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University leaders urge Senate to act quickly on newly introduced DREAM Act

Feb 9, 2021

An alliance of presidents of U.S. colleges and universities, including Catholic institutions, said the bipartisan DREAM Act of 2021 “represents the first step to restore certainty into the lives of young adults, students, and other aspiring Americans who want nothing more than to be an integral part of the fabric of this country.”

By Catholic News Service

Bishops’ migration chairman welcomes ruling fully restoring DACA

Dec 8, 2020

The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ migration committee Dec. 8 welcomed the court ruling fully restoring the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, but said only Congress can “take up and pass legislation granting Dreamers a path to citizenship.”

By Carol Zimmermann

Federal judge orders full restoration of DACA program

Dec 6, 2020

A federal judge Dec. 4 said the Trump administration must fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, after the program that protects qualifying young adult immigrants from deportation was suspended this summer by Chad Wolf, acting Homeland Security secretary.

By Carol Zimmermann

Faith leaders criticize Trump’s plan to reject new DACA applicants

Jul 29, 2020

Faith leaders and immigrant advocates have denounced the Trump administration’s plan to reject first-time applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, and limit DACA renewals to one-year extensions instead of two.

By Carol Zimmermann

Trump expected to refile paperwork soon in his effort to end DACA

Jul 8, 2020

President Donald Trump is expected to refile paperwork during the second week of July to end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, following the Supreme Court ruling that his administration went about trying to end the program the wrong way.

By Carol Zimmermann

DACA ruling called ‘a beautiful moment’; concern about future remains

Jun 27, 2020

For Cinthia Padilla Ortiz, the Supreme Court’s recent decision on the DACA program was “an unexpected and beautiful moment” and left her feeling “that sense of hope in our community.”

By Juan Carlos Ramirez

Court’s DACA ruling takes recipients out of limbo, into a holding pattern

Jun 25, 2020

DACA recipients and advocates breathed a collective sigh of surprised relief June 18 when the Supreme Court ruled against efforts by the Trump administration to end the immigration program that has hung in the balance for the past three years.

By Carol Zimmermann

Young people call DACA ruling good news, but know battle for them not over

Jun 21, 2020

On June 18, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 ruling said President Donald Trump could not stop the program with his 2017 executive order. DACA protects about 700,000 young people who qualify for the program from deportation and allows them to work, go to college, get health insurance and obtain a driver’s license.

By Betty Araya