Sep 12 WATCH: Pelosi, Democrats discuss DREAM Act By Erica R. Hendry Pelosi is expected to speak with other Democrats about the DREAM Act around noon ET Tuesday. Watch live in the player above. Continue reading
Sep 08 LGBTQ ‘dreamers’ are particularly vulnerable as DACA winds down. Here’s why. By Corinne Segal Queer and trans DACA recipients say the program allowed them to gain a foothold in a country where they already face high rates of economic insecurity and inconsistent protection under the law. Continue reading
Sep 02 Trump mulls decision on young immigrants in U.S. illegally By Jill Colvin, Associated Press After months of dragging his feet, the president on Tuesday will announce his plans for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. Continue reading
Sep 01 As Trump’s decision on DACA looms, ‘Dreamers’ wonder what’s next By Marcelo Rochabrun, ProPublica The Trump administration seems poised to eliminate the immigration program, which has allowed almost 800,000 young immigrants to receive renewable work permits. 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 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
Feb 19 Draft DHS guidelines seek to aggressively detain immigrants By Hope Yen and Julie Pace, Associated Press The Homeland Security Department has drafted sweeping new guidelines aimed at aggressively detaining and deporting immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 7:32 DACA ‘dreamers’ fear nightmare immigration policy By PBS News Hour The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, created in an executive order by President Obama, permits undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children to work and study here on a temporary basis. Now, many are worried that President-elect… Continue watching
Nov 11 Deportation fears grip immigrants after Trump’s election By Astrid Galvan and Amy Taxin, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump launched his candidacy on an anti-immigrant sentiment and has vowed to repeal a key Obama administration program that shields hundreds of thousands of people from deportation. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 5:13 What’s next for Obama’s immigration actions in court? By PBS News Hour In November, President Obama announced new executive actions on U.S. immigration policy; 26 states then sued the president for what they say is an overstep of his Constitutional authority. Today, a panel of federal judges in New Orleans heard arguments… Continue watching