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US court rules policy on protecting undocumented immigrants illegal: What is DACA?

September 15, 2023 10:19 am

Since its inception under then-US President Barack Obama in 2012, DACA has come under legal challenge multiple times. Here is what it states, how it impacted migrants and what is likely to happen now.

Students, legal scholars push California universities to hire students who entered U.S. illegally

October 20, 2022 12:21 pm

Arulanantham’s team had already concluded that the federal law against hiring people without legal status did not bind states, and they began holding listening sessions with scholars across the country to vet their reasoning.

Watershed moment in NYC: New law allows noncitizens to vote

January 10, 2022 10:00 am

The measure would allow noncitizens who have been lawful permanent residents of New York City for at least 30 days, as well as those authorized to work in the US, including "Dreamers," to help select the city's mayor, city council members, borough presidents, comptroller and public advocate.

US: Split Supreme Court appears ready to allow Trump to end DACA

November 13, 2019 10:43 am

The Supreme Court's conservative majority seems prepared to allow the Trump administration to abolish protections for 660,000 immigrants

DC judge: For now, no need to accept new DACA applications

August 18, 2018 9:13 am

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program allows immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children to stay and work legally under renewable permits.

US court orders Trump administration to fully reinstate DACA program

August 04, 2018 9:49 am

Bates first issued a ruling in April ordering the federal government to continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program, including taking applications.

Donald Trump declares DACA 'dead,' urges Congress to act on border

April 03, 2018 7:45 am

"DACA is dead because the Democrats didn't care or act, and now everyone wants to get onto the DACA bandwagon," Donald Trump said in a Twitter post.

DACA deadline for US immigrants arrives with less urgency

March 06, 2018 12:30 pm

President Barack Obama introduced DACA in June 2012 by executive action, giving hundreds of thousands of people who came to the country illegally as children two-year, renewable permits to live and work.

DACA deadline for US immigrants arrives with less urgency

March 06, 2018 8:04 am

A program that temporarily shields hundreds of thousands of young people from deportation was scheduled to end Monday but court orders have forced the Trump administration to keep issuing renewals. Here is where DACA stands now.

DACA's future rests with Congress, courts

February 27, 2018 9:53 am

Since it was introduced in June 2012, DACA has given hundreds of thousands of people who came to the country illegally as children two-year, renewable permits to live and work.

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