DREAM Act/Deferred Action: Short Reads

Photo of migrants in line at port of entry in Brownsville awaiting possible entry

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February 2025

The Unauthorized Immigrant Population Expands amid Record U.S.-Mexico Border Arrivals

By Jennifer Van Hook, Ariel G. Ruiz Soto and Julia Gelatt

A DACA recipient speaks at a DACA 12th anniversary event at the White House

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July 2024

Diverse Flows Drive Increase in U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Population

By Ariel G. Ruiz Soto, Julia Gelatt and Jennifer Van Hook

President Biden meets with DACA recipients

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September 2023

A Shrinking Number of DACA Participants Face Yet Another Adverse Court Ruling

By Ariel G. Ruiz Soto and Julia Gelatt

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February 2021

A Deeper Look at the DREAMers Who Could Feature in the Legalization Debate in Congress

By Jeanne Batalova and Michael Fix

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March 2019

More Than a DREAM (Act), Less Than a Promise

By Julia Gelatt

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June 2018

House Bills Would Largely Dismantle Asylum System at U.S.-Mexico Border

By Jessica Bolter and Sarah Pierce

Deferred Action Summit

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June 2018

A Narrower Path in the House for Most DREAMers

By Julia Gelatt and Ariel G. Ruiz Soto

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February 2018

A Path to Citizenship for 1.8 Million DREAMERs? Despite Talk, No Proposal Would Do So

By Sarah Pierce

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January 2018

The Trump Immigration Plan: A Lopsided Proposal

By Julia Gelatt and Sarah Pierce

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December 2017

Will DREAMers Crowd U.S.-Born Millennials Out of Jobs?

By Jeanne Batalova and Michael Fix

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