Ending DACA: Trump gives Congress 6-month deadline on immigrant youths program (WATCH LIVE)

Published time: 5 Sep, 2017 15:03 Edited time: 5 Sep, 2017 15:08 The Trump administration said it will phase out the Obama-era program protecting from deportation some 800,000 illegal immigrants who were underage when they arrived. The US Congress will have six months to pass a law regulating their status. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced […]

New York is threatening to sue Trump over DACA after reports he may end the immigrant-protection program

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state’s attorney general on Monday vowed to sue President Donald Trump if he scraps a program shielding from deportation immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children. Reuters reported Trump plans to announce on Tuesday he will end the program but […]

Trump reportedly plans to end DACA — and the young immigrants who depend on the program are in ‘panic mode’

Associated Press/Alex Brandon President Donald Trump is expected to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a controversial Obama-era policy that shielded immigrants from deportation if they were brought to the US illegally as children. According to at least two media reports published on Sunday, Trump wants to end the program and delay […]

‘Dreamers’ may lose DACA deportation relief, Homeland chief warns Democrats

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly is advising Congressional Hispanic Caucus Democrats to work on immigration reform, as deportation protection for undocumented immigrants who illegally entered the US as minors may not survive a court challenge. Read more Kelly’s spokesman, David Lapan, told CNN and Politico on Wednesday that Kelly has been informed by legal experts […]

Congressman files special bill to shield one particular DACA recipient from deportation

AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis Democrat Rep. Bennie Thompson moved to shield from deportation Thursday an illegal immigrant living in Mississippi who is a vocal critic of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Thompson introduced a private bill to restore protected status to Daniela Vargas, a 22-year-old student who received temporary legal status under former President Obama’s Deferred […]

ICE releases DACA recipient after over 6 weeks of detention

A 24-year-old Mexican “dreamer” arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement has now been released after posting a $ 15,000 bond. The undocumented immigrant accused of gang ties has been in detention for 46 days. Daniel Ramirez Medina was released Tuesday after being detained for more than six weeks, despite having papers that authorized him to […]

‘I’m the best thing that happened to DACA’: Homeland Security chief John Kelly reportedly infuriated Democrats during a meeting

Andrew Harnik/AP The first closed-door meeting between House Democrats and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly took place amid news of a wave of undocumented immigrants being detained across the country. After attempting to arrange the meeting for more than two weeks, Democrats finally got their wish on Friday, however, they were met with a “belligerent,” “tense,” and “rude,” Kelly, according to […]

Woman renewing DACA status arrested by ICE after speaking at immigration press conference

AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis A young woman in the process of renewing her legal status to stay in the country has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Twenty-two-year-old Daniela Vargas had just spoken Wednesday at an immigration press conference in front of Jackson City Hall in Mississippi when, according to her attorney, ICE […]

ICE claims detained DACA recipient has gang ties

A 23-year-old illegal immigrant currently being detained may no longer have protection from deportation under the DACA program, as the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement claim he is a “self-admitted gang member.” Daniel Ramirez Medina, who was brought to the US illegally at age 7, was arrested at his home in […]