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Labor/Employment,
Immigration

Sep. 6, 2017

Lawyers divided on advice for ‘Dreamers’ and their employers

Attorneys and experts are divided on how to advise clients and companies in the wake of an announcement by the Trump administration Tuesday rescinding legal status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants who had been protected from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.

Lawyers divided on advice for ‘Dreamers’ and their employers
Lisa Spiegel, a business immigration attorney and partner at Duane Morris LLP in San Francisco, said DACA recipients would likely end up in immigration court.

Attorneys and experts are divided on how to advise clients and companies in the wake of an announcement by the Trump administration Tuesday rescinding legal status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants who had been protected from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.

Some attorneys said they will have to reassess the cases of immigrants with DACA status to determine any other legal routes to keep thei...

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