From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): On June 19, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the 800,000 DACA recipients living in the U.S., overturning the administration’s cruel termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. While this … Continued
From November 2019 until Spring 2020, while the U.S. Supreme Court deliberates, it is vital that we encourage Congress to act to provide DACA recipients with a path to citizenship. As the House passed H.R. 6 which includes a path … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/08/28/head-smacker-states-suing-end-daca-lose-billions/#.W4WohM5KgdU By Lecia Imbery August 28, 2018 As reported by our friends at the Center for American Progress(CAP), 10 states suing to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program stand to lose billions of dollars if they “win” … Continued
From the National Immigration Law Center (http://www.nilc.org): Once again, another court has rejected the cruel and unlawful termination of the DACA program — ruling that the termination was unlawful. While this decision changes nothing for now for first-time DACA applicants, … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (http://www.paimmigrant.org): After the September 2017 recission of DACA, Congress was given the task of fixing the crisis created by the administration, and ensuring that the 800,000 DACA recipients did not lose their access … Continued
From the National Immigration Law Center (http://www.nilc.org): Since President Trump decided to cruelly end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in September, hundreds of thousands of immigrant youth across the country live in fear of what their future … Continued
Posted at https://www.clasp.org/press-room/press-releases/senate-votes-reject-trumps-anti-immigrant-framework-dreamers-left-limbo Washington, DC, February 16, 2018—Yesterday the U.S. Senate failed to reach agreement on a solution for Dreamers, falling short of the 60 votes needed on four proposals, including three that would have addressed the plight facing hundreds … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Yet again, the Senate yesterday (2/15) missed a critical opportunity to pass a permanent legislative solution for dreamers. However, we must continue to urge all Members of Congress to enact a proposal that offers … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-02-15/immigrant-issues/daca-appeal-heads-to-supreme-court/a61463-1 February 15, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says implementation of DACA exceeded executive authority. (US DHS/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – The U.S. Supreme Court may … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): A youth pastor in Texas shares a story about the kids in her Sunday School coming to her, weeping, begging for prayers that their parents with DACA status would not be deported. Kids shouldn’t … Continued