Aug 31 Column: If Trump revokes DACA, it will create a humanitarian crisis By Vivek Wadhwa As Americans are still reeling from the shock of hearing their President dignify the actions of hatemongers, there is another social crisis brewing. Starting on Sept. 5, more than a million immigrant children could be kicked out of their jobs,… Continue reading
Aug 30 Trump remains torn over what to do about young undocumented immigrants By Jill Colvin, Associated Press WASHINGTON — With a deadline looming, President Donald Trump remains torn over the fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children — a decision that will draw fury no matter what… Continue reading
Jul 15 House using appropriations bill to work on guns, churches By Stephen Ohlemacher and Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Republican-led House Appropriations Committee passed a $20 billion spending bill Thursday to fund the Treasury Department, the Judiciary and other federal agencies. Continue reading
Jun 16 Trump administration keeps DACA program, shields young immigrants from deportation By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The Trump administration is keeping the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, in a move that reverses one of the president's campaign pledges. Continue reading
Apr 25 Column: I’m a teacher, a ‘Dreamer’ and I know why my students are scared By Katherine Huete Galeano Katherine Huete Galeano shares her students' fears of their families being deported, an experience she can relate to personally. Continue reading
Apr 22 Young immigrants won’t ‘rest easy’ despite Trump’s comments By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Young immigrants protected by executive action from deportation say they won't "rest easy," even if President Donald Trump says they should. Continue reading
Apr 18 The government says he lost his DACA status, but this immigrant says he was deported despite protections By Joshua Barajas It's believed to be the first such case under President Donald Trump to deal with the Obama-era protections that cover more than 750,000 undocumented immigrants in the U.S. Continue reading
Apr 08 Debate over in-state tuition for students in U.S. illegally By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Twenty states already offer cheaper in-state college tuition to students who are in the United States illegally. Continue reading
Mar 24 What some colleges are quietly doing to help undocumented students By Timothy Pratt, The Hechinger Report While the fate of undocumented students is still up in the air, a number of colleges and universities are creating programs to help these students succeed. Continue reading
Feb 21 U.S. ‘has not yet reached the mountaintop,’ says new civil rights commission chair By Laura Santhanam For Catherine Lhamon, it’s been an eventful introduction to her new role as chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Continue reading