Trump Expected to End DACA

Jill Colvin and Catherine Lucey / AP Sep 4, 2017 The president is likely to announce that, after a six-month delay, he'll end protections for immigrants brought into the U.S. illegally as children. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Will Trump Kill the Dream for These Immigrants?

By Marcelo Rochabrun / ProPublica Sep 1, 2017 With the president reportedly at the point of canceling DACA, some of its 800,000 beneficiaries describe what they gained from the program, and now fear losing. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Congressman Says Administration Is ‘Anxious to Get Started’ With Mass Deportation of Immigrants

Staff / Truthdig Jul 14, 2017 After a meeting with Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly, Rep. Luis Gutierrez warns two types of protected immigrants to "prepare for the worst." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Administration Authorizes Short-Term Continuation of DACA Program

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2017 The president may still uphold a campaign promise to eliminate the 2012 program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which protects undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Bill Clinton and Barack Obama Laid the Groundwork for Trump’s Immigration Policies

By Aviva Chomsky / TomDispatch Apr 26, 2017 Here's some ugly history that both former presidents would prefer we not remember. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Broken Dreams

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White House Insider Javier Palomarez Is Not the Hispanic Community’s Martin Luther King Jr.

By Bryan Betancur Apr 13, 2017 Once an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce CEO now may be a misguided opportunist in the president’s national diversity coalition. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Welcome to the Police State of America for Immigrants

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Feb 22, 2017 Donald Trump's new orders give immigration officials and local cops around the country new and almost unlimited power to enforce a vague law. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Why Big Organizing Works

By Becky Bond and Zack Exley / Chelsea Green Publishing Jan 5, 2017 What we learned from Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign and many other movements is that far more people are willing to step up if you ask them to do something big to win something big. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

America the Ingenious

Allen Barra / Truthdig Nov 5, 2016 Truthdig's Allen Barra speaks with Kevin Baker, author of "America the Ingenious: How a Nation of Dreamers, Immigrants, and Tinkerers Changed the World," which explores the incredible diversity of inventions and innovations that arose from our country. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Dreaming With Dignity

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Oct 9, 2013 Undocumented students use a bold new strategy in their pursuit of documents, diplomas and immigration reform. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Obama Delivers Major Economic Speech, Congress Hits Historic Low, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 25, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Republican Congressman Steve King doubles down on controversial immigration comments he recently made and Anthony Weiner says he won't drop out of the New York City mayoral race amid a new sexting scandal. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )