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DACA 10th Anniversary: How It Started & Where It is Now

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 15, 2022June 16, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 15, 2022June 16, 2022015953

Today is the 10th anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and it should feel monumental, but for many immigrants, the uncertainty today is greater than ever. DACA was created in 2012 when President Barack Obama took executive action...

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DACA Recipient Areli Morales Pens Children’s Book Dedicated to Dreamers

Virginia IsaadJune 4, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJune 4, 2021011650

The cover art for Areli is a Dreamer by Mexican-American author Areli Morales and illustrated by Luisa Uribe features two cities – Mexico and New York with a young Areli straddling the border between the two. The art evokes the...

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Biden Pauses Deportations, Preserves DACA and Halts Border Wall Construction

Virginia IsaadJanuary 21, 2021January 21, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJanuary 21, 2021January 21, 202104356

The newly inaugurated President Joe Biden got right to work mainly focusing on undoing the work of former President Donald Trump. Biden signed several executive orders centered on immigration in the U.S. One of the orders pauses deportations in the...

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Google Gave $250K to United We Dream to Help Pay for 500 DACA Applications

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJanuary 15, 2021January 15, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJanuary 15, 2021January 15, 202103818

Google announced on Wednesday that it will donate nearly $250,000 to the United We Dream non-profit organization which is the largest immigrant youth-led community group in the country, to help pay the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) application fees...

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Kamala Harris Outlines Immigration Plan Providing Path Toward Citizenship for DACA Recipients

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJanuary 13, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJanuary 13, 202104992

On Tuesday, Vice President Elect Kamala Harris hinted at some major immigration policies and changes that can be expected after she and incoming President Joe Biden take office next week. In an interview with Univision’s Ilia Calderón, Harris spoke on...

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DACA Reinstated! Trump Admin Backpedals After Federal Ruling

Virginia IsaadDecember 8, 2020

by Virginia IsaadDecember 8, 202003463

The Trump administration has worked to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for three years and now the program has been reinstated following the order of a federal judge. Starting Monday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...

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Santiago Potes Becomes First Latino DACA Rhodes Scholar

Virginia IsaadNovember 30, 2020November 30, 2020

by Virginia IsaadNovember 30, 2020November 30, 202003667

Santiago Potes, who was born in Colombia, has made history becoming the first Latino DACA recipient to win the Rhodes scholarship. On Saturday, the Rhodes Trust announced that Potes, a 2020 graduate of Columbia University in New York, would be...

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Trump Claims DACA is Working Despite Attempts to End Program

Virginia IsaadOctober 16, 2020October 24, 2020

by Virginia IsaadOctober 16, 2020October 24, 202009001

Donald Trump‘s statement that DACA is “working right now” was met with criticism as his administration has rejected new applications to the program and he’s attempted to end it completely. During a town hall meeting in Miami moderated by NBC’s...

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TikTok Viral Star Nathan Apodaca Gifted a Truck From Ocean Spray

Virginia IsaadOctober 8, 2020

by Virginia IsaadOctober 8, 202004071

In the midst of this pandemic and when the news is overwhelmingly negative Nathan Apodaca’s TikTok video of him skateboarding while drinking juice was the positive vibes people needed. In the clip he was drinking Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry juice while...

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DACA Ruled Legal By U.S. Supreme Court!

Araceli CruzJune 18, 2020July 6, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 18, 2020July 6, 202005881

In the middle of a pandemic and a social injustice uprising — we have some good news, finally! The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that DACA will remain in place! An estimated 800,000 undocumented people nationwide are safe from deportation....

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DACA In Danger of Not Surviving Supreme Court Ruling

Virginia IsaadNovember 13, 2019July 14, 2020

by Virginia IsaadNovember 13, 2019July 14, 202001570

Yesterday DACA supporters and DREAMers took to the streets as the Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments on whether or not DACA is a legal program and if Trump can officially end it. While the four liberal judges, including Justice...

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Why the DACA Fight Needs to Matter to Everyone

Johanna FerreiraNovember 12, 2019July 14, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraNovember 12, 2019July 14, 202001259

We are sitting outside of the Supreme Court of the United States, awaiting the futures of our friends and families to be determined in the coming days. As the moon sets and the bright lights of the Capitol building shine...