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. Esmy Jimenez
How DACA Has Transformed The Lives Of Dreamers — And Their Communities The 2012 executive order didn't just offer protection and open up opportunities for young undocumented people; it changed the landscape for entire family networks. Natalie Escobar
Here's what the DACA ruling means to immigrants in the Northwest A KUOW reporter who is herself a DACA recipient and the legal director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project spoke separately with KUOW’s Angela King about the Supreme Court ruling. Kim Shepard
Supreme Court Rules Against Trump Administration In DACA Case The decision is a dramatic victory for immigration advocates and gives a new lease on life for the so-called DREAMers, immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Nina Totenberg
Will Filing For Unemployment Hurt My Green Card? Legal Immigrants Are Afraid "What I'm seeing is a lot of clients who are eligible to apply for unemployment are simply too afraid to do so," one immigration lawyer tells NPR. Alina Selyukh
Mixed-status immigrant families may miss out on federal funds Some U.S. citizens are not eligible for stimulus funds if their spouse is undocumented. At least two federal lawsuits are challenging this exclusion. In Washington, that could affect more than 130-thousand children in mixed-status families. Esmy Jimenez
Internal ICE Reviews Of Two Immigrant Deaths Stoke Fears About COVID-19 Care As COVID-19 spreads in detention, ICE documents shared with NPR reveal new details about the health care provided to two immigrants who died in 2017. Those facilities now face coronavirus outbreaks. Joel Rose
Thousands Of Migrants Head Back To Venezuela To Flee Colombia's COVID-19 Lockdown Colombian officials say 12,000 Venezuelans have taken buses back to their home country since Colombia imposed restrictions to stop the coronavirus outbreak. Many other Venezuelans are fleeing on foot. John Otis
COVID-19 Is Cutting Into Vital Money U.S. Migrant Workers Send Back Home A remittances expert estimates the money sent back to Latin America and the Caribbean could decline by 7%. Carrie Kahn
Ep. 2: Are We Going to Be OK? Seattle scholar considers a return to Singapore to escape Covid-19 Author Ruchika Tulshyan weighs the risks of staying in the US as the pandemic spreads while also navigating lockdown with her three-year-old. Kristin Leong
