The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ migration committee marked the ninth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program June 15 by urging Congress to act on creating a pathway to citizenship for its beneficiaries.
On DACA anniversary, bishop urges pathway to citizenship for ‘Dreamers’
White House hosts visit for ‘Dreamers’; six young people meet with Biden
President Joe Biden welcomed to the White House May 14 six beneficiaries of a program that helps young adults brought into the country illegally as children.
Federal judge: Rules restricting DACA program were invalid
A federal judge ruled Nov. 14 that the suspension of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, announced this past summer by the Department of Homeland Security, was invalid because the agency’s top official, Chad Wolf, did not legally hold his position when he issued the order.
Trump expected to refile paperwork soon in his effort to end DACA
The president is expected to refile paperwork soon to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in compliance with the recent Supreme Court ruling.
Capital punishment, immigration issues compel Iowa bishops to speak up
Iowa’s Catholic bishops are taking a prominent stand on three pressing federal issues, DACA, death-row executions and the asylum system.
Court’s DACA ruling takes recipients out of limbo, into a holding pattern
In one of the most anticipated cases of the term, the Supreme Court ruled that same day against efforts by the Trump administration to end DACA.
In 2019, Supreme Court’s docket runs gamut of high-profile issues
Since the court’s new term began in October, the justices have heard cases on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation, gun ownership restrictions and the death penalty.
Diploma a source of pride, uncertainty for graduating Dreamers
A group of current Trinity Washington University graduates are proud of what they’ve accomplished but also very anxious about the future.