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DACA counted some 636,000 active recipients — known as DREAMers — at the end of last year.

A Federal Judge Ruled DACA Unlawful — But Current Recipients Are Safe For Now

9:39pm July 16, 2021

Texas and several other states argued then-President Barack Obama had overstepped his authority by creating Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals in 2012. Federal District Judge Andrew Hanen agreed.

President Biden signs an executive order on immigration in February in the Oval Office.

Immigration Agencies Ordered Not To Use Term 'Illegal Alien' Under New Biden Policy

4:28pm April 19, 2021

by Joel Rose

The Biden administration is ordering U.S. immigration enforcement agencies to change how they talk about immigrants, part of a broader effort to build a more "humane" immigration system.

Migrants are greeted by Taylor Levy (center), a local immigration attorney, at the Paso del Norte International Bridge in April 2020 in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. People seeking asylum were enrolled in the Migrant Protection Protocols program, better known as

Biden Suspends Deportations, Stops 'Remain In Mexico' Policy

3:07pm January 21, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Under the new administration, the Department of Homeland Security looks set to roll back several Trump-era immigration policies and to establish a path to citizenship for immigrants.

The federal relief package will not benefit taxpaying undocumented people, such as the nannies who care for children, the home aides who care for the elderly and the mostly women who clean homes.

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Some Undocumented Domestic Workers Slip Through Holes In Coronavirus Safety Net

12:37pm April 03, 2020

by Marisa Peñaloza

The federal relief package won't benefit some taxpaying undocumented people, such as nannies who care for children, the home aides who care for the elderly and the mostly women who clean homes.

The U.S. Immigration and Enforcement processing center in Adelanto, Calif., is one of the detention facilities operated by GEO Group Inc.

Under Siege And Largely Secret: Businesses That Serve Immigration Detention

10:23am June 30, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

As more businesses face public and political scrutiny for making money off of the Trump administration's detention of migrants, many activists say the firms involved try to remain veiled in secrecy.

Children and workers are seen at a tent encampment on June 19, 2018 in Tornillo, Texas. The Trump administration is using the tent facility to house immigrant children separated from their parents.

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Department Of Homeland Security Releases Plan To Reunify Families

7:20pm June 24, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

Administration officials unveiled the plan to reunify families separated under the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy, but offered few details on how and when reunifications would happen.

Scientific Conference Planners Concerned About Immigration Policy

4:34pm February 17, 2017

by Cheryl Corley

There's increasing concern among planners of science and technical conferences about the Trump administration's immigration restrictions. Many groups signed a letter asking Trump to rescind the order.

People in Miami protest the Texas district judge who on Tuesday temporarily blocked the implementation of President Obama's executive actions on immigration.

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Immigration Courts 'Operating In Crisis Mode,' Judges Say

1:54pm February 23, 2015

by Richard Gonzales

The nation's immigration courts are jammed with the asylum cases of some 60,000 unaccompanied minors who crossed the southern border last summer. There are 429,000 cases pending and only 223 judges.

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