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After Judge's Ruling on DACA, Many Urge Congress To Act On A Permanent Solution

Stella M. Chávez

Immigrant advocates say DACA was only a band-aid. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen's recent order to halt new DACA applications puts the pressure on Congress to Act.

DACA counted some 636,000 active recipients — known as DREAMers — at the end of last year.

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The Biden Administration Vows To Appeal A Federal Ruling Deeming DACA Unlawful

Rachel Treisman

One day after a federal district judge in Texas ruled against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, President Biden said the Department of Justice intends to appeal the decision.

Mexican migrants pass time in an encampment in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, as they wait their turn to seek asylum in the U.S.

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Biden To Pause Border Wall Construction, Issue Protections For DACA Recipients, Roll Back Other Trump Policies

Julian Aguilar | Texas Tribune

People demonstrate in June in Los Angeles in favor of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Immigrant rights advocates hailed a Friday court ruling allowing new applications as a "huge victory for people who have been waiting to apply for DACA for the first time."

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Judge Orders Trump Administration To Restore DACA As It Existed Under Obama

Vanessa Romo

Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis instructed the Department of Homeland Security to begin accepting new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as soon as Monday.

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Despite New Trump DACA Decision, Houston Would-Be Dreamers Push Ahead With Lawsuit

Jill Ament

From Texas Standard:Applicants to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program are facing more uncertainty after the Trump administration…

For more than a decade, Dreamers have taken to the streets to fight for protection from deportation.

Decades Of Uncertainty Continue As Trump Blocks New DACA Applicants

Elizabeth Trovall / Houston Public Media

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced it will not allow eligible immigrants to apply for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals if they...

DACA-recipients, educators and members of the community rally in Austin to support the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals program in 2017.

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Trump Administration Says It Will Reject New DACA Applications While Weighing Future Of The Program

Julian Aguilar | Texas Tribune

The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will reject new applications for the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program despite a…

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With DACA Decision Released, Recipients In Texas Breathe A Sigh Of Relief – For Now

Marisa Charpentier

Lee esta historia en español. When recent UT Austin graduate Kevin Robles woke up Thursday morning, he checked his phone, saw the breaking news…

Activists demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday as the court rejected the Trump administration's move to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

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Supreme Court Rules For DREAMers, Against Trump

Nina Totenberg

The decision is a dramatic victory for immigration advocates and gives a new lease on life for the so-called DREAMers, immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

The Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday in a case testing the legality of the DACA program.

DACA Recipients Look To Supreme Court For Hope

Nina Totenberg

The Trump administration is asking the court to invalidate the program that temporarily protects from deportation some 700,000 DREAMers who were brought to the country illegally as children.