#deferred action for childhood arrivals

US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined six of her colleagues in calling on President Joe Biden to protect immigrant families before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. In addition to Senator Hirono, the letter was also signed by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), and Alex Padilla (D-CA).

Maui County’s Immigrant Services Division will host a virtual event to provide information about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program from 9 to 10:30 am on March 24.

The US Supreme Court today voted 5-4 in favor of rejecting the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA.  An estimated 4,000 Dreamers live in Hawai‘i. Over 800 Hawaiʻi residents have been granted DACA status over the past 5 years.

Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, the only immigrant currently serving in the U.S. Senate, is advocating to restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

A Families Belong Together sign waving rally was held on Maui on Saturday, June 30, 2018 to support the reunification of migrant children with their parents.

Hawaiʻi joined a coalition of 16 states in filing a lawsuit to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals grantees, a program which was brought to an end…

The Trump administration today announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in the US. An estimated 800,000 young undocumented…

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard toured sections of Honoapiʻilani Hwy on Maui near Olowalu on Thursday to assess deteriorating conditions due to rising sea levels and erosion

In Hawaiʻi, approximately 2,000 people are eligible for DACA status.

Hirono said the US Supreme Court’s decision to hear arguments in the US v Texas case is, “a step forward for the millions of undocumented immigrants who remain trapped in the shadows.”