/tags/dream-act dream act en-US Copyright Thu, 18 Mar 2021 23:49:46 GMT /news-partners/2021-03-18/house-passes-2-bills-aimed-at-overhauling-the-immigration-system The bills, which have an uncertain path in the Senate, would create a process for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to earn permanent resident status and eventual citizenship. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 23:49:46 GMT /news-partners/2021-03-18/house-passes-2-bills-aimed-at-overhauling-the-immigration-system Barbara Sprunt, Claudia Grisales /news-partners/2021-01-20/on-immigration-biden-goes-big-in-opening-bid-to-congress Biden will send Congress a proposal that would protect millions of people from deportation, marking a dramatic turn from President Trump's hardline immigration tack. Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:00:26 GMT /news-partners/2021-01-20/on-immigration-biden-goes-big-in-opening-bid-to-congress Franco Ordoñez /news-partners/2020-07-28/trump-administration-refuses-to-accept-new-daca-applicants-despite-court-rulings The Trump administration will reject new applications while it undertakes a "comprehensive review" of DACA, a senior administration official said Tuesday during a call with reporters. Tue, 28 Jul 2020 19:48:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-07-28/trump-administration-refuses-to-accept-new-daca-applicants-despite-court-rulings Joel Rose /news/2020-06-18/columbus-dreamer-were-going-to-keep-doing-the-work The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Trump’s attempt to rescind DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an Obama-era policy that… Thu, 18 Jun 2020 20:30:38 GMT /news/2020-06-18/columbus-dreamer-were-going-to-keep-doing-the-work Clare Roth /news-partners/2020-06-18/how-daca-has-transformed-the-lives-of-dreamers-and-their-communities The 2012 executive order didn't just offer protection and open up opportunities for young undocumented people; it changed the landscape for entire family networks. Thu, 18 Jun 2020 19:57:52 GMT /news-partners/2020-06-18/how-daca-has-transformed-the-lives-of-dreamers-and-their-communities Natalie Escobar /news-partners/2020-06-18/sigh-of-relief-or-slippery-slope-advocates-and-opponents-react-to-daca-ruling "I couldn't believe it," says one DACA recipient. "The writing on the wall was that we were all going to be mourning and not celebrating today." Immigration opponents are blasting the decision. Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:59:50 GMT /news-partners/2020-06-18/sigh-of-relief-or-slippery-slope-advocates-and-opponents-react-to-daca-ruling Laurel Wamsley /news-partners/2020-06-18/supreme-court-rules-for-dreamers-against-trump The decision is a dramatic victory for immigration advocates and gives a new lease on life for the so-called DREAMers, immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Thu, 18 Jun 2020 14:12:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-06-18/supreme-court-rules-for-dreamers-against-trump Nina Totenberg, Krishnadev Calamur /news/2019-11-12/ohios-daca-recipients-share-their-stories-ahead-of-supreme-court-case A major piece of President Donald Trump's immigration policy is set for a showdown in the U.S. Supreme Court after the lower courts rejected the attempt… Tue, 12 Nov 2019 12:57:03 GMT /news/2019-11-12/ohios-daca-recipients-share-their-stories-ahead-of-supreme-court-case Andy Chow /news-partners/2019-11-12/daca-recipients-look-to-supreme-court-for-hope The Trump administration is asking the court to invalidate the program that temporarily protects from deportation some 700,000 DREAMers who were brought to the country illegally as children. Tue, 12 Nov 2019 10:00:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-11-12/daca-recipients-look-to-supreme-court-for-hope Nina Totenberg /news-partners/2019-11-07/searching-for-common-ground-on-daca Next week the Supreme Court hears arguments about the future of DACA. Most Americans say they support the DREAMers, but DACA also shows how hard it is to forge consensus on immigration. Thu, 07 Nov 2019 10:04:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-11-07/searching-for-common-ground-on-daca Joel Rose