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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
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DACA and the Holiday Season
It is not a peaceful holiday season in Washington, D.C. The fallout from President Trump's rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program continues to undermine politics as usualThe…
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Beyond DACA – Defying Employer Sanctions Through Civil Disobedience
FriendsI've posted the draft of a forthcoming piece in UC Davis Law review for comments. The fact that DACA recipients—and essentially all Dreamers—have become part of the conscience of the…
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Supreme Court Blocks DACA Discovery Orders
Amy Howe on SCOTUSBlog reports that, late last Friday, the Supreme Court put on hold a set of lower-court orders that would require the federal government to turn over additional documents…
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A Fight in Congress to Provide Relief to the DREAMers
The end of the year is coming and negotiations in Congress continue over possible relief for DACA recipients who are losing relief. As The Hill reports, Congressional leaders are jockeying…
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to intervene in DACA document dispute
Amy Howe for SCOTUSBlog provides the latest developments in the litigation challenge in the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which provided limited relief to undocumented youth. Last night,…
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DREAMer Story-Sharing Marathon: December 4
On Monday, December 4, the Center for American Progress Action Fund and FWD.us are partnering to host a story-sharing marathon from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET behind the House…
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Hollywood Goes DACA
Huffington Post reports that, since President Trump’s September decision to end DACA, Hollywood actor Bambadjan Bamba has been preparing for his coming out.The actor had not publicly revealed his immigration status,…
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DACA recipients saw their mental health improve. Now, advocates fear its end will have the opposite effect.
Caitlin Patler Whitney PirtleThis PRI report considers the mental health impacts on the…
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You can’t please everyone? ICE agents rebel, say Trump ‘betrayed’ them by leaving Obama’s people in place
With respect to immigration, critics have focused on the enforcement orientation of the Trump administration, as seen in the various immigration Executive Orders, dismantling of DACA, enforcement operations, public statements,…
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Immigrant Who Had Prosthetic Leg Mocked by Trump Officials to Be Freed After ‘Inhumane’ Detention
Photo courtesy of United We DreamNewsweek reported that a 20-year-old disabled immigrant detained for more than a month without being charged was to be freed Friday, but he has been…