Action to protect so-called Dreamers from deportation has stalled indefinitely, with neither President Trump nor Democrats and Republicans in Congress feeling pressure to compromise as the midterm elections approach. “A lot of the air is out of the balloon here in the Capitol and people don’t sense its urgency,” Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, […]
Oakland mayor stands by her decision of telling immigrants about ICE raids
February 28, 2018 By
Federal immigration agents arrested more than 150 people in California, days after Oakland’s mayor gave early warning of the raids. On Saturday, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf warned residents that “credible sources” had told her a sweep was imminent, calling it her “duty and moral obligation” to warn families. The warning “was meant to give all […]
DACA deal likely to be included in new funding bill
February 27, 2018 By
Republican senators are predicting that a fix for the DACA program will end up in next month’s government funding bill, as they search for ways to break a months-long stalemate. That’s probably the most likely thing, when we write the funding of the government bill we’ll extend DACA legislatively, making it legal for a year or two […]
Supreme Court delivers a blow to the Trump administration on DACA
February 26, 2018 By
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the Trump administration’s challenge to a lower court ruling temporarily blocking it from ending the DACA program. The court’s decision delivers a blow to the administration, which argues that DACA is unconstitutional. It also could ease some pressure on Congress to quickly come up with a legislative […]
First border wall contract under Trump begins construction
February 23, 2018 By
The federal government began work on Wednesday to replace a section of border wall in California, this represents the first wall contract awarded in the Trump administration. Customs and Border Protection is replacing a little more than two miles in downtown Calexico, a sliver of the president’s plan for a “big, beautiful wall” with Mexico. […]
Under Trump administration, Border Patrol searches increase even if far from border
February 21, 2018 By
Border Patrol officers are working without permission on private property and setting up checkpoints up to 100 miles away from the border under a little-known federal law that is being used more widely in the Trump administration’s aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration. “The U.S. Border Patrol conducts transportation checks in accordance with the law,” said […]
What is next for DREAMers and DACA?
February 20, 2018 By
Both “DREAMers” and their employers are worried about how the wind-down of DACA will affect them, as a Trump administration deadline to find a deal on the young immigrant’s fate approaches. The Senate failed to pass a replacement to the program last week, leaving Congress with few legislative options before the March 5 deadline. However, recipients of the program, who were brought to the […]
Supreme Court to decide today whether it will review DACA
February 16, 2018 By
The Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors today to decide whether to take up a lower court opinion that temporarily blocked President Trump’s effort to end DACA. Last month the Justice Department decided to take the rare step of asking the Supreme Court to review the ruling by federal District Judge William Alsup of […]
More than a 100 people arrested after immigration raids in California
February 15, 2018 By
Federal immigration agents have reportedly detained more than 100 people in ongoing sweeps in the Los Angeles area, targeting undocumented people. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson Danielle Bennett tells NPR in an email that the agency is going after “individuals who pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security.” The immigration […]
As immigration debate takes place second judge blocks Trump’s decision to end DACA
February 14, 2018 By
A second federal judge has blocked President Trump’s decision to cancel DACA, dealing another blow to the president’s efforts to end protections for nearly 800,000 undocumented young people who came to the U.S. as children. The injunction issued Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis in Brooklyn mirrors a separate ruling handed down last month in California. […]
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