Tag: Dreamers

Trump Ends DACA Immigration Program — With a Twist

The following article by John T. Bennett and Neils Lesniewski was posted on the Roll Call website September 5, 2017:

President calls on members to help him find a legislative fix

Immigration rights activists rally in Dupont Circle in Washington before their May Day march to the White House to voice opposition to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Updated 11:24 a.m. | President Donald Trump, answering pleas from his base but again breaking with many congressional Republicans, on Tuesday ended Barack Obama’s program that shielded from deportation individuals who came to the United States with their parents before their 16th birthday.

“The policy was implemented unilaterally,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday while making the formal announcement, referring to then-President Barack Obama implementing the program via an executive order. Sessions called the Obama-era program “unconstitutional.”

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DFL Chair Statement on Fifth Anniversary of DACA

 

[ST. PAUL, MN] – Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement on the fifth anniversary of the enactment of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). There are about 800,000 DREAMers in the U.S., including about 6,000 here in Minnesota.
 
“In Minnesota, we have seen firsthand how our communities are strengthened by welcoming immigrants and refugees. Five years ago today, DACA gave thousands of young immigrants in our state a fair chance at the American dream. These DREAMers, many who were brought here as children, were given the opportunity to come out of the shadows, contribute to their communities, and stand up proudly as the Americans they are.”

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DFL Chair Ken Martin on the Republican Officials Attempt to End DACA

 

Ten Republican officials signed a letter and asked Donald Trump to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program put in place by former President Obama. DFL Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement:

“Donald Trump’s presidency has been anti-immigrant from the very beginning. His brazen hatred toward immigrants and refugees has caused an un-American attitude within local and national governments across the country. Continue reading “DFL Chair Ken Martin on the Republican Officials Attempt to End DACA”

AP Exclusive: DHS Weighed Nat Guard for Immigration Roundups

On February 17, 2017, an article by Garance Burke wrote an article with the above title that was posted on the Associated Press website.  Here are the first 2 paragraphs, click the link below to go to their site for the complete article:

The White House distanced itself Friday from a Department of Homeland Security draft proposal to use the National Guard to round up unauthorized immigrants, but lawmakers said the document offers insight into the Trump administration’s internal efforts to enact its promised crackdown on illegal immigration.

Administration officials said the proposal, which called for mobilizing up to 100,000 troops in 11 states, was rejected, and would not be part of plans to carry out President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration policy.

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