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Postville, Iowa looks toward the future 5 years after immigration raid

By Becca Habegger, KWWL, Postville, Iowa

Exactly five years ago Sunday, a small eastern Iowa town was in shock following what was then the biggest immigration raid in U.S. history. It's a day that … Read More

Reyna Avila, who recently received a work permit and Social Security card under new Obama administration policy for young immigrants, is shown here at her place of work Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Many states fight immigration overhaul for youths

By Christina Silva, Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) -- President Barack Obama's decision last year to allow young people living in the U.S. illegally to stay and work marked the biggest shift in … Read More

Gamer was able to prove he was in the country for years by showing his gaming receipts.

How gaming gave an undocumented man deferred status

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The only home Jose Muñoz remembers is the U.S. He graduated with honors from Sheboygan South High School in 2005, but at 25, he found himself depressed at not … Read More

This image shows a portion of press release distributed by the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles which illustrates new driver's licenses for applicants of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. (AP Photo/North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles)

NC scraps proposed pink-striped license for some

By Martha Waggoner and Gary D. Roberston, Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina said Thursday it is abandoning its plan to issue pink-striped driver's licenses to certain undocumented immigrants, beset … Read More

Cesar Vargas, law school graduate and founder of DREAM Action Coalition. (Courtesy DREAM Action Coalition)

Undocumented professionals living in the shadows dream of a better future

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Luis Aguilar immigrated from Zacatecas, Mexico to Rogers, Arkansas when he was 7 and in the third grade. A year later, he says he was speaking English well, and … Read More

Many states, including California offer in-state tuition rates to undocumented students.

Growing number of states grant lower tuition rates for undocumented students

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Frustrated with Congress' decade-long stalling on immigration reform, states are increasingly striking out on their own when it comes to benefits for … Read More

In this Aug. 15, 2012 file photo, young immigrant Erika Andiola, of Mesa, Ariz., poses for a portrait at a site where people line up to get guidance on a new federal program, called Deferred Action, that would help them avoid deportation in Phoenix, Arizona.

Prominent DREAM activist joins US Rep. Sinema’s staff

By Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) -- An immigration activist who's one of the leaders of the Dream Act movement is joining the staff of U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema as a district … Read More

Marco Rubio on NBC's Meet the Press.

White House: Look forward to working with Marco Rubio on immigration reform

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The White House, which famously announced its Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration program in the summer, preempting Marco Rubio, who was … Read More

Erika Andiola is one of the undocumented youth who was featured on the Time Magazine cover in June. (Courtesy Steve Pavey)

Prominent DREAM activist watches mother, brother taken from home by ICE

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There was a knock on the front door of the home of Erika Andiola, a prominent DREAM Act activist, who was featured on Time magazine's cover of undocumented … Read More

The Obama administration put a new rule in place to help shorten the separation of families with undocumented relatives. (Getty Images)

Obama administration immigration order set to soften family separations

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A new Obama administration order set to go in effect March 4 would drastically shorten the separation of relatives who have have undocumented family … Read More