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"Dreamers" walked to the Arizona state capitol after Governor Jan Brewer said she would block Dreamers from receiving benefits under the new deferred deportation.

Opinion: Why are deferred action DREAMers denied health coverage?

By Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

I can’t wrap my head around it.  Why in the world did the President deny deferred actioners coverage under the Affordable Care Act?  It’s puzzling from … Read More

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In Telemundo’s José Diaz-Balart interview, Mitt Romney defends his immigration stance

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In an interview that was conducted today with Telemundo's José Diaz Balart that will air at 6:30pm on Noticiero, Mitt Romney talked about how he would change … Read More

A group of immigrants, known as DREAMers, hold flowers as they listen to a news conference to kick off a new program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles on August 15, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

Undocumented youth starting to receive licenses under deferred action program

By Gosia Wozniacka

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- When 17-year-old Alondra Esquivel needs to get from her rural central California home to classes at Fresno State University 20 miles … Read More

Mitzi Pena, 19, (C) her mother Vlamca Pena (R) her sister Yaretzi Pena, 5, and her cousin Karina Terriquez, 20, (L) wait in line with hundreds of fellow undocumented immigrants at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles offices to apply for deportation reprieve on August 15, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

DHS approves 29 for delayed deportation

By Alicia A. Cadwell, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — With less than two months to go before the Nov. 6 election, the Obama administration has approved applications from 29 undocumented … Read More

Immigrant Angel Eduardo Aguiluz, left, from Honduras, get help with documents and filling for the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals applications at Casa de Maryland in Langley Park, Md., on Wednesday Aug. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Obama administration approves first group of deferred action applicants

By Alicia A. Cadwell, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Just three weeks after the Obama administration started accepting applications from young undocumented immigrants seeking to avoid deportation … Read More

The staff and paralegals of the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) are ready to help high school students.

New York non-profit launches mobile help center for deferred action eligible students

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The New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) has long focused on providing high-quality and free civil-legal services to New Yorkers who otherwise cannot … Read More

President Barack Obama waves as he walks on stage during campaign stop on the campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo., on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Opinion: At the DNC, Obama needs to energize Hispanics

By Raul A. Reyes

Amid a cascade of red, white, and blue balloons, the Republican National Convention concluded with Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan basking in the adulation of … Read More

Attorney Kris Kobach, left, attorney for city of Hazleton and currently secretary of state in Kansas, talks with U.S. Rep. Louis Barletta, former Hazleton mayor, as they leave the James A. Bryne United States Courthouse in Philadelphia, on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012.

Romney immigration adviser leading lawsuit fighting Obama plan to not deport young immigrants

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON — An informal adviser to Republican Mitt Romney is representing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees suing the Obama administration … Read More

A group of immigrants, known as DREAMers, hold flowers as they listen to a news conference to kick off a new program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles on August 15, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

Funding the Dream: Organizations around the country help DREAMers with deferred action fees

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For many DREAMers who find themselves cautiously jubilant about the president’s new deferred action immigration policy, one sticking point has continually … Read More

Students Irvis Orozco, left, and Jorge Gutierrez hug outside the US Citizenship and Immigration Services at the Federal Building in Los Angeles Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants scrambled to get papers in order, as the U.S. started accepting applications to allow them to avoid deportation and get a work permit, but not a path to citizenship.

[PHOTOS] Whirlwind 48 hours for DREAMers across the nation

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First there was momentous elation as President Obama's deferred action immigration policy allowed undocumented immigrants to apply for two-year stays on … Read More