Tag: Deportation

The nine people were taken into custody for civil disobedience in the moments after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced DACA would be concluded March 5, 2018, if Congress does not act to save it. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Nine DACA recipients arrested at protest outside Trump Tower

Anna Giaritelli · September 5, 2017 6:40 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell praised the Trump administration's move to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Mitch McConnell praises Trump’s DACA move but doesn’t commit to fast immigration fix

Susan Ferrechio · September 5, 2017 6:28 pm

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, enacted by former President Barack Obama in 2012, protected people under the age of 18 who were brought to the U.S. illegally from deportation. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Rahm Emanuel declares Chicago a ‘Trump-free zone’ in response to DACA decision

Caitlin Yilek · September 5, 2017 5:52 pm

Protesters hold signs in favor of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, in front of the Texas Attorney General's office in Pharr, Texas.

Tens of thousands of immigrants could lose DACA protection by year’s end if they fail to re-apply by October

Anna Giaritelli · September 5, 2017 4:32 pm

The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday it will begin winding down the Obama-era DACA program that was rescinded on Tuesday by the Trump administration. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

DHS will begin winding down DACA immediately, acting secretary says

Anna Giaritelli · September 5, 2017 3:13 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that began under President Obama is being rescinded. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Trump administration rescinds Obama-era DACA program for illegal immigrants

Kelly Cohen · September 5, 2017 3:04 pm

President Trump will play a clever hand this week when he announces the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s clever DACA strategy

Tom Rogan · September 5, 2017 2:50 pm

Pro-DACA groups accuse Trump of breaking his promise to immigrants

Anna Giaritelli · September 5, 2017 2:00 pm

President Trump said Tuesday he's about to hand Congress the responsibility for figuring out what to do with the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump: ‘Congress, get ready to do your job – DACA!’

Anna Giaritelli · September 5, 2017 12:16 pm

Leon Panetta, former U.S. secretary of defense, is urging Congress to permanently protect the hundreds of thousands of people who are protected from deportation under the DACA program. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

Leon Panetta: Dreamers are part of our ‘first line of defense’

Anna Giaritelli · September 5, 2017 11:40 am

Attorney General Jeff Sessions will announce on Tuesday the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Jeff Sessions to make DACA announcement Tuesday morning

Kelly Cohen · September 5, 2017 1:40 am

Supporters of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program demonstrate in front of the White House. President Trump is expected to announce that he will end protections for young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children, but with a six-month delay. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Washington state attorney general vows to sue Trump if he rolls back DACA

Naomi Lim · September 5, 2017 12:42 am