Biden moves to expand DACA recipients' access to government-funded health insurance The Department of Health and Human Services will propose an amended definition of "lawful presence" to include recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the White House said.
An appeals court rules against DACA, but the program continues — for now The Fifth Circuit said a federal district judge in Texas should take another look at the program following the revisions adopted by the Biden administration, leaving the future of DACA up in the air.
His DACA Status Almost Dashed His Olympic Hopes. He Just Got The All-Clear Luis Grijalva qualified to run track for his home country of Guatemala. But, being a DACA recipient, the Arizona college student needed a special permit to leave the United States in order to return.
Pressure Is Building On Biden To Do More For Asylum-Seekers And Migrants President Biden will give remarks Monday to the nation's largest Latino civil rights group. He's under pressure to make good on his promises to fix the immigration system.
Federal Judge Rules Against DACA Program But Current Recipients Are Safe For Now 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.
Judge Blocks Biden Deportation Ban, Jeopardizing Former DACA Recipient A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked President Biden's 100-day moratorium on most deportations. One man who was scheduled for deportation is tangled in the bureaucratic morass.
Judge Orders Trump Administration To Restore DACA As It Existed Under Obama 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.
Sanctuary Immigrants Take Refuge In Texas Church, Watch Election Closely President Trump's immigration policies are on the line and many are hoping Joe Biden will follow through on pledges to help immigrants and asylum-seekers if he wins the election.
The triumphs and shortcomings of today's DACA ruling And what activists would like to see happen next.
Washington Dreamers and officials react to DACA ruling From state and local officials, to DACA recipients and their families, many are celebrating what's considered a win for the immigrant community. Others worry the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on DACA brings more questions than answers.