National Nurses opposes Trump threat to end DACA program

OAKLAND, Calif. — National Nurses United is calling on the Trump Administration to withdraw its threat to terminate the highly successful Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that has enabled young people who came to the U.S. undocumented as children to remain in the U.S. The young people who have been protected from being…

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Latino Victory Project calls on Trump to keep his word on DACA

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – On the fifth anniversary of the implementation of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Cristóbal J. Alex, President of Latino Victory Project as called on President Trump to keep his word by preserving DACA. DACA, which protects certain undocumented youth from deportation,  has benefited nearly 800,000 young people  since the program was…

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US Supreme Court denies rehearing petition in the United States v. Texas immigration case

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a rehearing petition in the United States v. Texas immigration case around Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, or DAPA, and expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA+. Advocacy groups have been quick to criticize the decision. Tom Jawetz, vice…

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Supreme Court deadlocks on Obama immigration actions

The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a 4-4 ruling on the case of U.S. v. Texas, leaving a lower court’s preliminary injunction on President Obama’s immigration executive actions intact. The injunction prohibits the Administration from expanding on the existing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and establishing the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans…

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