Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was established on June 15, 2012. On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, President Biden made remarks in the East Room of The White House celebrating the 12th Anniversary of DACA! Use this link to read the White House copy of the President’s Remarks, “Remarks by…
List of some of the Top News Stories related to DACA: NBC News (nbcnews.com), 10/20/22: With DACA on life support, Microsoft, Apple and other big U.S. firms launch ad campaign to protect ‘Dreamers’ Microsoft, Apple, Meta and dozens of other companies launched an ad campaign to push Congress to…
On Wednesday, October 5th, USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou made a statement on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). She stated, “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…
The Senior Policy Manager for United We Dream, Juliana Macedo Do Nascimento stated that, “The Biden administration made lots of promises during their election campaign and we expect them to follow through on them.” She continued, “We are still very much focused on Build Back Better. It didn’t pass last…
On Friday, May 14th, President Biden with six Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients to discuss the future of DACA and the protections that it offers. There are two DACA bills before Congress currently. President Biden told them that immigration reform remains a legislative priority. ABC News –…
On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, President Biden issued a Presidential Action in the form of an Executive Memorandum directing Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, consulting with the Attorney General (not confirmed), to take appropriate actions to preserve and fortify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), consistent with applicable…
Judge Nicholas George Garaufis, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has issued an opinion regarding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to restore DACA in full. On Friday, December 4, 2020, Judge Garaufis ordered DHS to take certain actions…
A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in full. DACA shields young people from deportation and with this new order it will be open again to new applicants! The Trump Administration had shut down any new…
Oxford University in England has announced its next class of U.S. Rhodes Scholars. Among the class of 32 winners from across the United States is Harvard University senior Jin Park, the first recipient covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The Rhodes Trust announced that this year’s winners…
Due to a federal court order, USCIS has resumed accepting requests to renew deferred action under DACA. The DACA policy will be operate under the terms in place before President Trump rescinded the program on Sept. 5, 2017. U.S. District Court Judge, William Alsup ruled that the Trump Administration must…