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Judge Orders Trump Administration To Restore DACA As It Existed Under Obama

8:48pm December 04, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis instructed the Department of Homeland Security to begin accepting new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as soon as Monday.

The Trump administration implemented new restrictions on DACA applicants following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling ordering DHS to revert to the original guidelines set by President Barack Obama in 2012.

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California Picks Up Fight Over DACA Restrictions Again

11:12pm August 18, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

State Attorney General Xavier Becerra will challenge new restrictions aimed at limiting Deferred Action for Childhod Arrivals applications while the Trump administration aims to end the program.

Supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act and others demonstrate outside the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena, Calif., in May. The Trump administration failed to convince a U.S. appeals court that it was justified in ending the

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Texas Judge Says DACA Is Probably Illegal, But Leaves It In Place

7:51pm August 31, 2018

by Joel Rose

Federal District Judge Andrew Hanen had ended a similar Obama-era program, but he declined to halt DACA, saying the coalition of opposed states waited too long to bring their lawsuit.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is trying to unite his conference around a compromise immigration bill modeled on the four items President Trump has demanded in a legislative proposal.

Politics & Government

House GOP Leaders Delay Vote On Compromise Immigration Bill

5:54pm June 21, 2018

The immigration debate in the House this week demonstrates deep divisions inside the House Republican conference and spotlights a controversial issue just months ahead of the midterm elections.

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Supporters of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals protest in Arizona shortly after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the program would be suspended.

Education

Arizona Supreme Court Denies DACA Students In-State Tuition

7:31pm April 10, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The ruling means immigrants protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will have to pay up to three times what they've been paying to enroll in classes starting in summer.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is appealing a court ruling that reinstated DACA renewals.

DOJ Plans To Ask The Supreme Court To Intervene On DACA

6:41pm January 16, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants the high court to reverse a decision out of California forcing the government to resume accepting DACA applications. He said the ruling defies common sense.

Demonstrators urging the Democratic Party to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act (DACA) rally outside the office of California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein in Los Angeles last week.

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump's Decision To End DACA

11:16am January 10, 2018

by Doreen McCallister

After a judge ordered the government to continue a program protecting young immigrants from deportation, President Trump tweeted, "It just shows everyone how broken and unfair our Court System is."

People attend an orientation class in filing up their application for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

National

Oops, We Lost Your DACA Application

10:19pm November 16, 2017

by Joel Rose

Immigrants' rights groups say thousands of DACA renewal applications may have been wrongly rejected for being late. The Trump administration now says it will reconsider some of those applications.

Faride Cuevas, a participant in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program, talks to reporters Wednesday in Seattle as Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and other DACA participants look on.

States Sue To Block DACA Termination, Citing Trump's 'Racial Animus'

1:18pm September 07, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

State attorneys general also argue that the Trump administration's decision to phase out the Obama-era program violates due process rights of the immigrants by failing to protect their personal data.

Desiree Armas (center) and her parents, Olga and Carlos Armas, left Peru when Desiree was 3 years old. Her immigration status made finding financial aid for college complicated.

For New Jersey DACA Student, The Road To College Is Bumpier Than Expected

9:22am July 14, 2017

by Joel Rose

We first met Desiree Armas back in January. She graduated with honors from high school, but her home state of New Jersey doesn't allow state financial aid for students in the country illegally.

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