A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a longstanding program protecting migrants who came to the US as children from deportation is unlawful. The judge, however, did not grant a request to terminate those protections over the next two years. Nine Republican-led states sued to end it, claiming they have to spend millions of […]
Tag: DACA
Senate Democrats try to push DACA pathway during lame-duck session
Senate Democrats are racing against the clock to try to strike an agreement with Republicans to provide a pathway to citizenship for recipients of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The program, launched in 2012, allows undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children to live and work in the United States. But […]
DACA Declared Illegal By Federal Judge
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Texas on Friday declared illegal the federal program that has allowed nearly 800,000 young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children avoid deportation and remain in the country. U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen in Brownsville, Texas, said the Obama administration failed to follow federal administrative rules in […]
6 DACA Dreamers File Lawsuit Against President Trump
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Diego attorney Dulce Garcia has regularly defended clients in immigration court. Now, she is the one seeking legal relief. Brought to the United States illegally by her parents as a child, Garcia is one of six immigrants who sued the Trump administration on Monday over its decision to end the […]
Steve Bannon Says “Catholic Church Needs Illegal Aliens”
Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon in a new interview slammed the Catholic Church for its stance on immigration, saying leaders “need illegal aliens to to fill the churches.” Bannon told “60 Minutes” that the Catholic Church has been “terrible about” immigration when Charlie Rose noted that Cardinal Timothy Dolan in New York opposed President Trump’s […]