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Biden administration urges judge to allow latest ‘Dreamers’ rule

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has urged a Texas federal judge to preserve the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in a case that threatens protections for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who came to the country as children.

Tribune News Service

Biden administration urges judge to allow latest 'Dreamers' rule - Roll Call

The Biden administration urged a Texas federal judge on Thursday to preserve the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Roll Call

Biden asked for immigration reform in the State of the Union. Can it pass a split Congress?

President Joe Biden made a wistful comment at his State of the Union Tuesday that there was a time when Congress found common ground on immigration reform.

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‘I can’t plan ahead’: Dreamers speak out as US program faces new threat

Immigrants express frustration as nine Republican-led states ask judge to end Obama-era program that gives temporary deportation relief

The Guardian - US

9 GOP-led states ask federal judge in Texas to end DACA program protections for "Dreamers"

The Texas-led filing asks a judge to end a rule that protects nearly 600,000 undocumented immigrants.

Axios

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn eyes the seemingly impossible: a bipartisan deal on immigration

Riding the success of his historic congressional session last year where he helped pass the first gun safety bill signed into law in a generation, Cornyn is hopeful that his ability to strike deals across the aisle will help Congress achieve another elusive legislative goal: an immigration deal.

The Texas Tribune

Nevada requires police officers to be US citizens. A proposed bill would change that

LAS VEGAS — Noe Diaz, a North Las Vegas nursing student, would have been delighted to pursue a career in law enforcement.

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DOJ settles claim by Washington state ‘Dreamer’ detained by immigration despite protected status

SEATTLE — The Department of Justice has settled a claim filed by a Des Moines, Washington, man who was arrested and detained by immigration agents in 2017 despite his protected status as a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status.

Tribune News Service

US settles with Mexican man arrested despite DACA status

A Mexican man who was arrested by U.S. immigration agents in 2017 despite his participation in a program designed to protect those brought to the U.S. illegally as children will be allowed to remain in the country for at least the next four years under a settlement with the Justice…

The Independent UK

‘Dreamers’ are America’s investment in its present and future

If America’s DACA youth get deported as a result of current politics in Washington, it will be at our own peril.

Chicago Sun-Times

Immigration reform hopes nearly extinguished as Congress approaches end of session

WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders who hoped to strike a deal on immigration reform before the end of the year faced difficult odds to push proposals through for votes.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Another failure on immigration reform

A relatively quiet congressional effort to achieve bipartisan progress on immigration appeared to meet an untimely end last week.

Tribune News Service

Americans still support asylum for immigrants fleeing persecution, poll finds

As the Biden administration prepares to end the use of a Trump-era border measure that restricts access to asylum, most Americans continue to support protections for immigrants who are fleeing persecution and torture abroad.

Los Angeles Times

DACA deal fizzles amid GOP opposition

Rather than protect Dreamers, GOP lawmakers push to strengthen border measures

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The Texas Tribune

DACA deal for “Dreamers” fizzling as Texas Republicans prioritize border security

The House passed the American Dream and Promise Act in March 2021, which would allow DACA recipients, or “Dreamers,” to apply for permanent residency and end the legal limbo that has repeatedly jeopardized their ability to stay in the United States.

Reason

Article I, Article II, and Article III in United States v. Texas

The power of the purse, prosecutorial discretion, and jurisdiction, are all implicated.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: 10 years of limbo. DACA recipients need permanent relief now

One of the few issues most Americans can agree on when it comes to the thorny topic of immigration is that longtime residents who were brought into the United States illegally as children should be granted permanent status. Congress should seize the opportunity during the lame-duck session to pass such…

Roll Call

Border policy questions loom as Senate works on funding, 'Dreamers' - Roll Call

An imminent end to pandemic-era asylum restrictions under Title 42 has renewed border policy debates on Capitol Hill.

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Los Angeles Times

Why these DACA recipients traded living in the US for other countries

Since 2012, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals has protected more than 800,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from deportation, allowing them to work, drive and travel legally.

Los Angeles Times

'I can't keep fighting the system': DACA recipients are leaving the US, disheartened by years of instability

Tawheeda Wahabzada was tired of hoping she would ever have a permanent place in the country that had been home for nearly her entire life. So in February 2020, after hosting a "self-deportation party" where she said goodbye to her friends and family, she left the U.S.

Chicago Sun-Times

Senate must vote now to save DACA, provide path to citizenship for immigrant ‘dreamers’

We must think about the consequences of Senate inaction in human terms. Ending DACA will shatter the lives of nearly 2 million people in our country who were brought here as children.

Roll Call

GOP candidates focus on border security amid high migration - Roll Call

Republican candidates stressed immigration in the 2022 midterm elections, in campaign ads and pledges to finish Donald Trump's border wall.

The Independent UK

Mexican-born filmmaker fears losing hope if DACA thrown out

Mexican-born filmmaker Jorge Xolalpa is mired in a years-long battle over whether he can keep working legally in the United States

Los Angeles Times

UC pushed to break legal ground by hiring immigrant students without work permits

LOS ANGELES — The University of California is considering a proposal to break legal ground by hiring immigrant students without work authorization in what would be a test of federal law that could dramatically alter tens of thousands of young lives.

Roll Call

Business leaders predict ‘crisis’ if courts end ‘Dreamers’ protections

More than 80 executives told Congress their companies would suffer without a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

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