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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

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On Course
DACA could end in federal court. Most of today’s high school graduates can’t get protection from the program anyway. 
rally for DACA
On Course
‘You hit this glass ceiling’: Undocumented US students returned to Mexico struggle to continue their college studies
María Teresa Navas Mejía, a long-term employee at the University of Colorado Boulder, recently received her green card thanks to Carina De La Torre and students in Colorado Law’s Immigration Defense Clinic.
On Course
Colorado law students gain ‘powerful’ lessons providing free legal services to immigrants
The office of the Culinary Workers Union is seen through a car window in Las Vegas, Nov. 9, 2020. The union represents 60,000 people, most of them immigrants, in the Las Vegas area who work in the hospitality industry. 
Jobs
Undocumented people bring grassroots organizing skills to the labor movement
Cars head along FDR Drive next to the Manhattan skyline in New York
Immigration
A New York proposal could allow noncitizens in the city to vote in elections
DACA recipient Nohemi Salas is enrolled in the dental hygienist program at Community College of Denver and received Colorado state financial aid to help pay for college. 
On Course
Colorado joins handful of states that give financial aid to undocumented college students
Students stand in a line in front of the US Supreme Court with signs that read "Home is here"
Immigration
A new generation of DACA youth depends on Biden for support
President-elect Joe Biden's Homeland Security Secretary nominee Alejandro Mayorkas speaks at The Queen theater, Nov. 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware.
US politics
How Mayorkas might shape US immigration policy during the Biden administration
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents look at women and children
Immigration
Trump proposes harsh asylum rules disqualifying many applicants
Plumes of smoke rise into the sky over buildings.
Top of The World
As protests against police brutality continue, Twitter sanctions Trump tweet ‘glorifying violence’
DACA plaintiffs walk arm-in-arm down from the US Supreme Court after justices heard oral arguments in the consolidation of three cases before the court regarding the Trump administration’s bid to end the DACA program on Nov. 12, 2019.
Immigration
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: A timeline
Friends and family of Juliette Herrera, a DACA holder and recent graduate of Florida International University, organized a parade in her honor after her graduation ceremony was canceled due to the pandemic.
Immigration
The pandemic canceled her graduation. But this DACA holder still got her moment to shine.
A close-up portrait of Jessica Esparza, 27, a DACA recipient and intensive care unit nurse at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee, Washington.
COVID-19
DACA health workers risk their lives to fight COVID-19 while they await SCOTUS ruling
A 9-year-old migrant girl from Guatemala sits in the back of a US Border Patrol vehicle after she was apprehended for crossing the border from Mexico in Sunland Park, New Mexico, on June 14, 2018.
10 US immigration issues to watch in 2020
A woman prays during a service
Justice
‘It doesn’t feel very real’: Liberian immigrants in US rejoice at pathway to citizenship
A portrait of Norma Ramirez.
Global Nation Education
Trump ended DACA. This woman is suing to keep the program alive.
A man stands, smiling.
Immigration
Trump’s hard-line immigration policies build on the history of former US presidents
'Dreamers' protest to keep DACA alive
Immigration
Supreme Court takes up Trump bid to end DACA
A high school graduation in Northern California
Immigration
A new generation of ‘un-DACAmented’ high school graduates fights hurdles to higher ed
A young man shows his college shirt
Global Nation Education
This immigrant student’s detention serves as a cautionary tale for DACA recipients
A woman with a microphone addresses the crowd surrounding her in the rain.
Immigration
This sweeping immigration bill won’t pass, but it’s still a ‘major win’
A young woman in a hijab shows her phone screen to another young woman whose back is turned to the camera. On the phone is Donald Trump.
Immigration
Washington just spent a month in gridlock over the wall. Will Trump’s State of the Union speech change anything?
A group of young people walk in front of the Arizona state Capitol.
Immigration
As DACA fix remains elusive, Arizona ‘Dreamers’ focus on in-state tuition
People sit on a fence with a blue sky behind them.
10 pivotal moments for US immigration in 2018
A young man is standing in front of a studio microphone
Education
First DACA student pushed the boundaries of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship
US soldiers install a razor wire fence along US-Mexico border.
Immigration
Migrants face even tighter asylum restrictions with Trump’s new order
Two women stand at podium, sign reads, "Wisconsin Proud"
Politics
After an ugly campaign for immigrants, some midterm wins spark a glimmer of hope
Man at podium with Department of Justice insignia behind him
President Obama created DACA. Why won’t courts let President Trump end it?
Donald Trump stands on the steps of Air Force One waving with the seal of the president to his right.
Justice
Trump says DACA deal for young immigrants is off
Woman in crowd looking at camera
Global Politics
Liberia was founded by people enslaved in the US. Advocates say the US should not end an immigration program that helps them.
Lizbeth Mateo at US-Mexico border
Justice
How this undocumented lawyer is breaking more ground with no safety net
Two college students smile at the camera.
Economics
On a Texas college campus, conservative Latinos explain their opposition to DACA
Man in crowd hugging child, photo from above
Justice
Why a recent Supreme Court decision on bonds is a ‘red flag’ for immigrants in detention
ICE agents knock on a door.
Justice
No immigration bill as feds ink contract to monitor license plates
People protest to call for a new DREAM Act to replace DACA in Los Angeles, California, Jan.17, 2018.
Conflict
Fear, not ‘laziness’, is one reason some immigrants haven’t applied for DACA
Hand holding up passport with US visa stampend "CANCELLED"
Global Politics
For immigrant Republicans, Trump’s turn to limit legal immigration creates divisions
(Left to right): Indira Marquez Robles, Dustin Henderson, Maria Geneva Reyes, Mwewa Mwange and Jasiel López (left to right) are recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
Jobs
Nearly 40 percent of DACA recipients are high school or college students. Now their future is in limbo.
Woman walking on sidewalk, wearing a backpack
Education
A court ruling offers some relief to this Texas high school student. But will it last?
A child peers through the double steel fence that separates the US and Mexico, in Tijuana, last month
Global Politics
An activist lobbying for DACA says this week has been a ‘roller coaster of emotions’
Demonstrators protest in front of the White House, Sept. 5, 2017.
Justice
A judge has blocked Trump’s move to end the DACA program
A women demanding action by the federal government on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) protests with a group in downtown San Diego.
Conflict
DACA recipients at the center of the spending bill debate in Congress
Actor Bambadjan Bamba has had major roles in Grey's Anatomy and The Good Life.
Culture
What it’s like to be an undocumented Hollywood star
Magali Torres
Education
For one immigrant in Florida, a DACA fix would mean ‘peace of mind’
Woman against tan background, smiling for camera
Jobs
DACA recipients saw their mental health improve. Now, advocates fear its end will have the opposite effect.
Woman sitting with papers at table in large space, another's woman's back pictured facing her
Global Politics
Thousands of DACA recipients are scrambling to make the Trump administration’s ‘unworkable and cruel’ deadline
DACA protests
Justice
How can a ‘sanctuary school’ protect its DACA students?
Man holding up ID card for medical school
Justice
DACA recipients won’t go back into the shadows quietly
Man at podium in front of microphones, in front of columns of Supreme Court building
Justice
While Trump considers ending DACA, immigrant advocates say don’t panic — prepare
Man sitting on bench in front of sweets shop, looking off camera
Conflict
Immigration limbo is a ‘tug of emotions.’ It’s also a mental health issue.
Erick Silva Palacios
Global Politics
Young, undocumented and trying to ‘keep my sanity’
View from back of classroom, with backs of children and teacher in front
Business
In the age of Trump, fewer lenders want to provide this med student with student loans
Night scene on street with law enforcement vehicles stopped, arresting man
Global Politics
Immigrants brought illegally to the US as kids have new reason to fear the worst under Trump