Feb 13 Trump prods Congress amid debate on immigration By Alan Fram, Associated Press President Donald Trump warned that it's now or never when it comes to extending protections for young immigrants living in the country illegally. Continue reading
Feb 13 Has the Democrats’ all-or-nothing fight over DACA sidelined comprehensive immigration reform? By Daniel Bush This isn’t the first time the DACA issue has seemingly eclipsed other debates on immigration policy. Continue reading
Feb 11 Senate to debate immigration, but Trump is the question mark By Alan Fram, Associated Press President Donald Trump's day-to-day turnabouts on the fate of the "Dreamer" immigrants has confounded both Democrats and Republicans. Continue reading
Feb 09 If ‘Dreamers’ are protected, would the economy benefit? By Francesc Ortega Research shows the economy would benefit if Congress passed a fix for DACA and "Dreamers" were protected from deportation. Continue reading
Feb 08 ‘Dreamers’ in the military won’t face deportation, Mattis says By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Previously, U.S. officials have said the military members' DACA status wasn't clear. But on Thursday Mattis said flatly it's not a problem. Continue reading
Feb 07 Pelosi sets record with marathon House speech pushing for vote for ‘Dreamers’ By Steve Peoples, Associated Press While she spoke, immigration activists joined liberals threatening political retribution against the congressional Democrats who abandoned the strategy of demanding that a budget deal be paired with an immigration deal. Continue reading
Feb 06 Some immigrants ‘too lazy’ or ‘too afraid’ to sign up for DACA, chief of staff Kelly says By Alan Fram, Associated Press John Kelly added the government would not start deporting "Dreamers" who don't have criminal records. "They are not a priority for deportation," he told reporters. Continue reading
Feb 06 WATCH: Trump says he’d ‘love to see a shutdown’ if Congress won’t back immigration plan By Associated Press The president commented during a White House roundtable on the MS-13 gang, where he also blasted the "stupidity" of U.S. immigration law. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode February 3, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 3, President Trump claims vindication over the controversial congressional memo, and a DACA recipient and lawyer defends undocumented immigrants. Also, the dairy trade emerges as a major point of contention in NAFTA negotiations between… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 6:11 In the fight to defend ‘Dreamers,’ this lawyer has a personal stake By PBS News Hour Nearly 800,000 DACA recipients are waiting for Congress to reach a decision on the future of the program that has protected them from deportation. Immigration lawyer Luis Cortes, who spends his days defending “Dreamers,” is one of them. NewsHour Weekend’s… Continue watching