DOJ seeks investigation into UNR program that supports undocumented students
Federal officials say providing public resources to undocumented people violates restrictions implemented in major 1996 welfare reform legislation. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is calling...
What does the latest court ruling mean for DACA recipients?
Head of UNLV Immigration Clinic sees Dreamer program on ‘borrowed time,’ with financial consequences spiraling through the community if it is eliminated. A Wednesday decision by a...
‘All eyes are on Congress’ after latest blow to DACA program bars first-time applicants
Maria Nieto Orta was driving home to Las Vegas last week from a family vacation in Utah when she found out about a federal judge’s...
Judge orders full DACA restoration after the program hung in the balance for three years
Nevada DREAMers celebrated a federal judge’s decision Friday afternoon that requires the federal government to fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program...
Nevada ACLU attorney on what’s next for DACA
Last week the Supreme Court voted to uphold the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, which grants a two-year work permit and protection from deportation to...
DACA recipients look ahead after Supreme Court ruling
On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy. The decision impacts roughly 700,000 DACA...
Awaiting the DACA Decision
As early as Thursday, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy. Also known as...
DACA medical student volunteers during pandemic as Supreme Court decision nears
Although Peter Park, a graduating medical student and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient has been limited to what kind of work he can...
NSHE urges DACA students to renew their applications immediately
Tens of thousands of DACA recipients are experiencing increased levels of emotional distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials with the Nevada System of Higher Education...
UNR’s DACA recipients concerned about their future
Like many other students across the country participating in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, María Villaseñor-Magana anxiously waits for the upcoming United...