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Trump says he will create path to citizenship for 'Dreamers'
Hours after Donald Trump spoke, the White House releases a statement that seemed to walk back his remarks on creating a path to citizenship for DACA beneficiaries

U.S. Supreme Court to examine 'Dreamers' program Trump wants axed
President Donald Trump moved in 2017 to end the Delayed Action for Childhood Arrivals program

U.S. Supreme Court snubs Trump over 'Dreamer' immigrants
The Obama-era DACA – Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – program will stay in place, even if recipients are still in legal limbo

Bipartisan group in U.S. Senate unveils immigration plan, defying Trump
The potential breakthrough comes as efforts to resolve the fate of 1.8 million immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children entered a crucial period in a week set aside for debate on immigration

Second U.S. judge blocks Trump order to end 'Dreamer' program
On February 16, the Supreme Court will consider whether to take on the issue. If the high court accepts the case, a decision is unlikely until late spring.

U.S. Senate stumbles in seeking elusive immigration fix
This raises prospects of Congress and President Donald Trump falling short in striking a deal on border security and the legalization of young immigrants

Pelosi gives longest U.S. House speech in more than a century
Nancy Pelosi speaks for more than 8 hours about protecting young undocumented migrants from deportation

The week in photos: January 27-February 2, 2018
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world

U.S. Congress votes to end shutdown, Trump claims victory
(UPDATED) US government operations will essentially return to normal on Tuesday, January 23

U.S. shutdown extended as crunch vote delayed
(UPDATED) The shutdown casts a huge shadow over the first anniversary of Trump's inauguration as president and highlights the deep divisions between Republicans and Democrats

Trump says immigration deal 'probably dead'
United States President Donald Trump blames Democrats for the 'death' of the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program

Trump scrambles as 'shithole' slur fuels outrage
(UPDATED) African countries at the UN call for a retraction and apology, saying they are 'extremely appalled' at the 'racist and xenophobic remarks'

Trump calls US courts 'unfair' after 'Dreamers' ruling
(3rd UPDATE) The White House calls the Tuesday ruling by US District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco 'outrageous,' coming the same day Trump met lawmakers from both camps on the so-called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program

Trump's migration demands throw Dreamer deal into doubt
Trump presents Congress with a list of hardline immigration demands as a quid-pro-quo for protecting the so-called 'Dreamers'

No deal on DACA after meeting with Democrats, Trump says
Trump tweets: No deal was made last night on DACA

Trump, Democrats agree on DACA, but no border wall for now
Top US congressional Democrats emerge from a meeting with President Donald Trump, claiming progress on a deal that protects young immigrants and boosts border security, while not including a border wall

Police arrest Harvard, Boston school professors at DACA protests
University students faculty and staff march to protest the end of an amnesty program that protects about 800 000 young immigrants in the US

FAST FACTS: What you need to know about U.S. Pinoys and DACA
Where and how many are the Filipinos in the US? How many are under the protection of DACA? Find out here

Reynaldo de Guzman, Mariano, Robredo | Evening wRap
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10,000 Filipinos face U.S. deportation as Trump ends amnesty
Prepare for the worst Philippine Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano says after US President Donald Trump ended the DACA amnesty for young immigrants

Duterte, Kiko, DACA | Midday wRap
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Mexico condemns Trump's decision to end immigrant amnesty
Presidnet Enrique Pena Nieto: The Mexican government will urge US authorities to find a swift permanent solution that gives legal certainty to the young people of DACA

Q&A: What happens to 'Dreamers' after Trump revokes their residence rights?
What s next for the Dreamers ?

Trump ends amnesty for 800,000 young immigrants
UPDATED Our first and highest priority in advancing immigration reform must be to improve jobs wages and security for American workers and their families Trump says in a written statement

Trump holds the fate of 800,000 young immigrants in his hands
The prospects of a badly divided Congress reaching a compromise in months on a subject that has eluded agreement for years – immigration – seem dim

Trump to end protections for young immigrant 'Dreamers' – report
Donald Trump has decided to end a popular program that shields hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation while deferring enforcement for 6 months Politico reports

Trump ends policy protecting undocumented immigrant families
UPDATED Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly does not say whether the government has plans to replace DAPA or the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents

Asian community rattled by Trump immigration policies
Of the estimated 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the United States 1 5 million are from Asia majority from China India the Philippines and South Korea

Mark Zuckerberg to Trump: 'We are a nation of immigrants'
We need to keep this country safe but we should do that by focusing on people who actually pose a threat Zuckerberg says

Trump poised to move on Mexican border wall
UPDATED Experts have voiced serious doubts about whether a wall would actually stem illegal immigration or if its worth investing billions in such a project

FilAm NGO angry, sad over Supreme Court tie
Oakland based Filipino Advocates for Justice vows to fight harder for immigrants

US Supreme Court split on high-stakes immigration debate
If the 8 justices deadlock in their ruling due by late June it will keep intact a lower court block on the plan dealing a bruising defeat to Obama during his last year in office and pushing the issue to the next president

Fil-Am groups launch info drives on Obama immigration action
Over the weekend two public forums on immigration issues are to be sponsored by Filipino American groups – one in Jersey City on Saturday and one in Queens New York

40K Filipinos now eligible for Obama's deportation shield – study
An additional 30 000 undocumented Filipino immigrants in the United States are seen to benefit under US President Barack Obama s new immigration plan data from the Pew Research Center reveals

Jose Antonio Vargas: ‘I can now go back and see my mother’
Vargas missed being covered by the DACA immigration relief when it was adopted in 2012 because it provided a cut off age of 30 years old for immigrant youth to qualify He was 31 years old then

Undocumented youth in NY urged: apply for deportation deferrals
Out of 3 874 Filipinos who applied for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals DACA in 2013 3 489 have been approved for the program
