Legalization/Regularization
Explore all research, analysis, data, and commentary on regularization and legalization, the terms used in different parts of the world to describe the provision of temporary or permanent legal status to migrants resident in the country who lack legal status.
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Despite Hard-Line Immigration Campaign Pledges, Trump Policy Remains in Flux
Incoming President Donald Trump's postelection comments reflected narrower deportation targets, but the choice of Jeff Sessions attorney general signaled a tougher line.
13th Annual Immigration Law & Policy Conference
With issues of immigration policy very much at the forefront of the 2016 elections, this annual conference offers policy and legal analysis on key immigration topics facing the country and the incoming administration and Congress in 2017.
Free Movement in South America: The Emergence of an Alternative Model?
South America’s 2002 Mercosur Residence Agreement tested a rights-based free-movement model, even as uneven implementation left gaps in migrants’ protections.
Deferred Action for Unauthorized Immigrants Who Are Parents
Learn what populations could be affected by DAPA, nationally and in top states.
Under Executive Actions on Immigration, Who Can Apply for Protection from Deportation?
Learn who could be eligible for the DAPA and expanded DACA programs, should the Supreme Court permit the programs to go forward.
White House Uses Many Levers of Power to Effect Change as Obama and Congress Remain Deadlocked on Immigration
The Obama administration’s 2015 executive actions reshaped U.S. immigration enforcement and legal pathways even as courts and Congress pushed back.
Recent Court Rulings Block Deferred Action Programs and Raise Questions for Accessing Birthright Citizenship
Court fights over deferred action and birth certificates highlight how legal battles are reshaping executive power and practical access to U.S. citizenship.
Business as Usual? Regularizing Foreign Labor in Costa Rica
Costa Rica’s 2010 migration reforms seek to regularize Nicaraguan workers, but high costs and weak institutions keep many in precarious jobs.
Quick Resolution of Challenge over Obama Administration Deportation Relief Programs Is Ever Less Likely
A federal appeals court ruling left President Barack Obama’s DAPA and expanded DACA in legal limbo while other executive actions moved ahead.
All Eyes on U.S. Federal Courts as Deferred Action Programs Halted
A court injunction halted DAPA and expanded DACA, leaving deportation relief for up to 5.2 million unauthorized immigrants uncertain.
