Sep 05 Mexico 'deeply regrets' Trump's DACA decision By Associated Press Mexico says it “deeply regrets” the Trump administration’s decision to phase out a program that shields young immigrants from deportation, and the Mexican government is urging U.S. lawmakers to pass a replacement. Continue reading
Sep 05 Trump to Congress: 'Get ready to do your job' on immigration By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday it was up to Congress to ultimately decide the fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants brought into the country illegally as children. 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
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 21 Trump: Young immigrant 'dreamers' are not deportation targets By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Friday that immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children will not be targets for deportation under his policies. Continue reading
Dec 08 Trump's shifting tone on immigrant kids divides GOP By Erica Werner, Associated Press Donald Trump's new promise to "work something out" for young immigrants is dividing fellow Republicans. Continue reading
Dec 05 Risking political pushback, private colleges enroll undocumented students By Timothy Pratt, The Hechinger Report Universities and colleges, some of which announced new policies on undocumented students only in the last few months, are now noisy with marches, protests and petitions demanding that these policies survive the Trump administration and that campuses be turned into… 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
Aug 14 New Clinton effort aims to tap the power of 'Dreamers' By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Hillary Clinton's campaign is launching a new effort to tap into the political power of young, undocumented immigrants, hoping to capitalize on Donald Trump's promises to make deporting them a top priority of his presidency. Continue reading
May 21 House GOP blocks votes on military immigration measure By Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders on Wednesday blocked any votes on immigration legislation, raising doubts about the prospects for election-year action on overhauling the nation’s laws. The Rules Committee voted early Wednesday against allowing votes on a measure offering citizenship… Continue reading