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Juan Chavez Velasco and Stephanie Villarreal
DIABOLICAL

ICE Goons Detain Dad Delivering Milk to Newborn in NICU

The dad said he “never got to hold” his newborn baby, who was born prematurely.

Vic Verbalaitis

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opinion
UNWELCOME

Biden’s DACA Giveaway Won’t Solve the Real Problem: DACA

Biden’s proposal to give access to health insurance is irrelevant. The real question is: What do we do with the millions of undocumented immigrants who we keep in the shadows?

Ruben Navarrette Jr.

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‘PROTECT DREAMERS’

Biden Set to Shield DACA From Legal Challenges With New Rule

The Obama-era program for undocumented people brought to the U.S. as children has been contested for years.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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HALTED

‘Illegally implemented’: Judge Blocks New DACA Applicants

U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen sided with Texas and other Republican-led states, calling the immigration program “illegally implemented.”

Allison Quinn

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IMMIGRATION VICTORY

Judge Tells Trump Administration to Abide by DACA Rules

The Trump administration must allow new applicants to enroll in the DACA program, a federal judge ruled on Friday.

Ana Lucia Murillo

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NOT SMILING NOW

Town Haller Who Complimented Trump’s Smile: I’m Voting Biden

The woman who told the president at NBC’s event that he was handsome when he smiled later told a Miami reporter that he “steps in it every time he opens his mouth.”

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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LOOKING FOR LOOPHOLES

DHS Won’t Accept New DACA Requests Despite SCOTUS Ruling

The Tuesday memorandum comes in response to a June Supreme Court case that said the Trump administration couldn’t rescind the DACA program.

Madeline Charbonneau

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LOOPHOLES

Trump Could Circumvent Law to Create New Policies: Report

The White House has reportedly discussed ideas in a recent article by John Yoo, the lawyer who defended the Bush administration’s use of waterboarding.

Madeline Charbonneau

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SO ORDERED, EVENTUALLY

Trump Says He’ll Sign Executive Order on DACA Soon

Trump said in an interview Friday he was preparing an executive order on immigration but offered few specifics.

Blake Montgomery

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SUPREME OPPORTUNITY

Inside Team Biden’s Plan to Maximize DACA Decision

Several top Democrats, including senior Biden campaign advisors, detailed their strategy use SCOTUS decision to mend the rift between Biden and the Latino community.

Hanna Trudo

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opinion
EPIC-EST FAIL

The Last Justifications for Backing Trump Just Went Bye-Bye

He didn’t build the wall. The economy is a wreck. And now his judges are legislating from the bench. Republicans, your last excuse just went out the window.

Matt Lewis

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