Lawmakers say the Dream Act has been re-introduced in Congress, marking the latest effort since 2001 to create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.
The measure was introduced by Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California, and Sen. Dick Durbin — a Democrat from Illinois who has introduced versions of the measure every session since its inception in 2001.
The measure has never passed — but it did help carve the road for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. The Obama-era initiative that provided some 850,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children temporary protection from deportation and a work permit, but no path to citizenship.
This year’s Dream Act introduction comes as those protections are waning — as the AP reports, at least 20 DACA recipients have been detained by immigration authorities this year — despite their status.
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State Sen. John Kavanagh said there already are laws that make it a crime to physically obstruct police who are trying to make an arrest. What's needed, he said, is something to criminalize those who obstruct police by warning those police are seeking. -
Mexico is calling for thorough investigations into the deaths of 15 Mexican nationals in ICE detention or during immigration enforcement action since the start of President Donald Trump’s term. -
Phoenix is responding to a state lawmaker’s call for Arizona's attorney general to investigate a new regulation that restricts ICE’s ability to use city property. -
In an April 7 press release, officials with the city and the Flagstaff Police Department say ICE has confirmed a lease agreement for two suites inside a business complex. -
A new report from Human Rights First shows the number of ICE deportation flights were at a historic high again in March, even in the midst of the partial government shutdown.
