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June 18, 2020

Obama celebrates Supreme Court DACA decision, says 'we have to move forward and elect' Biden

Former President Barack Obama celebrated Thursday's Supreme Court decision to kept his Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program alive after an attempt by the Trump administration to rescind it.

June 18, 2020

Trump decries Supreme Court decisions as ‘shotgun blasts into the face’ of conservatives

In the wake of a 5-4 Supreme Court decision that ruled against President Trump’s efforts to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Trump railed against “horrible & politically charged decisions” coming from the court -- calling them “shotgun blasts into the face” of conservatives.

March 5, 2020

Graham says Trump ‘receptive’ to DACA package after meeting with GOP senators

Sen. Lindsey Graham on Thursday said President Trump is “receptive” to a package, that would keep protections for certain illegal immigrants shielded from deportation under an Obama-era order, while addressing underlying issues within the immigration system, after a meeting with Republican senators at the White House.

November 12, 2019

Trump opens door to DACA 'deal' if Supreme Court rules his way in landmark case

President Trump ripped the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program Tuesday morning as the policy was set to come before the Supreme Court -- while dangling the possibility of a deal with Congress to protect so-called "Dreamers" if the court rules his way. 

November 12, 2019

DACA heads to Supreme Court and all eyes are on Chief Justice John Roberts

The Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to take up the Trump administration’s plan to end protections that shield about 660,000 immigrants from deportation, and legal experts say all eyes will be on the likely tie-breaker Chief Justice John Roberts.

October 5, 2019

Severino and Trotter: Supreme Court facing major cases — and serious challenges to its independence

How will the high court respond this term to the barrage of intimidation tactics?   

June 5, 2019

Tulsi Gabbard: 'Hyper-partisanship' getting in the way of pathway to citizenship legislation

Washington's "hyper-partisan" atmosphere is getting in the way of meaningful progress on approving a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers, Tulsi Gabbard said.

May 18, 2019

DACA ruling by appeals court a setback for Trump administration

A federal court of appeals ruled The Trump administration’s revocation of DACA in 2017 was illegal, overturning a lower court’s ruling.

April 25, 2019

Nearly 100,000 illegal immigrants graduate high schools annually without DACA protection, study finds

As Congress and the White House have struggled to reach a deal on immigration reform, a D.C. think tank released a study Wednesday estimating that about 33,000 more illegal immigrants than previously thought were graduating from U.S. high schools every year.

April 3, 2019

Sen. Kamala Harris co-sponsoring bill to let Dreamers be Capitol Hill interns

Several Senate Democrats on Tuesday introduced a bill that would lift a ban on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients from obtaining congressional employment and internships.