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(CNN) The Trump administration must begin accepting new applications for the Obama-era program that shields undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children from deportation, ... into account. Any new attempts would likely face legal challenges. This story has been updated with comment from US ...
July 17, 2020
News Article
... also reopen the application process to more than 300,000 new applicants who are eligible under the terms of the ... is in open defiance of the law. More than 825,000 immigrants have benefited from DACA’s protections Over the ... During this time, however, many of them undoubtedly saw opportunities open up for their older siblings , peers, and ...
July 13, 2020
News Article
June 18, 2020
News Article
... DACA to its initial form and reopens the DACA program to new applicants. All eligible individuals are encouraged to ... on immigrant communities, but DACA recipients and other immigrants will be fully protected only by congressional ... for a legislative solution that more permanently secures immigrants’ right to live in the United States. “We ...
June 18, 2020
Press Release
... the cruel and craven relocation of asylum seekers to New York, Martha’s Vineyard, and Washington, D.C. As I ... communities welcome these newcomers with generosity and resources, I reflected on the fundamental right to move ... the pending Fifth Circuit lawsuit, and additional legal challenges to the rule are anticipated. If the Fifth ...
September 29, 2022
President's Message
... (DACA) is unlawful, blocking the government from granting new and pending applications and throwing the fate of the ... ideology. As such, DACAmented and DACA-eligible immigrants and their families have lived in a constant state ... can build on these accomplishments to meet the new challenges before us. To dismantle structural racism and ...
July 21, 2021
Statement
... secured better jobs, purchased cars and homes, launched new businesses, supported their families, and invigorated ... DACA, the Trump administration deprives DACAmented immigrants of the opportunity to strive for the American ... Family Foundation Allison Magee, Executive Director Resources Individual Statements from Philanthropy DACA ...
September 16, 2017
Statement
... Trump administration upended the lives of 800,000 young immigrants, dimming their hopes and dreams, threatening their ... further education, purchase cars and homes, and start new businesses. Perhaps most importantly, it provided a ... and these strategies can be deployed again to meet new challenges. Building on Delivering on the Dream, GCIR stands ...
September 14, 2017
Statement
... Childhood Arrivals (DACA), stripping nearly 800,000 young immigrants of their authorization to work and putting them at ... Executive Officer The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven William W. Ginsberg, President & CEO Crossroads ... Hou, President Y & H Soda Foundation Bob Uyeki, CEO Resources GCIR's Statement on DACA: Defending the Dream: ...
September 9, 2017
Statement
... certain future in the U.S. for hundreds of thousands of immigrants. This victory was made possible because of the ... youth today are not eligible for the protections and opportunities afforded by the DACA program. We urge Congress ...
June 18, 2020
Commentary
... their protection, but the judge maintained the block on new applications from going forward. While the administration ... immigrant justice movement groups are deploying to support immigrants who have built their lives in the United States. ... immigration remedies and legal screenings for immigrants who may qualify for other existing immigration ...
September 14, 2023
Statement
... program, it nevertheless provides a reprieve for 650,000 immigrants and their families, including more than 250,000 U.S.-citizen children. For now, DACAmented immigrants can continue to live and work in this country ... DACA recipients—and the 11 million undocumented immigrants who call the United States home—will remain at ...
June 18, 2020
Statement