Leer en Español On January 20, 2021, Joseph R. Biden was sworn into office alongside Kamala Harris as his vice president. The inauguration was a much anticipated moment for the immigrant community as there had been talks about sweeping immigration reform. Later that evening, President Biden signed 17 executive orders and other directives, [...]
Leer en Español On the night before the 2021 Inauguration, the White House issued a memo granting deportation protection for thousands of undocumented Venezuelans residing in the United States. Under the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) program, the United States will defer deportation for 18 months for certain Venezuelan nationals present in the U.S. [...]
NC First Step Act July 2020 Update On June 26, 2020, Governor Cooper signed the NC First Step Act into law. The North Carolina First Step Act affords those convicted of drug trafficking (N.C.G.S. § 90-95(h)) or conspiracy to commit drug trafficking (N.C.G.S. § 90-95(i)) the ability to reduce the mandatory fine and sentence. [...]
What is the Second Chance Act? The Second Chance Act was signed into law on June 25, 2020. This new law is set to go into effect December 1st, 2020, and expands who may qualify for expungements in North Carolina. What does the NC Second Chance Act do? The Second Chance Act provides [...]
En Español Today the Supreme Court of the United States halted the Trump administration’s attempt to shut down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA. Dummit Fradin offers our sincere congratulations to all of our clients, staff members, and their families who benefit from the protections this program affords! We are proud [...]
Governor Cooper recently signed Senate Bill 704 into law, also referred to as the COVID-19 Recovery Act. Section 4.7 of this bill grants an extension to any valid DMV credential that would otherwise expire on or after March 1st, 2020, and before August 1, 2020. The extension is for five months from the date the [...]
Did SCOTUS Make it Easier to Deport Green Card Holders? Barton v. Barr: The Cancellation of Removal Defense Leer en Español On April 23, 2020, the conservative majority issued a decision affecting immigrants in Barton v. Barr. Many pro-immigrant advocates have written scathing commentary about the case, using it as an example [...]
El 23 de abril de 2020, la mayoría conservadora emitió una decisión que afectaba a los inmigrantes en el caso Barton contra Barr. Muchos defensores pro-inmigrantes han escrito comentarios críticos sobre el caso, usándolo como ejemplo de que la mayoría conservadora de la Corte Suprema se está moviendo en línea con la agenda de Trump [...]
On Wednesday evening, April 22, 2020, President Donald Trump released the text of an immigration executive order claiming to stop immigration to the United States for a period of at least 60 days. The order purports to justify this broad use of presidential power by claiming to limit the strain on our overburdened healthcare system [...]
Many parents are concerned about how the current Stay at Home Order will affect their current custody order or agreement. Should they suspend one parent’s visitation? Will they be charged criminally for leaving their homes to participate in a custody exchange? The answer to these questions is no. NC Stay at Home Order and Custody [...]
