DACA

Melanie and Sheila Cruz-Morales, twin sisters, first-generation college graduates, and DACA recipients, dedicate their time to helping other undocumented students thrive.

Depending where undocumented students reside, they may encounter policies that prohibit them from receiving in-state tuition, food and housing assistance, and other services that they would need to achieve social…

Student advocates and legal scholars are campaigning for the University of California system to hire undocumented students, as the number of immigrant students without DACA protections continues to rise.

Georgetown University recently expressed its support of a new federal regulation issued by the Department of Homeland Security that seeks to protect the DACA program from legal challenges.

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program hit the 10-year mark facing an uncertain future—and concerns that more undocumented students are graduating high school without access to the program’s protections.

In a statement submitted to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Georgetown University said it is “a proud home to Dreamers” and asserted its support for a proposed rule that…

Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia has cosigned a new letter from the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration and the American Business Immigration Council supporting the Dream Act…

Colleges and universities wondering what a new administration and unified Congress could mean saw clear signals this week as President-Elect Joe Biden proposed a new infusion of support for higher…

Colleges and other higher education stakeholders are working to connect undocumented students with support as they shoulder both pandemic- and immigration-related threats to degree completion.

Universities and students looked on intently this week as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases that will determine the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…