By Gabe Ortiz | America’s Voice Despite continued uncertainty due to ongoing litigation led by corrupt Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and a slate of Republican attorneys general, researchers say that results from an annual survey of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients show that the program’s beneficiaries “are more integrated in the American economy than they have […]
Washington, DC – The Republican push to shut down the government, including over the border and immigration, is the crescendo of their relentless focus on anti-immigrant themes during the Biden administration. Meanwhile, blue states and cities are facing strains over recent arrivals and how best to navigate the political and policy cross-currents. If these immigration storylines […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, on a press conference call at 11 AM Eastern, a group of advocates, experts, and litigators reacted to the latest ruling from Judge Andrew Hanen in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The speakers discussed the next steps and the information […]
By: AmericasVoice.Org Photo Contributor: Stuart Miles/ Shutterstock.com Washington, DC – Tomorrow – August 15, 2023 – marks the 11th anniversary of the first day certain Dreamers could sign up for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Created under President Obama, DACA has been one of the few safeguards for undocumented migrants who face increasing threats from Republican-led policies […]
With the prospect of a legislative solution for Dreamers – and the millions of undocumented immigrants in the country – as far off as ever, the California-Mexico Studies Center is raising anew the idea of a presidential pardon in its newsletter, “El Magonista.” The idea is not new. In 2017, immigrant rights activists asked former […]
Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico 11-16-2022: Hundreds of Venezuelan migrants crossed the Rio Bravo after the judge announced the suspension of title 42, to request humanitarian asylum in the United States. (Shutterstock) By JR Holguin President Biden continues to uphold Title 42, which was exploited as a necessary measure during the Covid-19 pandemic by the Trump Administration […]
San Francisco, CA – August 28, 2021: Protesters demonstrate in a show of support and solidarity with those Afghans who are attempting to escape from the country and the ongoing systematic violence. (Shutterstock) By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact Can immigration avoid a cold winter in Congress? That’s the question immigrants and their advocates are asking […]
Washington, DC – May 11, 2022: TPS activists rally at Union Station to call on the Biden administration to make good on the promise to continue the program along with creating a path to citizenship. (Shutterstock) Washington, DC – Late yesterday, the Biden Administration announced via the Federal Register that beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations […]
New York City – September 5, 2017: People protesting President Trump’s decision to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy in Lower Manhattan. (Shutterstock) By American Immigration Council Staff Written by Jorge Loweree and Raul Pinto of the American Immigration Council More than a decade after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) […]
Defend the American Dream DACA Rally – Aug 19, 2017 Memphis, Tenn. (Shutterstock) By uscis.gov “While today’s decision is deeply disappointing, it does not change current USCIS operations. Consistent with the court’s order, USCIS will continue to accept and process DACA renewal requests, and continue to accept but not process initial DACA requests. We remain […]
