Judge rules new DACA program can continue temporarily
October 14, 2022 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that the current version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S.
No longer young, ‘dreamers’ uneasily watch a legal challenge
September 3, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — When Juliana Macedo do Nascimento signed up for an Obama-era program to shield immigrants who came to the country as young children from deportation, she enrolled at California State University, Los Angeles, transitioning from jobs in housekeeping, child care, auto repair and a construction company.
Appeals arguments heard on immigrants brought to US as kids
July 7, 2022 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Attorneys hoping to save an Obama-era program that prevents the deportation of thousands of people brought into the U.S. as children told a federal appeals court Wednesday that ending the program would cruelly disrupt the lives of thousands who have grown up to become tax-paying, productive drivers of the U.S.
Biden rule to shield ‘Dreamers’ seeks to bypass Congress
September 27, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday renewed efforts to shield hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came to the United States as young children from deportation, the latest maneuver in a long-running drama over the policy’s legality.
Ruling leaves immigrants who newly applied for DACA in limbo
July 23, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — When the text message popped up on his phone, Samuel Alfaro didn't want to believe it.
It said his appointment with U.S. immigration services about his application to join the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the one he had been waiting on for months, was canceled because of a court order halting the Obama-era deportation protections for those brought to the U.S.
Biden pledges appeal of ‘deeply disappointing’ DACA ruling
July 17, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that the Justice Department intends to appeal a federal judge's ruling deeming illegal an Obama-era program that has protected hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation and he renewed his calls for Congress to create a permanent solution.
‘A blaring siren’ for Democrats after ruling halts DACA
July 17, 2021 GMTImmigrants and advocates are urging Democrats and President Joe Biden to quickly act on legislation to protect young immigrants after a federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled illegal an Obama-era program that prevents the deportation of thousands of them brought into the U.S.
Advocates in US push new efforts to bring back deportees
May 29, 2021 GMTMIAMI (AP) — Jesus Lopez says he feels like a stranger in the place he was born.
He's from Guadalajara, Mexico, but his life was in Chicago. After 15 years in the city, he was deported a year ago during the COVID-19 pandemic.
South Dakota business groups call for immigration reforms
May 19, 2021 GMTSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota's most influential business groups on Wednesday called for Congress to take up immigration reform to protect immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
Biden to meet DACA recipients in immigration overhaul push
May 13, 2021 GMTPresident Joe Biden is scheduled to meet Friday with six immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children who benefited from an Obama-era policy that protected them from deportation.
The Oval Office meeting comes as Biden looks to press Congress to pass legislation codifying the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that then-President Barack Obama instituted by executive action in 2012, providing limited protections for immigrants brought to the U.S.
No ruling in case deciding fate of DACA immigration program
March 30, 2021 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge did not immediately rule Tuesday on a closely watched case over the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which confers limited protections on hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought into the U...
No immediate ruling after hearing on fate of DACA program
December 22, 2020 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge did not immediately issue a ruling following a court hearing Tuesday on the fate of a U...
US fully restores protections for young immigrants
December 8, 2020 GMTSAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration said Monday that it fully restored the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that shields hundreds of thousands of young people from deportation, complying with a federal judge’s order...
White House seeks advice of ‘torture memos’ author on powers
July 24, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is relying on an outlier interpretation of a recent Supreme Court decision to assert broad new powers as he prepares to sign a series of executive orders in the coming weeks...
Trump says he will renew effort to end DACA protections
June 19, 2020 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he will renew his effort to end legal protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the United States as children...
Young immigrants land court win but still face uncertainty
June 19, 2020 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld legal protections for young immigrants, but President Donald Trump could still take away the ability for hundreds of thousands of them to live and work legally in the United States...
Court rejects Trump bid to end young immigrants’ protections
June 19, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, the second stunning election-season rebuke from the court in a week after its ruling that it's
Colorado governor vows to fight for DACA recipients
November 14, 2019 GMTDENVER (AP) — Gov. Jared Polis vowed Thursday to fight for thousands of immigrants who live and work in Colorado as the U...
Split Supreme Court appears ready to allow Trump to end DACA
November 13, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Sharply at odds with liberal justices, the Supreme Court's conservative majority seemed ready Tuesday to allow the Trump administration to abolish protections that permit 660,000 immigrants to work in the U...
Federal appeals court rules against Trump on ending DACA
May 17, 2019 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Friday the Trump administration acted in an "arbitrary and capricious" manner when it sought to end an Obama-era program that shields young immigrants from deportation...
Appeals judges see delay tactics in child immigration fight
January 25, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Both sides in the dispute over a program sparing many young immigrants from deportation appear to be purposefully dragging out their legal fight, federal appeals judges said Friday...
Nebraska, Iowa lawmakers laud Trump proposal to end shutdown, but its chances seem remote
January 22, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON — Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill this week prepared to vote on dueling proposals to end the government shutdown.
But it appears that neither approach is likely to end the standoff anytime soon.
Trump to offer immigration compromise to Democrats for wall funding: Reports
January 19, 2019 GMTPresident Trump is expected to offer a compromise to Democrats Saturday to end the government shutdown by granting protections for some illegal immigrants in return for $5.7 billion in border wall funding.
Supreme Court inaction suggests DACA safe for another year
January 18, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama-era program that shields young immigrants from deportation and that President Donald Trump has sought to end seems likely to survive for at least another year...
Appeals court rules against Trump on DACA immigrant policy
November 9, 2018 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. appeals court blocked President Donald Trump on Thursday from immediately ending an Obama-era program shielding young immigrants from deportation, saying the administration's decision was based on a flawed legal theory...
Judge considers Texas bid to end DACA, focusing on his prior rulings
August 8, 2018 GMTA federal judge in Houston heard arguments Wednesday on whether he should end a temporary work permit program for young immigrants who came here illegally as children.
Such a finding by U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen in the closely-watched lawsuit brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and nine other states would set up conflicting rulings about the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA.
Judge who overturned other Obama program hears DACA case
August 8, 2018 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — The state of Texas asked a federal judge Wednesday to rule against a program shielding 700,000 young immigrants from deportation, arguing they drain state resources and never should have received federal protection...
Taking on the system: ‘Dreamers’ are getting law degrees
May 24, 2018 GMTHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Denia Perez's parents brought her from Mexico to the United States illegally when she was 11 months old...
Judges hear arguments, ask questions on immigration program
May 16, 2018 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal appeals court judges appeared skeptical Tuesday of the Trump administration's claim that courts don't have the power to review the president's decision to end a program that shields young immigrants from deportation...
Texas suit could speed DACA’s path to Supreme Court
May 10, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Three judges have ordered the Trump administration to continue a program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation...
White House condemns ruling on Trump’s ‘Dreamers’ program
April 25, 2018 GMTSAN DIEGO (AP) — The White House on Wednesday sharply criticized a federal judge's ruling that the Trump administration must resume a program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation...
Judge rules against ending program to protect Dreamers
April 25, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday against the Trump administration's decision to end a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation, calling the Department of Homeland Security's rationale against the program "arbitrary and capricious...
The Latest: Trump calls on Mexico to stop flow of immigrants
April 2, 2018 GMTWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trumpx (all times local):
White House, Dem deal on immigration proved unattainable
March 22, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — An effort to protect young Dreamer immigrants from deportation never really had much chance of squeezing into the last bill Congress must pass this election year...
Supreme Court declines to decide fate of ‘Dreamers’ just yet
February 27, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's highly unusual bid to bypass a federal appeals court and get the justices to intervene in the fate of a program that protects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation.
Supreme Court declines to decide fate of ‘Dreamers’ just yet
February 27, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's highly unusual bid to bypass a federal appeals court and get the justices to intervene in the fate of a program that protects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation...
Trump aide: Some immigrants ‘too lazy’ to sign up for DACA
February 7, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Some immigrants may have been "too afraid" or "too lazy" to sign up for the Obama-era program that offers protection from deportation, White House chief of staff John Kelly said Tuesday as he defended President Donald Trump's proposal on the divisive issue...
AP FACT CHECK: Why Trump’s March 5 deadline is all but moot
February 2, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump continues to warn of a looming March 5 deadline on immigration...
Congress opts for another Band-Aid
January 22, 2018 GMTThe U.S. Senate found just enough compromise on Monday to end a three-day government shutdown for at least three more weeks. That is good news, all things considered, but also just a fraction of what will be needed to end a monthslong standoff over a federal budget.
More meetings on DACA set for today
January 11, 2018 GMTDespite a federal court ruling delaying the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, members of Congress continue bipartisan negotiations Wednesday to come up with a replacement for the program.
Trump suggests 2-phase immigration deal for ‘Dreamers’
January 10, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Searching for a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown, President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that an immigration agreement could be reached in two phases — first by addressing young immigrants and border security with what he called a "bill of love," then by making comprehensive changes that have long eluded Congress...