President Obama’s executive order on immigration is a major turning point.
Millions of families now have hope for a more secure future.
Imagine being able to stay together, work legally, and avoid deportation. This isn’t just a dream—it’s now possible.
We’ll explain this order’s key points and highlight its practical benefits for you and your loved ones.
Ready to see how these changes can help your family? Let’s get started.
As a Miami immigration attorney, I am especially proud to share my thoughts on President Obama’s executive action on immigration reform.
I have seen first-hand the effects of a family torn apart. Children who have only known the United States as their home have had to contend with the deportations of their undocumented immigrant parents. Dismantling the very cornerstone of society is not constructive and runs counter to American values. Although President Obama’s executive action offers no path to citizenship, his directive will shield up to five million people from deportation and allow many to work legally.
President Obama’s executive order includes the following:
- Unauthorized immigrants who are the parents of United States citizens will be eligible for a new legal status that would defer their deportations and allow them to work legally. They must pass background checks and pay taxes.
- Expand the Deferred Action for Children Arrivals (DACA) program. Individuals who were brought into the country as children before January 1, 2010, are now granted temporary protection from deportation. It had initially applied only to those born after 1981 who entered the country before June 15, 2007.
- Obama will direct the DHS to prioritize its deployment of enforcement resources, focusing on “deporting felons, not families.” The DHS will, in turn, issue a memo detailing categories of people — who should bear the brunt of DHS’s enforcement activities.
- Heighten government enforcement on criminals and foreigners who pose security threats.
- High-tech workers will have an easier time coming to the United States
- Security on the border will be increased
- A program called Secure Communities will be ended. Immigration advocates had long criticized this program as a dragnet that swept up many unauthorized immigrants arrested on minor offenses like traffic violations. Local police will no longer be asked routinely to detain immigrants without papers.
- The Justice Department will also initiate immigration court reforms aimed at easing the backlog of pending cases.
More details of the President’s executive order will be forthcoming.
If you have questions as to whether this recent immigration overhaul can benefit your family, please contact Miami immigration attorney The Law Office of Tatiane M. Silva, P.A., Esq. at (305)895-2500.