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Juan Chavez Velasco and Stephanie Villarreal
DIABOLICAL

ICE Goons Detain Dad Delivering Milk to Newborn in NICU

The dad said he “never got to hold” his newborn baby, who was born prematurely.

Vic Verbalaitis

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opinion
UNWELCOME

Biden’s DACA Giveaway Won’t Solve the Real Problem: DACA

Biden’s proposal to give access to health insurance is irrelevant. The real question is: What do we do with the millions of undocumented immigrants who we keep in the shadows?

Ruben Navarrette Jr.

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‘PROTECT DREAMERS’

Biden Set to Shield DACA From Legal Challenges With New Rule

The Obama-era program for undocumented people brought to the U.S. as children has been contested for years.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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‘WE OWE THEM’

Biden Broke With Obama on Immigration. And Became Like Him

“We made a mistake—it took too long to get it right,” Biden said in the last debate, pledging to “immediately” put DACA recipients on a path to citizenship.

Scott Bixby

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opinion
‘D’ FOR DISTRACTION

Why Biden Should Ditch DACA and Give DREAMers a Fair Shot

What the program deferred is deportation—but not indefinitely. The whole thing is half con job, half ticking time bomb.

Ruben Navarrette Jr.

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‘The Great Dismantling’

Biden Has to Clean Up the Trump Catastrophe—Then Get to Work

“Trump almost brought the ship down,” a former Biden aide said. “But the Biden administration’s entire legacy can’t just be charting a course that wouldn’t have hit the iceberg.”

Scott Bixby

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LOOKING FOR LOOPHOLES

DHS Won’t Accept New DACA Requests Despite SCOTUS Ruling

The Tuesday memorandum comes in response to a June Supreme Court case that said the Trump administration couldn’t rescind the DACA program.

Madeline Charbonneau

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LOOPHOLES

Trump Could Circumvent Law to Create New Policies: Report

The White House has reportedly discussed ideas in a recent article by John Yoo, the lawyer who defended the Bush administration’s use of waterboarding.

Madeline Charbonneau

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ALREADY?

Trump Promises Renewed Effort to Repeal DACA

Trump’s announcement comes just one day after the Supreme Court ruled that his previous efforts to repeal the order could not be upheld.

Madeline Charbonneau

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SUPREME OPPORTUNITY

Inside Team Biden’s Plan to Maximize DACA Decision

Several top Democrats, including senior Biden campaign advisors, detailed their strategy use SCOTUS decision to mend the rift between Biden and the Latino community.

Hanna Trudo

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‘ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS’

Supreme Court Overturns Trump, Saves DREAMers—for Now

Another signature Trump initiative is rejected by the Court because the administration bungled its implementation.

Jay Michaelson

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