Category: DACA

Biden Admin Issues Final Rule on Immigration Protections for DACA Recipients Known as ‘Dreamers’

The Biden administration on Aug. 24 finalized a rule to preserve and fortify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which shields certain immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children from deportation. “Today, we are taking another step to do everything in our power to preserve and fortify DACA, an extraordinary…


Capitol Report (July 6): Federal Appeals Court to Decide Fate of DACA Program; White House Reveals Staff Salaries

The Biden administration is working to resume the Obama-era DACA immigration law. It grants protected status to people who entered the United States illegally as children. A Texas court recently deemed this illegal, but now the White House is appealing that ruling. Immigration experts have gathered in Washington to discuss this and more. With politics…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (July 30)

President Joe Biden meets with Democratic lawmakers about the future of DACA, after a judge ruled it illegal. Biden says he supports plans to add immigration measures to the sweeping infrastructure package. A New York and Washington, D.C. restaurant group says it will require patrons to prove they’ve been vaccinated to get in the door….


Biden Admin Releases New ‘Blueprint’ for Immigration Overhaul at US–Mexico Border

As the Biden administration struggles to process the surging influx of illegal immigrants, the White House on Tuesday revealed a plan to overhaul immigration at the U.S.–Mexico border. This new plan comes a day after the Biden administration received criticism from immigration advocates for a statement in which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said…


Obama’s DACA Nixed

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program issue cannot be solved by executive order. Both Republicans and Democrats have avoided a comprehensive overhaul of our immigration policies and processes, but that is the only way this is going to get fixed. Former President Donald Trump offered to resolve DACA if the Democrats agreed to…


Biden Administration to Appeal ‘Deeply Disappointing’ DACA Ruling

President Joe Biden’s administration will appeal the ruling against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, Biden announced on Saturday. “Yesterday’s Federal court ruling is deeply disappointing. While the court’s order does not now affect current DACA recipients, this decision nonetheless relegates hundreds of thousands of young immigrants to an uncertain future. The Department of…


Federal Judge Declares Obama-Era DACA Program Illegal

A Texas federal judge on Friday ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an Obama-era policy that shields certain illegal immigrants from being deported, is unlawful and blocked new applications from being filed. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen argued that the policy goes against the Constitution because Congress never provided the executive branch…


McConnell: GOP Unlikely to Back Stand-Alone ‘Dreamer’ Bill Unless It Addresses Border Crisis

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on April 27 that Republicans would be unlikely to support a stand-alone bill addressing the issue of people living illegally in the United States after entering as children, nicknamed “Dreamers,” unless the legislation takes a broader swipe at resolving the border crisis. McConnell made the remarks at a…


Biden Administration to Strengthen Protections for People Who Entered US Illegally as Children

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Friday it will issue a proposed rule to preserve and fortify a program for people who are living illegally in the United States after entering as children, nicknamed “Dreamers.” President Joe Biden issued a memo on Jan. 20, his first day in office, that directed the agency and…