On Wednesday, January 24th, President Trump gave an impromptu news conference at the White House, just outside of his Chief of Staff, General John Kelly’s office where a small group of reports had gathered. He talked about many things including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). President Trump said, “Tell…
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Thousands rally outside U.S. Capitol to demand DACA solution; Md. lawmakers arrested
On Wednesday, December 6, 2017, thousands of protesters gathered outside of the U.S. Capitol to demand legislation to protect young, undocumented immigrants from the Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that President Obama implement using a Presidential Executive Order and President Trump recently canceled! The cancelation of…
DACA has Changed; that an Understatement!
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has changed is truly an understatement! On September 5th, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) started the completed phase out of the DACA program as ordered by President Trump. President Trump says he has a “great love” for these young immigrants that were protected…
John McCain: ‘Not conscionable’ to deport ‘Dreamers’
Senator John McCain, AZ (R), made his first TV interview since his diagnosis of brain cancer in July! On Sunday, September 10th, Senator McCain appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Jake Tapper. He talked about many things from his illness to Politics but one of the most important…
President Trump’s DACA Statement, Annotated by SPLC
On Tuesday, September 5th, President Trump released a statement canceling the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which has protected 800,000 young adults from deportation. The president has placed a six month delay on the cancellation hoping that Congress will enact their own version of DACA and protect these…
DACA Statistics – DACA Quarterly Report FY2017-Q2
The USCIS statistics on DACA Initial cases for the second quarter of FY2017, from 1/1/17 to 3/31/17 show a total of 10,362 DACA requests accepted for processing, (N/A) biometric services appointments scheduled, 17,275 requests approved, and 3,049 requests have been denied. The USCIS statistics on DACA Renewal cases for the…
DACA Statistics – DACA Quarterly Report FY2017-Q1
The USCIS statistics on DACA Initial cases for the first quarter of FY2017, from 10/1/16 to 12/31/16 show a total of 15,201 DACA requests accepted for processing, (N/A) biometric services appointments scheduled, 18,429 requests approved, and 2,130 requests have been denied. The USCIS statistics on DACA Renewal cases for the…
DACA Statistics – DACA Quarterly Report FY2016-Q4
The USCIS statistics on DACA Initial cases for the fourth quarter of FY2016, from 7/1/16 to 9/30/16 show a total of 15,856 DACA requests accepted for processing, (N/A) biometric services appointments scheduled, 12,616 requests approved, and 2,755 requests have been denied. The USCIS statistics on DACA Renewal cases for the…
DACA Statistics – DACA Quarterly Report FY2016-Q3
The USCIS statistics on DACA Initial cases for the third quarter of FY2016, from 4/1/16 to 6/30/16 show a total of 20,796 DACA requests accepted for processing, (N/A) biometric services appointments scheduled, 13,332 requests approved, and 3,040 requests have been denied. The USCIS statistics on DACA Renewal cases for the…
DACA Statistics – DACA Quarterly Report FY2016-Q2
The USCIS statistics on DACA Initial cases for the second quarter of FY2016, from 1/1/16 to 3/31/16 show a total of 14,495 DACA requests accepted for processing, (N/A) biometric services appointments scheduled, 13,540 requests approved, and 2,571 requests have been denied. The USCIS statistics on DACA Renewal cases for the…