Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Archives

Children’s Groups Applaud Senate Passage Of Budget Path To Citizenship For Parents

Members of the Children Thrive Action Network are celebrating the Senate’s critical step toward enacting a path to citizenship for immigrants whose home is from Harlem to Hawaii.Continue reading

Op-Ed: Budget Reconciliation Is Clearest Path For Immigration Reform

Op-Ed by Rep. Adriano Espaillat Last month marked the ninth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.Continue reading

Harlem Representative Adriano Espaillat Statement On The Anniversary Of DACA

Today, Harlem Rep. Espaillat released the following statement in recognition of the ninth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.Continue reading

Cities For Action Holds Multi-City Tele-Town Hall On DACA State-Of-Play

Yesterday, Cities for Action—a coalition of over 200 U.S. mayors and county executives advocating for pro-immigrant federal policies and launching innovative, inclusive programs and policies at the local level.Continue reading

VICTORY! SCOTUS Declares Trump’s Termination Of DACA Illegal

In a 5-4 majority opinion the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program violated the Administrative Procedure Act and was, thus, unlawful.Continue reading

Harlem Rep. Espaillat And Others Stand In Solidarity To Protect DACA Recipients And Immigrant Families

Representative Adriano Espaillat was joined by Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, the Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights (NMCIR) and immigrant advocates during a press conference held earlier today at his Washington Heights district office.Continue reading

NY, National Child Health Experts And Advocates File Amicus Brief In Supreme Court

At least a quarter of a million young children—including 6,900 from Harlem to the Hudson—would be harmed developmentally, psychologically, and economically by the cancellation of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Continue reading

Harlem’s Rep. Adriano Espaillat Recognizes National Hispanic Heritage Month

Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat released the following statement in recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month.Continue reading

Harlem’s Rep. Adriano Espaillat Statement On Urgency To Protect DREAMers From Harlem To Hollis

Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat issued the following statement on President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and efforts by the administration to attack immigrant families in communities around the nation. Continue reading

Harlem Rep. Espaillat And House Democrats To Reconsider Rejected DACA Applications

Leading House Democrats issued the statements below after the Department of Homeland Security announced its decision to reconsider the applications of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients who applied for an extension by the deadline but were rejected after delays by the U.S. Postal Service and at agency receiving locations.Continue reading

NYC Joins Amicus Brief Filed On Behalf Of Jurisdictions In Support Of Nationwide Permanent DACA Injunction

New York City signed on to an amicus brief this week, led by Los Angeles and alongside twenty-four other jurisdictions and the U.S. Conference of Mayors.Continue reading

Uptown’s Rep. Espaillat And Others Hold Moment Of Truth Forum On Immigration In America

Yesterday, Rep. Adriano Espaillat joined by Rep. Joseph Crowley, Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez, Rep. José E. Serrano, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, and Rep. Yvette D. Clarke...Continue reading

East Harlem Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito Arrested At DACA Protest (Video)

Here's the statement and video from East Harlem City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito:Continue reading

First Lady McCray, City Leaders At “Dreamer Dinner” From Harlem To Hollis At Gracie Mansion

Last week, First Lady Chirlane McCray, along with Deputy Mayor Richard Buery and Acting Commissioner Bitta Mostofi of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, held a “Dreamer Dinner” at Gracie Mansion with immigrant youth, including beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.Continue reading

Harlem’s Ydanis Rodriguez Statement On Trump Administration Decision To End DACA

Following the decision by the Trump Administration to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), NYC Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez released the following statement:Continue reading