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... Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) , in September 2017, was unlawful . Today, 25 days after ... in the case, and—under the law—the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will have an unambiguous ... hold DACA, but it must also reopen the application process to more than 300,000 new applicants who are eligible ...
July 13, 2020
News Article
September, 2017
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief
... Over the last few weeks, we have witnessed the governors of Texas, Florida, and Arizona sponsor the cruel and craven ... Vineyard, and Washington, D.C. As I watched people in those receiving communities welcome these newcomers with ... November 9th led by GCIR’s Director of State and Local Programs, Cairo Mendes, and our Senior Director of National ...
September 29, 2022
President's Message
... new and pending applications and throwing the fate of the program into question yet again. While current DACA ... Over the past decade, philanthropy has played an important role in ensuring DACA’s success through GCIR’s ... criminal justice systems. Fund immigration legal services programs that will be called on to field questions from ...
July 21, 2021
Statement
... allowed more than 830,000 young people to stay and work in the United States, with 589,660 individuals benefitting from the DACA program as of September 2022. According to results from a 2021 survey of ... Rising Cairo Mendes , Director of State and Local Programs, GCIR Denia Perez , Legal Services Senior Manager, ...
April 6, 2023
Webinar
June 18, 2020
News Article
... the work to advance immigrant justice never stops. In the face of considerable challenges, advocates are developing new ... allow all lawfully present immigrants to access federal programs without discriminatory bars or waiting periods. ...
September 21, 2022
Webinar
... was made on procedural grounds and not on the merits of the program, it nevertheless provides a reprieve for ... now, DACAmented immigrants can continue to live and work in this country without fear of deportation. The ripple effect will be felt throughout our ...
June 18, 2020
Statement
... immigrant youth and allies to become the next generation of social justice leaders. Grounded in the value of creating a safe and healing space and promoting ...
May 6, 2021
Webinar
... California foundations have signed onto this statement in support of DACA following the program's cancellation. Statement The Trump Administration announced the termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), thereby ...
September 16, 2017
Statement
... materials for GCIR's strategy session "DACA in the Balance: Mobilizing to Protect Our Communities" here, ... PowerPoint, and other materials. Materials: DACA in the Balance: Mobilizing to Protect Our Communities ...
November, 2022
Program Materials
... a more ambitious solution to Congress, but the question of whether a pathway to citizenship for DACA holders can be ... remains an open one. What is clear is that hundreds of thousands of young adults will need information, legal ... there is a national service and organizing infrastructure in place to respond to new and expanded DACA opportunities. ...
March 3, 2021
Webinar
... reason to justify scrapping DACA. Judge Paul Grimm of the US District Court for the District of Maryland said ... apply. To be eligible, applicants had to have arrived in the US before age 16 and have lived there since June 15, ... it did in 2017, but officials would have to prove that the process wasn't rushed and that all considerations were taken ...
July 17, 2020
News Article
Launched in 2012 in response to the opportunity presented under the Obama administration for hundreds of thousands of young people to qualify for Deferred Action for Childhood ...
January, 2023
Report
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Supporting and Retaining DACA Talent" here, including the session recording and PowerPoint.
April, 2023
Program Materials
Find all program-related materials for GCIR Webinar, "Strategies for Advancing Pro-immigrant Policies", here, including recording and powerpoint.
September, 2022
Program Materials
... Even as the coronavirus sickens Americans by the tens of thousands—and roughly 29,000 DACA recipients risk ... More than 200,000 DACA recipients are working in essential occupations, attempting to keep America safe, ... legal consultations, and the latest changes to the renewal process in response to the coronavirus. Understand the ...
June, 2020
Resource Portal
... Court decision, anticipated between now and the end of June, will determine the fate of the Deferred Action for ... solution such as a DREAM Act has yet to be realized. In September 2017, the Trump Administration announced the ... DACA will not prevent ICE from going through the removal process and effectuating the removal orders if the Supreme ...
April 23, 2020
Webinar
In a disappointing but not unexpected ruling, a federal ... individuals from deportation. Current beneficiaries of the 11-year-old Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ... communities against the constant threats to DACA and other programs. Finally, philanthropy should leverage its ...
September 14, 2023
Statement