deferred action for childhood arrivals
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Cory Gardner, Michael Bennet cosponsor legislation to offer citizenship path for young immigrants
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, a Colorado Republican, said Tuesday he’s signing on with his Democratic counterpart Michael Bennet to cosponsor bipartisan legislation that would protect immigrants who entered the country illegally as children from deportation and offer them a path to citizenship if they meet certain conditions. Gardner and Bennet declared their support for the…
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‘A devastating betrayal’: Colorado officials react to Trump’s decision to end DACA program
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, called President Trump’s Tuesday decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program “the height of cruelty” and called on Congress to come up with a plan to replace it. “Today’s announcement is a devastating betrayal for the hundreds of thousands of individuals who…
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Denver schools chief: Removing DACA protections would be ‘catastrophic’
Rolling back protections for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children would prove “catastrophic” for Denver Public Schools and the city, DPS Superintendent Tom Boasberg said in a statement Thursday. Boasberg joined other school and community leaders from across the country in speaking up as President Donald Trump is expected to announce any…
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Coffman backs reprieve for those brought to U.S. illegally as children
U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman introduced a bill Thursday to protect undocumented young people brought to the United States as children from being deported, if the Trump administration discontinues the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The Huffington Post reported Thursday: The bill, called the Bridge Act, was initially introduced in the Senate in December by…
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Colorado colleges, universities rally behind undocumented students
Colleges and universities across Colorado are grappling with whether the incoming Trump administration will strip away federal deportation protections for undocumented students, most of whom came to the state at a very young age and pay in-state tuition under Colorado law. DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, was signed as an executive action by…