Obama calls on Congress to find permanent solution for Dreamers following...
Former President Obama called on Congress to pass legislation that would provide permanent protections to undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as minors, known as Dreamers, following a ruling...
View ArticleBeginning of the end for DACA; federal judge says 'Stop'
Some were surprised when U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen ruled that Barack Obama’s DACA program was created illegally. I don’t think Obama was. He knew he was exceeding his authority when he...
View ArticlePost-court ruling, Democrats face pressure to deliver on immigration
Democrats are under growing pressure to pass long-stalled immigration reform after a federal judge poured new fuel onto the years-long fight by blocking new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...
View ArticleGraham: Adding immigration to infrastructure bill 'dumbest' idea in...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is slamming a proposal from Democrats to insert a provision that would grant a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants as part of the infrastructure spending...
View ArticleCongress is to blame for the latest ruling on DACA
Last Friday, a federal judge in Texas issued an 82-page decision holding that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program initiated under the Obama administration “is illegal.” The court...
View ArticleDACA court ruling puts weight of immigration reform on Democrats
A court decision that has imperiled a program for undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children has put new urgency behind an effort in Congress to deal with immigration through the...
View ArticleBiden to meet with 11 Democratic lawmakers on DACA: report
President Biden is expected to meet with 11 congressional Democrats on Thursday to discuss plans for a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as children, Axios...
View ArticleAdvocates warn failure to address immigration will result in 'widespread...
Several advocacy groups warned congressional Democrats in a memo Wednesday that if they failed to find a way to create a pathway for citizenship for undocumented immigrants, it would result in...
View ArticleBiden backs effort to include immigration in budget package
President Biden on Thursday unequivocally backed Democratic efforts to include immigration in the budget as a way to navigate narrow margins in the Senate."I think we should include in the...
View ArticleWhy is the Supreme Court rejecting executive authority over immigration?
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court issued a brief order denying an application for a stay of a lower court’s ruling that President Joe Biden must adhere to the Trump administration’s so-called “Migrant...
View ArticleBiden administration appeals Texas ruling blocking new DACA applications
The Biden administration on Friday appealed a Texas court ruling that found unlawful the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and suspended Dreamers’ ability to apply for the...
View ArticleSenate parliamentarian strains to block long overdue immigration reform
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth McDonough’s stunning recent decision to disallow immigration proposals from the budget reconciliation bill made it abundantly clear how eager she was to get to “no,”...
View ArticleBiden administration moves to preserve DACA after court ruling
The Biden administration on Monday announced plans to create a rule that would recreate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy after a Texas court found the Obama-era program unlawful...
View ArticleBiden administration proposes rule reinstating DACA
The Biden administration on Tuesday moved to strengthen protections for those brought to the U.S. undocumented as children, an effort to combat legal challenges to a program first started under former...
View ArticleWe can't abandon a nation of immigrants - that's why we're...
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many of us remained hunkered in our homes while millions of immigrants, essential workers, many of whom undocumented, rose to the occasion to keep this country...
View ArticleDACA highlights pitfalls of legalization schemes
We hear a lot about the need for a legalization program. For instance, the White House posted an article on the economic benefits of extending permanent resident status to undocumented immigrants. But...
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