Eric Asimov, New York Times, Aug. 27, 2024 (gift article) "Arjav Ezekiel rose through the restaurant ranks becoming a sommelier and opening Birdie’s in Austin, Texas. Few knew of his past as an undocumented immigrant."
Peter Strozniak, Credit Union News, Apr. 17, 2024 "Federal judges approved the settlements of class action lawsuits against two credit unions for allegedly violating state and federal discrimination laws when they denied loans to Dreamers – persons...
MALDEF, June 26, 2024 "A Latino civil rights group is suing a Pennsylvania-based property management company for denying a DACA recipient access to rental units based solely on her immigration status. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational...
Cyrus D. Mehta and Kaitlyn Box, June 25, 2024 "On June 18, 2024, the Biden administration announced two new immigration initiatives aimed at keeping families together. The first is a “parole in place” program which will provide a pathway for...
Wednesday, June 19, 2024: We are waiting for the official Federal Register notice for all the details of President Biden's immigration initiatives. Meanwhile some resources are here: 1. AILA Doc. No. 24061831, New Actions to Promote Family Unity 2. AILA...
Miriam Jordan, New York Times, June 19, 2024 "President Biden on Tuesday announced an initiative that could be life-changing for hundreds of thousands of undocumented young adults, known as Dreamers, whose ability to live and work in the United States has...
The DHS Fact Sheet is here . The White House Fact Sheet is here . At approx. 12:45 Eastern Time, President Biden will host an event marking the 12th anniversary of DACA; live video will be here .
Coalition for the American Dream, June 2024 "In response to these real threats to DACA, the Coalition for the American Dream gathered some of the country’s most respected social scientists to quantify the costs of ending DACA—including for DACA...
Christine Savino, Cornell Daily Sun, May 21, 2024 "Amid pressing calls for immigration justice from President Joe Biden , philanthropies and beyond, a pioneering solution is taking place in Ithaca. Prof. Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer , law, and Prof. Stephen Yale...
MALDEF, May 3, 2024 "A Latino civil rights organization filed a class-action lawsuit today against a Southern California credit union for unlawfully denying a loan to a DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipient on the basis of his immigration...
Kimberly Adams, Marketplace, May 6, 2024 "The Biden administration is expanding health care access for “dreamers,” those who are covered under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA. The Department of Health and...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 05/08/2024 "This final rule makes several clarifications and updates the definitions currently used to determine whether a consumer is eligible to enroll in a Qualified Health Plan (QHP...
Chris Brouwer, Cornell Law, Apr. 22, 2024 "Professors Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer and Stephen Yale-Loehr have secured a $1.5 million grant from Crankstart for their groundbreaking initiative, the Path2Papers project. Housed at Cornell Law School, this new nonprofit...
MALDEF, Mar. 11, 2024 "A federal judge has granted final approval to a class-action settlement between a class of credit applicants represented by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and a California credit union that denied a DACA...
Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, Feb. 12, 2024 "In this letter , the Presidents’ Alliance Steering Committee addresses the President, Vice President, and Congressional leaders, urgently calling for the incorporation of...