DREAMERs

Santiago Potes is the first Latino DACA recipient to be awarded a prestigious Rhodes scholarship.

Santiago Potes Is 1st Latino DACA Recipient To Be Awarded Rhodes Scholarship

10:23am December 08, 2020

As a 2021 Rhodes Scholar, Potes will study at the University of Oxford. His parents settled in Miami after fleeing Colombia when he was 4. He is a new graduate of Columbia University in New York.

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People demonstrate in June in Los Angeles in favor of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Immigrant rights advocates hailed a Friday court ruling allowing new applications as a "huge victory for people who have been waiting to apply for DA

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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.

Passersby open doors to watch videos at an installation titled Common Ground, which shares personal stories of immigrants who are young entrepreneurs, war heroes and farmers in Miami on Oct. 3. The installation, organized by groups that get funding from t

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Searching For 'Common Ground' On DACA

8:06am November 07, 2019

by Joel Rose

Next week the Supreme Court hears arguments about the future of DACA. Most Americans say they support the DREAMers, but DACA also shows how hard it is to forge consensus on immigration.

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People brought to the U.S. illegally as children, known as DREAMers, and other supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program listen as lawmakers speak at the U.S. Capitol.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court Takes Up DACA Appeal

1:41pm June 28, 2019

The high court agrees to review the Trump administration's elimination of a program designed to help children brought to the country illegally.

In separate remarks to reporters at the White House on Friday, President Trump insisted he wanted to see Congress pass legislation that would end his administration's policy of separating migrant families at the border.

Trump Injects Chaos Into Immigration Debate — Opposing, Then Backing GOP Bill

6:57pm June 15, 2018

Trump said Friday that he would not sign a House GOP immigration bill crafted to meet his policy demands, triggering confusion. Later, a White House spokesman said the president backed the measure.

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Jessica Moreno-Caycho graduates on Saturday from Virginia Commonwealth University.

A DACA Recipient Graduates Amid Deportation Fears

7:29pm May 12, 2018

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Jessica Moreno-Caycho, a DACA recipient who is graduating this weekend from Virginia Commonwealth University. She chronicles her experience of uncertainty.

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Supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, participate in civil disobedience in March 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Texas, Six Other States Sue Trump Administration Seeking An End To DACA

10:53pm May 01, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

With Trump's effort to end DACA stymied by three federal courts, seven states seek another decision apparently to set up conflicting court rulings.

Thousands of immigrants and supporters join the Defend DACA March in Los Angeles in September to oppose the President Trump's ordered end to DACA protections.

NPR Poll: 2 In 3 Support Legal Status For DREAMers; Majority Oppose Building A Wall

4:27pm February 06, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

Americans are not sold on President Trump's immigration deal that calls for billions for a border wall. That's one finding of an NPR/Ipsos poll that shows Americans sharply divided on immigration.

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President Trump claps at his first State of the Union address, to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol.

8 Key Moments And Themes From Trump's 1st State Of The Union Address

2:18pm January 31, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

In case you missed the State of the Union address, here's what you need to know.

Protestors supporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals outside the White House.

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Justice Department Asks SCOTUS To Reverse Court Ruling Protecting Dreamers

10:30pm January 18, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

After a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending DACA, the Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to bypass the usual appeal process and hear its case this term.