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Pelosi Is Confronted By Protestors Angry About Her Immigration Talks With Trump

9:26pm September 18, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

The House Democratic leader, on her San Francisco home turf, was jeered for her efforts to reach an agreement with the president on the Dream Act.

Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., spoke about their Dream Act to help protect DACA recipients at a press conference on Tuesday.

Here Are 4 Options Congress Could Take On DACA

1:29pm September 06, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

There are bills already pending in Congress that could provide many of DACA's protections to the DREAMers. Some also include a path to citizenship.

Then-President Barack Obama in a 2015 meeting with a group of DREAMers, who received protection from Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Obama reacted strongly to President Trump's reversal of the policy.

Obama Calls Trump's Reversal On DREAMers 'Self-Defeating,' 'Cruel'

5:05pm September 05, 2017

by Scott Horsley

Former President Obama criticized the Trump administration's decision to phase out protection for young people who came to the U.S. illegally as children. He urged Congress to pass a permanent fix.

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20 Attorneys General Write To Trump, Urging Him To Keep DACA

3:13pm July 21, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"You have repeatedly expressed your support for Dreamers. Today, we join together to urge you not to capitulate," California's Attorney General Xavier Becerra tells President Trump.

President Obama announces executive actions on U.S. immigration policy during a nationally televised address from the White House on Thursday.

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Obama Goes It Alone, Shielding Up To 5 Million Immigrants From Deportation

1:01pm November 21, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Defying congressional Republicans, President Obama will defer the deportation of the undocumented parents of U.S. citizens and will also prioritize the deportation of criminals.