The Trump administration’s Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, formally cut deferred action for childhood arrivals recipients from over six billion dollars in coronavirus relief. The move comes as the administration continues to target immigrants while using the Coronavirus as cover. Title IV of the higher education act, which authorizes federal assistance, deems those who are eligible …
Supreme Court to Make Final Decision On Obama-Era DACA Policy
Every Monday morning, Reyna Montoya awaits the final supreme court decision on The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals court battle. Reyna, like 650,000 other “dreamers” came to the United States when they were just minors. Under the program, dreamers are shielded from deportations and certain protections are in place to ensure that they too are …
Will the U.S. Supreme Court End DACA?
The fate of nearly 800,000 young immigrants known as “Dreamers” is on the line as the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments regarding the federal government’s attempts to shut down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. While the court heard oral arguments for about an hour and a half, political pundits are already saying …
Supreme Court Doesn’t Take Request from Trump Administration on DACA
DACA was slated to end on March 5, 2018, but the U.S. District Court recently issued an injunction to prevent DACA termination. Nearly 700,000 young immigrants who have no legal status in the U.S. benefit from DACA and have valid employment cards so they can work and attend college. The Trump administration announced on September …
Arizona DACA Recipients Can Continue Pursuing Their Educational Goals
On Tuesday, Maricopa County Superior Court Arthur Anderson ruled that undocumented immigrants living in Arizona, while their deportations are deferred, are eligible to pay in-state tuition to attend state colleges, as they are lawfully residing in the state. Tom Horne, a former Republican state attorney, sued Maricopa County Community College in 2013 for charging Deferred …
