Back in 2012, President Obama took executive action to create a program for unauthorized immigrants who entered the U.S. as children before June of 2007, and who are currently younger than 34. That program has come to be known as DACA — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — and since […]
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At a time when several presidential candidates have said they would end President Obama’s executive actions that have shielded young unauthorized immigrants from deportation, some of the program’s recipients are setting down roots by purchasing a home. Yesenia Ariza is one of them. The 28 year old achieved her longtime […]
WASHINGTON — It looks like President Barack Obama may get a chance to defend his immigration policies in court before he leaves office. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted a request from the federal government that essentially secures timely consideration of Obama’s executive actions on immigration — raising the […]
TAYLOR, Texas — Jacky Ortega wants to be a lawyer someday. But first, she’s hoping her country’s most distinguished lawyers will help keep her family intact. That fervent desire prompted the 15-year-old to join her parents last week on a three-day, 37-mile trek from a fenced-in detention center for undocumented immigrants to the […]