The federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was fully restored this week after the US Supreme Court ruled the program to be constitutional in June. DACA protects people who immigrated to the US with their guardians as children, shielding them from … [Read more...] about The Supreme Court has fully restored DACA protections
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Santiago Potes is Rhodes Scholarship’s first Latino DACA recipient
Santiago Potes, a graduate of Columbia University, was just awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship making him the first Latino DACA recipient to win the scholarship. After the Supreme Court upheld DACA protections for children of immigrants born in the US, Potes decided to … [Read more...] about Santiago Potes is Rhodes Scholarship’s first Latino DACA recipient
US Supreme Court rules in favor of “Dreamers”
The DACA program allows nearly 700,000 young, undocumented immigrants to live and work in the United States without fear of deportation. Yesterday, the Supreme Court protected the program from being dismantled and upheld the rights of immigrants, many of whom came to the US as … [Read more...] about US Supreme Court rules in favor of “Dreamers”