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20 Democratic attorneys general urge Trump to keep DACA, say it has boosted economy
By Maria Sacchetti, The Washington Post ~ July 21, 2017 Attorneys general from 19 states and the District of Columbia are urging President Trump to save an Obama-era program that protects nearly 800,000 ... -
A New Threat to DACA Could Cost States Billions of Dollars
By Nicole Prchal Svajlenka, Tom Jawetz, and Angie Bautista-Chavez, Center for American Progress ~ July 21, 2017 Over the course of its five-year history, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), has changed the lives ... -
Becerra and 19 other attorneys general pen letter to President Trump urging him to defend ...
By: Javier Panzar, Los Angeles Times ~ July 21, 2017 State Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra and 19 of his counterparts from across the country sent President Trump a letter Friday urging his administration ... -
NYT Collects Powerful Stories of 100+ Dreamers and Calls for the Protection of DACA
By: Yara Simón, Remezcla ~ July 19, 2017 None of my friends from my hometown know. My parents raised me to be gritty, never to complain or take handouts. I didn’t want ... -
Trump Will Continue DACA for Now, Though Immigrant Students Still Wonder About Its Future
By Katherine Mangan, The Chronicle of Higher Education ~ June 16, 2017 The Trump administration’s decision this week not to immediately end a program that lets young undocumented immigrants remain in ... -
Demócratas quieren impedir que ICE tenga acceso a datos de “Dreamers”
Por: María Peña, La Opinión ~ Mayo 26, 2017 WASHINGTON.- Líderes demócratas del Congreso exigen que la Administración Trump proteja los datos personales de los “Dreamers”, para que éstos no caigan ... -
Senate committee advances anti-sanctuary cities bill
After hearing more than 16 hours of testimony, the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee voted 7-2 along party lines early Friday morning to advance a bill that would punish local government ... -
Trump faces a complex choice on DACA
By Grace Wyler, The Orange County Register ~ Jan. 27, 2017 http://www.dailynews.com/government-and-politics/20170126/trump-faces-a-complex-choice-on-daca Donald Trump signed executive orders this week that might deliver two of his biggest campaign promises — to ... -
Trump overshadows young migrants' emotional trip to Mexico
By MANUEL VALDES and PETER ORSI, Associated Press ~ Jan. 24, 2017 https://apnews.com/4dc46d0478a046758ec66d2221045f25?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP MOLCAXAC, Mexico (AP) — Tamara Alcala Dominguez sobbed, barely able to speak, as she buried her face ... -
Know your Rights as an Immigrant (English and Spanish)
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has a long history of accompanying, supporting, and learning from immigrant and refugee communities. We believe that all human beings must be treated with ...