Tag: DACA
DACA Reprieve Prompts Calls for Congress to Act
US District Judge Andrew Hanen ruled last month that the current version of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) can continue temporarily for previously approved applicants but cannot accept new applications.
DACA is a federal...
Supreme Court Allows Dreaming to Continue
The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the federal administration's attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from...
Thousands of Educators, Many Bilingual, Fear Deportation
Washington Post story of popular DREAMer teacher leaving highlights predicament of much-needed educators across the U.S.
A powerful Washington Post
column, “Our
kids are losing one of their best teachers—because he’s a ‘Dreamer’” has
focused attention on one...
Society-wide Benefits of DACA
According to a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has had a "significant impact" on the educational outcomes of undocumented immigrant youth, including a 15%...
Trump Ends American DREAMers’ Hopes
Today, the Trump administration announced its decision to end the...