismantle the Deferred Action Safety Net for SIJ and DACA Recipients

⚖️ Multi-Decision Alert — BIA & USCIS — April–May 2026 Matter of Santiago-Santiago, 29 I&N Dec. 589 (BIA 2026)  |  Matter of C-P-Y-, 29 I&N Dec. 610 (BIA 2026)  |  USCIS PM-602-0198 (Apr. 10, 2026) Thirty days. Three rulings. The … Continue reading →

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