Posted on · On Monday's show: A federal judge ruled last week that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could continue temporarily as the case moves through the courts. We learn more about the ruling and its implications.
Posted on · The latest ruling in the long-running legal fight over the program doesn’t change the status quo for the program, which protects some undocumented immigrants from deportation and gives them work permits.
Posted on · Texas has the second-largest population of immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in the country. An appeals court is expected to rule soon on whether the program is legal.
Posted on · Immigrant advocates say DACA was only a Band-Aid. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen's recent order to halt new DACA applications puts the pressure on Congress to act.
Posted on · A federal judge in Texas has approved a request by a group of states to end an Obama-era program that shielded young immigrants from deportation.
Posted on · The Texas Opportunity Coalition includes chambers of commerce, other economic development groups and institutions of higher learning.
Posted on · The incoming president also plans to send a comprehensive immigration reform plan to Congress after he takes office.
Posted on · A federal judge in Houston heard arguments on Tuesday from Texas and eight other states seeking to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program which provides limited protections to around 650,000 people.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Rep. Green answers listener questions about issues facing Greater Houston, and John Holiday, finalist on The Voice, talks about his singing career.
Posted on · Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis instructed the Department of Homeland Security to begin accepting new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as soon as Monday.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: How the pandemic is affecting Houston’s public safety net hospitals, research regarding pets and COVID-19, immigrants sue the Trump administration over their DACA applications, Memorial Park's Eastern Glades opens, and an update on sports.
Posted on · President Trump is trying limit the DACA program once again, in what is the latest milestone for "Dreamers" in their fight for protection against deportation.
Posted on · The Trump administration says it will deny new applications for so-called “Dreamer” immigrants and limit renewals to one year instead of two.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: The U.S. Supreme Court upholds DACA. Plus, with Quaker Oats retiring the Aunt Jemima brand, we discuss the intersection of politics and food. Plus we get an update on recent stories in the immigration and education beats.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: What life might look like after we flatten the COVID-19 curve, how the pandemic is affecting teachers, a homeowners association controversy in Sharpstown, and a paramedic helping with the pandemic.