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Santa Clara County Sets Up Hotline For Dreamers in Need of Legal Consultation
President Joe Biden has had a busy first few days in office. As part of his first acts, the president restored DACA and issued a moratorium on certain deportations for 100 days. Now, Bay Area advocates want to make sure immigrants have the correct information as to how this is all going to work.
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Son of Vendor, Public Servant, and DACA Recipient. Man Raised in LA Doesn't Want to Live in Shadows
Fernando Navarrette is many things: a field deputy for LA City Councilman Joe Buscaino in the Wilmington area, Mexican-American, the son of a street vendor, and a DACA recipient.
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Son of Street Vendor and DACA Recipient Strives for Life of Public Service
Three years after the Trump administration tried to rescind DACA protections, the program is reinstated. John Cadiz Klemack reports Dec. 9, 2020.
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‘A Surge of Relief': What DACA's Reinstatement Means for Thousands of Dreamers
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is officially accepting new applications for the first time in three years after a federal judge fully reinstated the program. LX News welcomed DACA recipient Osiris Ordaz and Andrea Anaya, who is now eligible to apply for the first time, to discuss what the restoration of the Obama signature immigration policy means to them...
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They're Undocumented and Can't Vote—But They Want to Make Sure You Do
Undocumented immigrants and DACA recipients are not eligible to vote in U.S. elections. But in Chicago, young immigrants like Esmeralda Montesinos and Giselle Rodriguez are joining citizens in efforts to ensure Latino immigrants who are now citizens show up at the polls.
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The Catastrophic Fallout if Dreamers Are Sidelined From the Workforce
Yamis Wadood, a Yale law student and member of the university’s worker and immigration rights clinic, speaks on the dire financial impact if Dreamers were suddenly not allowed to work.
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Everything You Need to Know About the Fight Over DACA
The Supreme Court decision defending Dreamers was just the latest twist in a long battle over undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. But how did the DACA program begin in the first place? And what happens next? Emily Tisch Sussman, legal expert and host of the podcast Your Primary Playlist, breaks it down.
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Why the Fate of Dreamers is Still Unsettled Despite Recent Supreme Court Decision
DACA expert Jon Greenbaum explains the history of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
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A DACA Recipient Says the Fight Isn't Over After Supreme Court Victory
Gabriela Cruz, a DACA recipient, and Daihana Estrada, whose parents were deported, explain how the uncertainty of living with an undocumented status affects people personally.
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Dreamers in Support of DACA Take to Westwood Streets
Demonstrators took to the streets of Westwood to call on lawmakers to agree on new federal immigration policies to continue protection for young undocumented immigrants and their families. Jane Yamamoto reports for the NBC4 News at 6 on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018.
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Jewish Organizations Lead Anti-ICE Rally Urging Workers to Know Their Rights
Jewish organizations led an anti-Immigration and Custom Enforcement rally in San Francisco Friday where they urged all workers to know their rights. Initially intended to show support for Dreamers, it shifted its focus after reports of ICE audits this week.
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San Francisco Won't Be Deterred From Protecting Sanctuary City Policies: Mayor
San Francisco Acting Mayor London Breed makes the city’s stance on immigration clear as the Dream Act continues to be in limbo and ICE raids in Northern California have undocumented immigrants on edge. “We always have been and always will be a sanctuary city,” she says. “We’re not going to change any of our laws because of the threats from...
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‘Dreamers' Seek DACA Extension
Activists and attorneys are helping immigrants what rights they may have. Jane Yamamoto reports for the NBC4 News at 6 on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017.
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LA County Board of Supervisors Consider Motions to Defend DACA
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to consider two motions today to fight back against the Trump administration’s decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.