All Eyes on Congress in Battle Over 'Dreamers'

Education Week: Despite legislation already on the runway in Congress, it’s unclear whether lawmakers will approve permanent legal protections for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States illegally when they were minors—even as President Donald Trump sends strong signals he wants such a deal for the so-called “Dreamers.” Also unclear: what if any role education policy will play in those arguments in Washington.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Sept. 5 that the Trump administration would begin winding down Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, begun under President Barack Obama five years ago through executive order, and would end the program...

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