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This is what the White House wants in exchange for saving Dreamers from deportation By Anita Kumar, McClatchy DC Bureau September 26, 2017 WASHINGTON The White House is expected to ask Congress to a…
Pelosi Sorprendida Photo: Lea Suzuki, Associated Press Por Elvira Arellano, Sanctuary Movement 21 de Septiembre, 2017 ( English version follows below ) La congresista y lideresa de la bancada del P…
DACA supporters march in San Francisco. Photo: David Bacon President Trump had dinner with Democratic Congressional leaders Senator Chuck Schumer (NY) and Representative Nancy Pelosi (CA) the evening…
In December 2014, the ACLU requested the full investigative files on complaints filed by minors “in order to shed light on longstanding allegations of abusive treatment of children by Border Patrol.”…
By David Bacon, Working In These Times September 11, 2017 The "dreamers," young recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program—are the true children of the North Am…
As expected, the Trump Administration announced on September 5 that it was rescinding the five-year-old Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, with a six-month delay before the cancel…
Activists have spent weeks coming up with emergency plans in case Trump eliminates or cripple DACA, which would make 800,000 young immigrants vulnerable to deportation. They’re now setting those plan…
Multiple sources report that President Trump on September 5 will probably announce the cancellation of the popular Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, to take effect after a delay …
February protest in Seattle. Photo: Ted S. Warren AP Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is very much in the news this week. President Trump is expected to make an announcement about the p…
Meet at Columbus Circle (1 Central Park West) Wednesday, August 30 at 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Hosted by Make the Road New York, New York Immigration Coalition, DRUM, United We Dream, Women's March, 32B…
Immigration issues seem set to get renewed public attention next month. Ten rightwing state governments are suing to end DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the popular program that grants …
Together We Can Protect DACA and Immigrant Youth! By United We Dream August 11, 2017 August 15th marks 5 years since 800,000 immigrant youth have been able to get legal protection, go to college, and…
PRESS RELEASE July 20, 2017 Migration Policy Institute Contact: Michelle Mittelstadt 202-266-1910 mailto:mmittelstadt@migrationpolicy.org MPI Estimates As Many As 1.5 Million DREAMers Could Get Legal…
Mixed message from Trump on DACA sparks frustration from Dreamers as well as critics of illegal immigration Serrano-Taha said some DACA recipients became complacent and stopped fighting for others le…
February protest in Seattle. Photo: Ted S. Warren AP A threatened lawsuit by anti-immigrant hardliners could put DACA on hold or even end it completely unless Congress takes action or the Trump admi…
Trump administration arbitrarily revoked DACA status of Jessica Colotl By American Civil Liberties Union May 23, 2017 Jessica Colotl, Photo: Democracy Now! NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Uni…
The good news is that DACA recipient Daniel Medina Ramirez has finally been released on bail, although the government is still pushing for his deportation. And there’s plenty of bad news. On Monday I…
In the latest case, ICE agents detained Francisco J. Rodriguez Dominguez at his home in Portland, allegedly because of a misdemeanor conviction last year for DUI. Meanwhile, Daniel Medina Ramirez rem…
Daniela Vargas The release of Daniela Vargas is a victory for the immigrant rights movement, but Daniel Ramirez Medina , a Dreamer and father from Seattle, remains in detention. United We Dream has a…
“I feel like I am an American,” Daniela Vargas said. By Dana Liebelson and Elise Foley, Huffington Post March 1, 2017 WASHINGTON ― Federal immigration authorities arrested a 22-year-old woman in Ja…
