Federal Order Stalls Reform Process
February 18th, 2015 by Romona Paden Just one day before USCIS was to begin accepting applications for the president's expanded DACA proposal put forth last fall, a federal judge ordered a halt to the programs. A federal judge's last-minute order to halt President Obama's immigration reform programs has delayed the application process that would have allowed undocumented immigrants to apply for work permits and deportation protection beginning on February 18.