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A 23-year-old 'Dreamer' sues the Trump administration over his deportation to Mexico
By: Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times ~ April 18, 2017 A 23-year-old man has sued the Trump administration over his deportation to Mexico in February, saying he has permission to live ... -
The White House has found ways to end protection for 'Dreamers' while shielding Trump from ...
By Brian Bennett and Michael A. Memoli, Los Angeles Times ~ Feb. 16, 2017 http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-daca-20170216-story.html While President Trump wavered Thursday on whether he will stop shielding from deportation people who were brought ... -
When Immigration Agents Came Knocking
By Krystal A. Sital, The New York Times Magazine ~ December 2, 2016 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/magazine/when-immigration-agents-came-knocking.html?emc=edit_th_20161204&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=49022863 On that particular evening back in 2003, my parents were in the car together returning home ... -
UC won't assist federal agents in immigration actions against students
By Teresa Watanabe, The L.A. Times ~ November 30th, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-ln-uc-undoc-student-protections-20161130-story.html The University of California announced sweeping actions Wednesday to protect its students who came into the country illegally, saying it would ... -
Why immigrants won’t self-deport
By: Wayne A. Cornelius ~ Nov. 30th, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-cornelius-self-deportation-20161130-story.html Self-deportation is back in vogue. President-elect Donald Trump’s chief immigration advisor, Kris Kobach, told Fox News: “The jobs are going to dry ... -
MALDEF: Immigrants' Rights Under a Trump Presidency / Derechos de Inmigrantes Bajo la Presidencia de ...
FAQs for Students, Educators & Social Service Providers maldef.org During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump called Mexican immigrants “criminals” and vowed to build a border wall, rescind the Obama Administration’s ... -
A President Trump could deport freely
By Washington Post Editorial Board October 2, 2016 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-president-trump-could-deport-freely/2016/10/02/7bfab170-81d5-11e6-8327-f141a7beb626_story.html?utm_term=.c04ea17903bb DONALD TRUMP has telegraphed his intentions, if not always consistently, to radically shift immigration policy and, in so doing, subvert America’s vitality and ... -
An Exodus in Our Own Backyard
By THE NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD ~ JULY 4, 2016 The United States often faces global crises that force it to balance incompatible interests. But there is one test, close ... -
DREAMers face nightmare of Trump’s deportation force
Undocumented immigrants eager to seek relief under Obama’s executive actions could expose themselves to Trump’s mass deportation plan. By Sarah Wheaton and Seung Min Kim, POLITICO ~ May 29, 2016 http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/immigration-trump-deportations-dreamers-223658#ixzz4A48TN9kV The Supreme ... -
The Dark Side of Immigration Discretion
By THE NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD, APRIL 20, 2016 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/20/opinion/the-dark-side-of-immigration-discretion.html?emc=edit_th_20160420&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=49022863&_r=0 The Supreme Court heard arguments this week over the Obama administration’s use of prosecutorial discretion to protect some unauthorized immigrants from deportation. It is ...