For thousands of UC DACA students, yesterday was the news they have been daring to hope for: that they can continue their educations, remain in their communities and keep contributing in their fields, from health care to education.
UC Davis via The Conversation |
DACA in doubt after court ruling: 3 questions answered
The Supreme Court ruled in 2020 that DACA, a policy that shields undocumented young immigrants from deportation, could continue. Now a Texas court says it can’t. An immigration lawyer explains.
Inside Higher Ed |
Judge orders restoration of DACA
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to begin accepting new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and otherwise restore the program.
The Washington Post |
Federal judge restores DACA, orders DHS to accept first-time applications from immigrants
‘Dreamers’ will be allowed to apply for protection after a judge rules that the DHS order was not valid.
Inside Higher Ed |
‘They are Americans now’
Biden's victory gives a reprieve for DACA recipients, but advocates for Dreamers say congressional action is what's really needed.
UC Office of the President |
UC celebrates Supreme Court win for DACA students
On behalf of the 650,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients currently living in the United States, the University of California applauds the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Trump administration’s arbitrary attempt to end a program that allowed immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to live and work in the country they know as home.
KQED |
UC President Janet Napolitano on the fight to protect DACA
Janet Napolitano created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as secretary of homeland security. In her current role, she has taken the lead in the fight over whether DACA is legal.
UC Berkeley |
As Supreme Court ruling on DACA looms, UC is students’ steadfast ally
UC Berkeley and the rest of the UC system are here to support students, no matter the ruling on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
STAT |
Striking down DACA would eliminate thousands of health care workers, thwarting America’s pandemic response
Priscilla Chan of The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and UCSF chancellor Sam Hawgood praise the efforts of the nearly 30,000 DACA recipients who are health care workers.
Santa Cruz Sentinel |
DACA community braces for a Supreme Court ruling
Anxiety goes off the charts for the DACA community when the Supreme Court announces decisions. There are more humane ways to handle this, writes Regina Day Langhout.
USA Today |
Supreme Court lets DACA proponents cite recipients' work fighting coronavirus
The high court agrees to consider a supplemental filing regarding the real-world consequences of the COVID-19 global health crisis and the life-sustaining role of nearly 30,000 DACA recipients on the front lines.
The Washington Post |
‘Dreamers’ risk lives on pandemic’s front lines while they await a decision on their own futures
An estimated 29,000 health workers could lose their work permits if the Supreme Court ends the program for undocumented workers brought here as children.