Dec 27 Watch 7:39 What will 2018 bring for Republicans and Democrats? By PBS News Hour As 2017 comes to a close, and with it President Trump’s first year in office, John Yang sits down with Karine Jean-Pierre of MoveOn.org and Chris Buskirk of American Greatness to discuss the state of partisan politics and what’s in… Continue watching
Dec 20 Ending the DACA program would create ‘palpable’ hardship for immigrants, judge says By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press U.S. District Judge William Alsup said many of those protected by former President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy faced a "real" and "palpable" hardship from its loss. Continue reading
Dec 20 Judge to weigh suits on program protecting DACA immigrants By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Five lawsuits against the Trump administration's decision to end a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation face a key federal court hearing in San Francisco that could put an early end to the legal challenges or… Continue reading
Dec 14 Working long hours adds hurdle for undocumented students who dream of college By Meredith Kolodner and Sarah Gonser, The Hechinger Report The stress of working jobs to financially support themselves and their families while attending high school hits undocumented teens disproportionally hard. Three young people describe their paths to higher education. Continue reading
Dec 06 States ask Supreme Court to leave in place order requiring disclosure of DACA documents By Associated Press Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice last week told the high court that the order by U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup in San Francisco was too broad and would require the administration to turn over protected and nonpublic… Continue reading
Dec 05 34 House Republicans pen letter to Ryan, urging action on DACA fix By Luis Alonso Lugo, Associated Press A group of 34 House Republicans on Tuesday asked Speaker Paul Ryan to act this month on legislation dealing with the 800,000 young immigrants brought to the United States as children and living here illegally. Continue reading
Nov 02 GOP senators say fate of ‘dreamers’ must wait for next year By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Republican senators agreed not to deal with a needed fix for young immigrants in must-pass year-end spending legislation, according to some GOP lawmakers who visited the White House on Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 19 Thousands eligible for DACA renewals failed to apply in time By Jill Colvin, Associated Press About 21,000-22,000 young immigrants, many brought to the country illegally as children, did not submit their status renewal applications in time, according to preliminary data from Homeland Security. Continue reading
Oct 18 WATCH: Democratic senators to press Sessions on talks with Trump By Sadie Gurman and Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Democratic senators plan to press Attorney General Jeff Sessions about his private communications with the president when he appears before a Senate committee Wednesday to discuss his leadership of the Justice Department. Continue reading
Oct 11 WATCH LIVE: Pelosi to address ‘dreamers’ at news briefing By Associated Press House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is expected to address the expiring DACA program at a 1 p.m. ET news briefing. Watch live here. Continue reading