Sharma Crawford

The Undocumentary – Documenting the Undocumented

The undocumentary is a multimedia project about undocumented immigrant youth living in North Carolina. It’s about the challenges they face and the movement they built fighting for equality and a legal status in the United States. At the Sharma-Crawford Law Firm we continue to share the stories we find from around the country concerning the […]

Repository of Resources for Undocumented Students from The College Board

The issue of advocacy and support for undocumented students came to the attention of the College Board during its first Prepárate™: Educating Latinos for the Future of America conference in 2007. Recently The College Board prepared this excellent resource list for undocumented students in the U.S. The College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that […]

Don’t Miss the Running Solo Charity Fundraiser

On Saturday, December 1, 2012 The Clinic will be present its first Running Solo Charity Fundraiser  featuring Penn Masala, the world’s first and premier Bollywood a cappella group, to benefit those in removal proceedings. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here. Student tickets are $10 online, or $25 at the door General admission tickets are $15 […]

Applicability of Prosecutorial Discretion Memoranda to Certain Family Relationships

From a Memo from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement dated October 5, 2012 In June 2011, Director Morton issued a memorandum entitled “Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent with Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities of the Agency for the Apprehension, Detention, and Removal of Aliens” (the Prosecutorial Discretion Memorandum). This and other memoranda related to prosecutorial discretion are designed to ensure that […]

State Driver’s License Requirements – Deferred Action

The link below is a chart that looks at whether each state’s document requirements for a driver’s license can be satisfied with a grant of deferred action, documents obtainable through a grant of deferred action, and other documents that DACA beneficiaries are likely to have. The information was gathered from the individual state’s website. Statutes […]

Kansas City law firm gears up for large turn-out of immigrants in light of rules announcement and applications for deferred action for childhood arrivals.

Kansas City, MO (August 7, 2012) When the Obama administration announced a new immigration policy for ‘Dream Act’ youth in June 2012, dozens of young immigrants and media gathered outside the law offices of Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law to learn more.  When the specifics of those rules and the application process are made public, Michael […]

Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Process

Source: Distributed on August 3, 2012 by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Over the past three years, this Administration has undertaken an unprecedented effort to transform the immigration enforcement system into one that focuses on public safety, border security and the integrity of the immigration system. As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues […]

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