May 31 ‘Dreamers’ celebrate graduation despite DACA uncertainty By Timothy Pratt, The Hechinger Report “They realize this may be their one shot, and they’ve worked too hard and come too far to give up.”… Continue reading
May 25 Watch 7:41 White House: Separation of migrant families at border is product of bad laws Marc Short, White House Director Of Legislative Affairs, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss President Trump’s agenda, including a potential deal with the huge Chinese tech firm ZTE, the financial effects of the GOP tax cut, reports that migrant children are… Continue watching
May 19 Republican chaos on immigration shows issue’s risks for GOP By Alan Fram, Associated Press The chaos among House Republicans this past week on immigration shows just how problematic and risky the issue is for the party. Continue reading
May 15 First appeals court to weigh Trump’s decision to end DACA By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will be the first federal appeals court to hear arguments about President Donald Trump's decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Continue reading
May 10 A Texas suit could speed DACA’s path to Supreme Court By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press President Donald Trump's decision in September to phase out the Obama-era program, called DACA, resulted in protests and a failed congressional effort to salvage it. Experts say it's a matter of when, not if, the Supreme Court will rule on… Continue reading
May 09 GOP moderates say they’ll force House votes on immigration By Alan Fram, Associated Press The legislators want the House to vote on four bills including a bipartisan compromise, a conservative proposal and a liberal plan. Continue reading
May 01 Texas and 6 other states sue to end ‘Dreamers’ program for good By Associated Press The lawsuit announced Tuesday comes a week after a federal judge in Washington ordered the Trump administration to resume the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Continue reading
Apr 25 Federal judge rules against decision to end DACA program By Associated Press A federal judge ruled Tuesday against the Trump administration's decision to end a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation, calling Homeland Security's rationale against the program "arbitrary and capricious."… Continue reading
Apr 11 A poet’s field notes, ‘ending in a deportation’ By Jennifer Hijazi In his new collection, poet Marcelo Hernandez Castillo’s imagery and dream-like phrases allow him to speak of his immigration status in a way he hadn’t been able to before. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 8:08 Trump’s tweets about DACA and migrant ‘caravans’ in context By PBS News Hour After a weekend flood of tweets about immigration, President Trump on Monday declared that "DACA is dead." Lisa Desjardins puts the president's long-shifting stance on immigration policy in context and Judy Woodruff learns more about a group of Central American… Continue watching