ICE arrested 261 DACA recipients over 10 months last year, document shows
Federal immigration agents arrested 261 DACA recipients during the first 10 months of the second Trump administration, according to statistics shared with Congress.
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Federal immigration agents arrested 261 DACA recipients during the first 10 months of the second Trump administration, according to statistics shared with Congress.
Government statistics show federal immigration agents arrested more than 260 beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA, during the first 10 months of President Trump's second term. CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
President-elect Donald Trump says he wants a deal to protect "Dreamers," undocumented immigrants brought into the country as children. That's despite his plans to conduct mass deportations when he takes office in January. Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas joins "America Decides" to discuss Trump's immigration agenda.
President Biden announced an immigration plan Tuesday to offer legal status to half a million undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details.
The White House's new program impacting undocumented spouses is the second time in a month President Biden took executive action on immigration. He previously restricted asylum claims along the southern border. Senior Biden adviser Tom Perez joins "America Decides" with more on the president's plan.
President Biden unveiled sweeping new action Tuesday to offer legal protections to roughly 500,000 undocumented migrants nationwide. The new plan is the largest expansion of immigration policy since "DACA," or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, during the Obama years. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez and Weijia Jiang have the latest.
A new survey suggests Latino voters want more aggressive action when it comes to immigration. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez breaks down the findings.
A federal judge in Texas once again ruled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program -- or DACA -- is illegal. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins "Prime Time" to discuss what the decision means for hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S.
The White House said a proposed rule would allow DACA recipients to qualify for Medicaid and coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
A group of Republican-controlled states, led by Texas, are asking a federal judge to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA. The request could jeopardize work permits and protections against deportation for hundreds of thousands "Dreamers" who came to the U.S. as children. CBS News reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins Anne-Marie Green and Janet Shamlian to discuss.
Nine Republican-led states have asked a federal judge in Texas to shut down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins John Dickerson with the latest.
A federal judge ruled that the current version of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, policy can temporarily continue, within limitations set by the judge. CBS News Immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins us to breaks down this decision, and also discusses his recent reporting that the number of migrant children entering the U.S. government's shelter system has reached an all-time high.
A federal judge ruled the federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children can continue.
The Biden administration will likely challenge a federal appeals court's decision that ruled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program illegal, but left it intact for current recipients. CBS News reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins us to discuss the legal limbo that immigrant "Dreamers" are in.
Reaction to President Joe Biden's plan to forgive some student debt has been mixed. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports and joins Errol Barnett and Anne-Marie Green to discuss student loan forgiveness, the release of key economic indicators and the administration's move to codify DACA, a program for people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
The Biden administration has finalized a rule turning the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration policy into a federal regulation. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins Lana Zak and Elaine Quijano to discuss why this is happening now and the legal jeopardy surrounding the program.
The Biden administration is expected to release this month a final rule on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA. Flavia Negrete, a DACA recipient who lives in Maryland, joined CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Errol Barnett to discuss how the program has positively impacted her life.
The Supreme Court rules against Trump's move to end DACA; Man creates instructional YouTube channel for people who need "Dad advice"
On Thursday, the Supreme Court blocked President Trump's effort to wind down DACA. CBS News contributor Maria Elena Salinas shares emotional reactions from many who've faced an uncertain future in America.
The Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration on Thursday, putting a stop to President Trump's move to end the DACA program that was started under President Obama. Jan Crawford reports.
New numbers show the U.S. deported nearly 4,000 Haitians from an encampment at the southern border over a nine-day period without allowing them to seek asylum. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is also renewing efforts to shield thousands of "Dreamers" from deportation and shore up the DACA program. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN AM with more.
The Obama-era program currently provides deportation protection and work permits to roughly 590,000 immigrants known as "Dreamers."
President Biden is meeting with a group of Democratic lawmakers to outline possible pathways to citizenship for undocumented people who came to the U.S. as children. The meeting comes after a federal judge blocked new applications for the DACA program. Caitlin Dickerson, a staff writer for The Atlantic, joins Elaine Quijano with more insight.
New Mexico Senator Ben Ray Luján co-sponsored legislation that aims to hold social media companies accountable for allowing misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines on their platforms. He's also one of 11 Democratic lawmakers meeting with President Biden on Thursday to discuss the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration program known as DACA. The first-term senator spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero about what he's working on in Washington.
"I feel frustrated that there's significant opposition to giving us an opportunity for something we didn't choose to do. We were kids. We didn't choose this," said 18-year-old Agustin, who applied for DACA this year.