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Biden administration issues final rule on protections for 'Dreamers'

DACA · Washington

Biden administration issues final rule on protections for 'Dreamers'

46% Center coverage: 26 sources

The rule isn't scheduled to take effect until Oct. 31. Its fate is tied to a lawsuit by Texas and other Republican-led states. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program has been closed to new registrants since July 2021. More than 600,000 immigrants were enrolled in DACA at the end of March.See the Story

No longer young, ‘dreamers’ uneasily watch a legal challenge

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No longer young, ‘dreamers’ uneasily watch a legal challenge

61% Center coverage: 26 sources

DACA was meant to be a temporary solution, and many saw it as imperfect from the start. Immigration advocates were disappointed the policy didn't include a pathway to citizenship. Opponents, including many Republicans, saw the policy a legal overreach on Obama's part and criticized it as rewarding people who hadn't followed immigration law.See the Story

Federal appeals court hears arguments on legality of DACA program

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Federal appeals court hears arguments on legality of DACA program

57% Center coverage: 7 sources

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, better known as DACA, is legal. Former President Barrack Obama created DACA through executive action in 2012. It was created to protect undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children from deportation. The program lasts for two years at a time and can be renewed, but it does not give a pathway to citizenship.See the Story

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Appeals arguments set on immigrants brought to US as kids

54% Center coverage: 13 sources

DACA supporters call for preservation of the program that protects more than 600,000 people from deportation. A federal judge in Texas last year declared DACA illegal, although he agreed to leave the program intact for those already benefiting from it. The U.S. Justice Department defended the program, allied with the state of New Jersey.See the Story

Biden administration takes step to preserve DACA program

50% Center coverage: 6 sources

The Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program has protected more than 800,000 people. President Joe Biden says his administration is "fulfilling our commitment to preserve and strengthen" the program. Congress has tried and failed to pass legislation to provide a pathway to citizenship.See the Story

With a court ruling looming, young Texas immigrants prepare for the possible end of DACA

Coverage: 2 sources

Katia Escobar, 18, has lived as an undocumented immigrant in California and Texas since she was a child. Escobar dropped her application with a $495 check for the processing fees in the mailbox. Four months later, she received a notice saying her application would not be processed because a federal judge had ruled that DACA was illegal.See the Story

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DACA advocates head to appeals court in fight to save program

50% Right coverage: 4 sources

The case involves the legality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. A 5th Circuit panel in New Orleans took up the appeal led by the Biden administration, a group of DACA beneficiaries and the state of New Jersey. The hearing renewed passions in a legal fight that sits at the core of the country's disagreements on immigration.See the Story

DACA: No longer young, 'dreamers' uneasily watch a legal challenge

34% Center coverage: 3 sources

DACA recipients are easing into middle age as eligibility requirements are frozen. The average age of a DACA recipient was 28.2 years in March, up from 23.8 in September 2017. About 40% are 30 or older, according to fwd.us, a group that supports DACA.See the Story

USF club works hard For DACA students during Hispanic Heritage Month

To kick off Hispanic Heritage Month, students connected to the UndocUnited Club set up outside the Marshall Student Center. The club is raising $500 to help pay for an undocumented student’s status renewal application. The president of the club is undocumented, and found the club himself just last year.See the Story

[Opinion] Biden reportedly preparing action to shield DACA recipients, but that too could fall to Republicans

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

In anticipation of an upcoming appeals court ruling that will likely strike down the popular and successful Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the Biden administration is reportedly preparing directives to protect the hundreds of...See the Story

Immigration attorney at center of fight to protect other DACA recipients

Luis Cortes Romero was born in Mexico and brought to the U.S. before he could walk. He is a recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Romero is now a managing partner at an immigration law firm. There are more than 500,000 recipients of the program.See the Story

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