15 states, District of Columbia sue Trump gov’t over ending DACA

Vilchis said she and other dreamers expect the most-powerful tech companies to follow their words with actions, such as suing the government or giving affected employees the option to keep their jobs but transfer to other countries.

In recent years, Lara, a victim of sexual assault, has gravitated toward working with other sexual assault victims. We are disheartened by the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme.

John Kasich said “putting kids, young people who are contributors in jeopardy” isn’t the American way. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said DACA would end in March 2018 unless Congress takes action to salvage it.

On Aug. 29, Denham sat down with Valley “dreamer” Tomas Evangelista to both reaffirm his support for dreamers and the DACA program, and call on both sides of Congress to join together to pass legislation to protect Dreamers from a potential DACA repeal.

Another local resident with DACA status, who earned a bachelor’s degree at Holy Cross College and works for a local nonprofit, was brought to South Bend by his parents at the age of 5 from Mexico.

But her dreams of becoming a civil engineer are now uncertain after President Trump announced he is ending the DACA program, which protects so called “DREAMers” like Linda, who came to the USA illegally as children. Almost 800,000 people are enrolled in the program nationwide.

The issue has divided the Florida GOP.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a statement Wednesday they will continue pressing Trump on immigration after striking a deal to raise the debt ceiling for three months. She’s doubtful six months is enough time for a meaningful replacement to be enacted by Congress and is preparing for the worst.

“Children brought to the United States-through no fault of their own-deserve our compassion”, Rep. Ami Bera said in a statement.

The attorneys general also argue the government has not guaranteed DACA recipients that their application information will not be used “for purposes of immigration enforcement, including identifying, apprehending, detaining, or deporting non-citizens”.

The Trump administration is simply asking the Congress to take appropriate action on immigration law rather than extending DACA – the Congress has the power and also the authority, as well as the duty, to do so, he said.

The decision to end DACA is ill-conceived for at least two reasons: First, fundamental fairness and compassion and second, economic policy. “Who knows? Maybe I’d be the president of Croatia”.

MacCormack recently served as a mentor for two young women who have DACA status. They belong here; and all they ask is that we judge them on their talent, work ethic, and capacity to achieve academic success. “If they can’t, I will revisit this issue!” “But it still hurts just as much, because I still remember what it was like before DACA and all the opportunities I received because of it”, she said.

Lara worries about what will happen to her family if she’s deported. The federal government will grant renewals for immigrants whose permits under the program expire before March 5, but only if they apply by October 5.

Lara’s 18-year-old sister and her sister’s two-year-old daughter now live with her.

Being sent back to Mexico would be disorienting for Lara.

“We all learned to love this country, so why can’t this country learn to love us?” We can not have a flawless immigration policy, only a more or less sound one.