North Carolina Issues ‘Deferred Action’ Driver’s Licences
by Jorge Rivas on February 19 2013, 1:06PM
North Carolina DMV will tag DACA driver’s licenses with “No Lawful Status” and “Deferred Action” labels.
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by Jorge Rivas on February 19 2013, 1:06PM
North Carolina DMV will tag DACA driver’s licenses with “No Lawful Status” and “Deferred Action” labels.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
Oregon Will Grant DACA-Approved DREAMers Driver’s Licenses
by Jorge Rivas on January 16 2013, 4:59PM
Oregon DMV to accept ‘Deferred Action’ applicants.
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Arizona Sued for Denying Driver’s Licenses to Immigrant Youth
by Seth Freed Wessler on November 29 2012, 12:06PM
A coalition of civil rights groups filed a class action suit in federal court today, challenging Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s executive order denying drivers licenses to young undocumented immigrants granted work permits through President Obama’s deferred action program.
Topics: DREAM Act, Immigration, /NOW Blog
Mass. Becomes 13th State to Allow Some Undocumented Students to Pay In-State Tuition
by Jorge Rivas on November 20 2012, 3:58PM
The decision will cut tuition fees by about 50 percent for undocumented students attending state colleges.
Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
Gay HIV-Positive DREAMer Deported Despite Community Pleas to ICE
by Julianne Hing on November 2 2012, 5:43PM
If immigration officials followed their own guidelines, Wasington Coelho Ribero should never have been deported, advocates say.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
HIV-Positive DREAMer in Urgent Need of Medical Care Stuck in ICE Custody
by Jorge Rivas on October 26 2012, 3:28PM
A DREAMactivist.org petition is urging ICE to immediately release and end deportation proceedings for a 27-year-old HIV-positive DREAMer that was held in a Florida detention center without medical care.
Topics: Health, Immigration, /NOW Blog
Mississippi Joins Lawsuit to Sue Obama Admin Over Deferred Action
by Julianne Hing on October 10 2012, 5:42PM
Kris Kobach is keeping himself busy with more lawsuits.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
California Approves Driver’s Licenses for Young Undocumented Immigrants
by Jorge Rivas on October 1 2012, 1:23PM
On Sunday, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assemblymember Gilbert Cedillo’s (D-Los Angeles) AB 2189 in to law, which will allow DREAMers who are granted deferred action to apply for a California Drivers’ License. The bill states that any document received by…
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
Romney Asked Four Times If He’ll Get Rid of Deferred Action, No Clear Answer
by Jorge Rivas on September 20 2012, 11:55AM
Romney first criticized President Obama for failing to pass immigration reform and then went on pledge to pass immigration himself but evaded the question.
Obama Approves ‘Small Group’ of 72k Deferred Action Applications
by Jorge Rivas on September 12 2012, 10:09AM
The Obama administration has received an estimated 72,000 Deferred Action applications from young undocumented immigrants seeking to avoid deportation and get a work permit since the program started Aug. 15.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
Benita Veliz Becomes First Undocumented Immigrant to Address a Political Convention
by Jorge Rivas on September 6 2012, 11:05AM
Benita Veliz made history Wednesday night when she took the stage at the Democratic National Convention.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
ICE Agents—With Anti-Immigrant Group’s Help—Sue DHS
by Jorge Rivas on August 23 2012, 1:03PM
The lawsuit challenges the Obama administration’s deferred action program and argues it prevents ICE officers from “fulfilling their sworn oath to uphold the law and defend the U.S. Constitution.”
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
Driver’s Licenses for DREAMers? California Says It’s Not Out of the Question
by Jorge Rivas on August 22 2012, 11:59AM
Will Deferred Action applicants between 16-and-30-years old who are granted “temporary legal residents” status be eligible for driver’s license?
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
Advocates Launch Fund to Help DREAMers Pay $465 ‘Deferred Action’ Fee
by Jorge Rivas on August 15 2012, 10:57AM
This represents the first step for more than a million DREAMers to pursue higher education, meaningful employment, and a chance to contribute to this country’s future.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
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