U.S. judge blocks new applications to DACA program for ‘dreamer’ immigrants; Rose Law Group Immigration Dept. Chair Darius Amiri reacts

By Mica Rosenberg | Reuters NEW YORK, July 16 (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge in Texas on Friday blocked new applications to a program that protects immigrants who were brought to the United States as children from deportation but said the hundreds of thousands of people already enrolled would not be affected until further court rulings. U.S. District Judge …

Darius Amiri, immigration law chair at Rose Law Group, comments on Afghan interpreter for U.S. military being denied asylum

By Holden Walter-Warner | Daily Mail An Afghan interpreter currently living in Iowa claims he is facing deportation and has lost contact with the Department of Homeland Security for giving a piece of bread to the Taliban when he was a child. Zalmay Niazy served the U.S. military as an interpreter from 2007 to 2014 in Afghanistan before returning to the United …

Republicans push to grant Arizona ‘Dreamers’ in-state tuition. ‘A great move,’ says Darius Amiri, immigration law chair at Rose Law Group

Opinion: Why would anyone in the Legislature want to block voters from deciding whether undocumented immigrants should qualify for in-state tuition? By Laurie Roberts | Arizona Republic Arizona voters may get the chance next year to make it possible for certain undocumented immigrants to go to college, thanks to … a pair of Republicans? GOP Reps. Michelle Udall and Joel …

Darius Amiri, chair of immigration law at Rose Law Group, comments on George W. Bush immigration op-ed

By Rachel Janfaza | CNN Washington (CNN) – Former Republican President George W. Bush is calling for bipartisan action on several immigration measures, calling for a restoration of “the people’s confidence in an immigration system that serves both our values and our interests.” In a Washington Post op-ed published on Friday, Bush strikes a gentler tone on immigration than the …

Darius Amiri, immigration law chair at Rose Law Group, on Biden’s pick of progressive Tucson police chief to lead border agency

By Shawna Chen | Axios President Biden will nominate Tucson police chief Chris Magnus, a longtime critic of Trump-era immigration policies, to oversee Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the New York Times reports. Why it matters: If confirmed, Magnus would be tasked with addressing a border surge that many have labeled the first new crisis of the Biden administration. The U.S. saw …

[OP-ED] It’s time to pass bills for farmers and ‘Dreamers’; Darius Amiri, Rose Law Group immigration law chair, concurs

By Arizona Republic Editorial Board The conservatives still asking why it’s a good idea to legalize agricultural workers and “Dreamers” just need to ask farm growers and economists. The answer is simple. The young immigrants called “Dreamers” pour billions into the U.S. economy, and the American agricultural industry that feeds our nation desperately need an orderly and legal flow of …

Rose Law Group Immigration Dept. on the Power of Perseverance

By Madelaine Braggs | Rose Law Group Reporter Immigration Law Chair Darius Amiri and sidekick Paralegal Brandon Rios share a story that proved perseverance can make all the difference in an immigration case. Brandon’s persistence recently led to a client being released from ICE custody. For more information on Rose Law Group immigration services head to: https://www.dacalawyers.com OR https://www.roselawgroup.com/areas-of-practice/immigration-law/

DHS chief defends Biden border policy, concedes ‘historic’ challenges; Darius Amiri, immigration law chair at Rose Law Group, weighs in on crisis

(CBP Photo by Jerry Glaser) By Ryan Knappenberger | Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended the Biden administration’s immigration policies Wednesday, but conceded the department faces “historic and unprecedented challenges” coping with a surge in migrants, particularly unaccompanied minors, in recent months. Mayorkas’ comments came in his first appearance as secretary before a congressional committee, where Republican …