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DACA recipients will no longer qualify for ACA health coverage.

DACA recipients will no longer qualify for ACA health coverage.

Health Coverage Changes Affect DACA Recipients in California Young residents of California who arrived in the U.S. as children without legal status are expressing frustration over a new policy that removes health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This policy, issued in June by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, redefines Deferred […]

DACA Recipient Sent to U.S. Prison for Purchasing Guns for Mexican Cartels

DACA Recipient Sent to U.S. Prison for Purchasing Guns for Mexican Cartels

Mexican nationals residing in the US have been sentenced to over eight years in prison for operating a straw purchasing scheme that supplied firearms to Mexican cartel members, all while under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program initiated during the Obama administration. This week, 22-year-old Mario Eliarial appeared before US District Judge Randy […]

DACA Recipient Imprisoned in the U.S. for Purchasing Guns for Mexican Cartels

DACA Recipient Imprisoned in the U.S. for Purchasing Guns for Mexican Cartels

Mexican nationals residing in the U.S. are facing over eight years in prison for their involvement in a straw purchasing scheme that provided firearms to cartel members, all while benefiting from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program established during the Obama administration. This week, 22-year-old Mario Eliarial appeared before U.S. District Judge Randy […]

Group claims University of Nebraska Omaha’s DACA scholarships are unfair.

Exclusive – Civil rights groups have recently lodged a complaint, claiming that the University of Nebraska Omaha is providing scholarships that discriminate against U.S. citizens. According to Professor William Jacobson from Cornell and founder of the Equal Protection Project, offering scholarships exclusively to DACA or DACA-eligible students discriminates based on national origin. He pointed out […]

5th Circuit rules DACA is unlawful, but limits its ruling to Texas

On Friday, a federal appeals court upheld a lower court's ruling that protections for so-called Dreamers were illegal, suspending the program in Texas while limiting its ruling in the case on appeal. The ruling upholds a lower court ruling that found the Biden administration's efforts to codify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program […]

Schumer on working with Trump to secure DACA deal: ‘We’d love to do that’

Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York said Democrats are “happy” to work with President-elect Trump on a deal regarding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. Schumer joined NBC News' “Meet the Press” on Sunday and was asked about areas where the incoming administration and Democrats could work together, particularly President Trump's plans to crack […]

Appellate Court Allows Biden to Open Obamacare to DACA Illegal Aliens

President Joe Biden's administration can open up the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, to illegal aliens enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a federal appeals court says. was ruled this week. In May, Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced a final rule opening Obamacare enrollment to some DACA […]

Obama-era DACA program heads back to federal appeals court

The legal battle over the controversial Child Arrivals Deferred Action Program continues in court. The current conflict includes arguments before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday, with several states, including New Jersey, facing off against the federal government and other parties. The DACA program is about allowing undocumented immigrants who entered the United […]

Newsom vetoes bill that would let DACA students work at public universities

In another attempt to distance himself from the state's more progressive efforts, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed undocumented students at public universities, such as those with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, to work on campus. This is the second time this month that Governor Newsom has […]