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Daily News Lesson July 06 2018

New challenges in aftermath of family separation

Democratic attorneys general in 17 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that its family separation policy violated the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fifth Amendment.

People protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies in New York City

Daily News Lesson July 03 2018

Study guide: Supreme Court ruling on the travel ban

In a 5-4 decision last week, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected challenges to President Donald Trump’s third travel ban -- aimed at mostly Muslim countries.

Border Patrol Agents Detain Migrants Near US-Mexico Border

Daily News Lesson June 18 2018

Study guide: How separating children from parents became U.S. government policy

On Monday, the Trump Administration said they would not apologize over its “zero tolerance” policy separating families at the southern U.S. border.

Lesson Plan February 02 2018

Lesson plan: How DACA demonstrates the importance of civic engagement

Learn how teachers are training to become Dreamer advocates in order to support their undocumented students

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington

Daily News Lesson January 31 2018

Student guide: Trump's First State of the Union address

Use this student guide and short video clips to analyze President Trump's first State of the Union speech.

Daily Video April 27 2017

On edge under new administration, DACA students find refuge in school

Thousands of undocumented students are protected from deportation under an Obama administration policy called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. But in recent months, many DACA recipients are on edge fearing what will happen to the program under the new administration.

Daily Video February 22 2017

75 years later, Japanese internment executive order remembered

February 19, 2017, marked the 75th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s controversial executive order, which allowed the government to incarcerate Japanese Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II.

Daily Video February 17 2017

Local sheriff shares concerns over federal immigration laws

Dozens of cities throughout the United States have been deemed "sanctuary cities," where local governments resist cooperating with federal immigration officials, including handing over undocumented immigrants who have may committed very minor offenses.

Lesson Plan February 15 2017

Lesson plan: What public libraries can teach us about immigration

In this PBS NewsHour Extra lesson, students will explore what immigration looks like at grassroots levels across the country. Students will research if their community has programs that welcome immigrants and explore options for creating similar civic activities.

Daily Video February 06 2017

American Muslim Marine hopes to foster dialogue about religion

Mansoor Shams is a former U.S. Marine who served from 2000 to 2004. Shams has been traveling around the U.S. with a sign that reads, “I’m a Muslim and a U.S. Marine, Ask Me Anything.”

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