DAPA Program
January 19, 2016 was a big day for immigrant advocates; the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the arguments regarding the legality of President Obama’s executive action expanding the current DACA program (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). The President issued the new action in November of 2014, with an expected implementation date 180 days later. Carpenter & Capt has been receiving almost daily calls since the announcement of the program, but unfortunately it has not yet been implemented due to a lawsuit filed in Texas on the eve of the