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High school and college students gather in November 2019 in central Phoenix to advocate for immigration reform that covers undocumented families.

A ruling from the 5th Circuit Court that kept the ultimate fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in limbo has left the more than 22,000 DACA recipients in Arizona, and as many as 44,000 more who could potentially qualify for the program, without recourse. Read more»

Customs and Border Protection officials process a small group of asylum-seekers in February, when the Biden administration was starting to phase out the Migrant Protection Protocols that forced migrants to wait in Mexico for a hearing. The 'remain in Mexico' policy is resuming, under court order, even as administration officials vow to continue fighting to end it.

The Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy will resume, even as DHS vowed to continue working to end the program it is now being forced to reinstate. Opponents of the policy urged the Biden administration to terminate the “inhumane and illegal” program. Read more»