Mariana Magaña

DACA recipient, policy advocate for Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of LA, or CHIRLA

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In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court today said the White House was arbitrary and capricious in trying to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Dreamers on what Supreme Court’s DACA decision means for them

In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court today said the White House was arbitrary and capricious in trying to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Dozens of demonstrators chanting “home is here” arrived in Washington DC on Sunday after a 230-mile march that began last month in New York.

DACA recipient’s 230-mile march for immigrants’ rights

Dozens of demonstrators chanting “home is here” arrived in Washington DC on Sunday after a 230-mile march that began last month in New York.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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