Federal immigration agents arrested 261 recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, during the first 10 months of the second Trump administration, according to official U.S. government statistics that were shared with Congress and obtained by CBS News. DHS said in its letter that 241 — or 92% — of the 261 DACA enrollees taken into ICE custody had "criminal histories" outside of civil immigration violations. DHS typically considers pending criminal charges and convi

If you are a DACA recipient, here’s what you need to know about today’s Department of Justice filings: Today, the DOJ petitioned for certiorari to the Supreme Court to bypass three federal courts of appeals. The filing shows the Department of Justice is moving ahead on what they promised two months ago: to “take every lawful measure” to terminate the DACA program, stripping deportation protections and work authorizations from 800,000 young people who know no other country as home. Due to the unc

Today, President Obama said the Trump administration's decision to end the DACA program is "contrary to our spirit, and to common sense." Take a look back at what he said about Dreamers in a 2012 speech on the DREAM Act. | NBC News