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Republican attorneys general seek to block rule providing health insurance for DACA recipients

October 16, 2024

KVRR Staff,

North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley, left, speaks during a news conference following a hearing in a lawsuit against a federal rule authorizing DACA participants to access subsidized health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. With Wrigley are Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, center, and South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer – North…

North Dakota Legal Groups React To DACA Supreme Court Vote

President Trump took to Twitter to say the courts won't provide a decision based on the rule of law and he will have to start the process all over again.

June 18, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — With a 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court thousands of DACA members avoided possible deportation after President Donald Trump planned to cancel the immigration program. Organizations like Lutheran Social Services and the ACLU are saying this is a big win. “It allows the folks to work in the United States and prevents them from being deported; and…

Planned Parenthood Takes a Stand on DACA Program

Dreamers across the country are in fear of losing their right to call the United States Home

January 10, 2018

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FARGO, ND — Dreamers across the country are in fear of losing their right to call the United States Home. One national organization is helping community members get their voices heard. People in Fargo are standing up for those affected by DACA, the Obama–era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. “These people don’t know anything besides the United States. It’s…

Governor Dayton Urging Congress to Save DACA

It protects young immigrants from deportation

December 20, 2017

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton is among 11 governors urging Congress to save DACA. It protects young immigrants from deportation. President Trump phased out the DACA program earlier this year, leaving Congress to negotiate a permanent replacement. Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Democratic Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and nine others wrote congressional leaders that their states are…

League of Women Voters Explains Benefits of DACA Program to F-M Community

many people were concerned the American dream will no longer be attainable

December 1, 2017

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FARGO, N.D. — The League of Women Voters hosted a free event on helping people understand what the end of the DACA program means for many people in the area. The event was held at the Kringen Lodge at the Sons of Norway and featured an immigration lawyer to speak on the national debate over President Trump’s rescinding of the DACA…

Understanding DACA and Why it Affects People in the Valley

More than 800,000 of them are about to be affected by President Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program

September 6, 2017

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FARGO, ND — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, affects more than 800,000 people in the United States. With President Trump’s announcement that he will rescind the program, people all over the country are reacting, including here in Fargo. They’re called DREAMERS. More than 800,000 of them are about to be affected by President Trump’s decision to end the…