Latest Stories By Maria Ramirez Uribe

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DACA march in D.C. for 10th anniversary June 15

Courts are still debating the legality of DACA

June 29, 2022

A federal appeals court in July is slated to hear arguments over the legality of an Obama-era program that prevents the deportation of immigrants who entered the United States illegally as children. Despite this pending litigation, Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., has called the program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, “illegal.” “Today marks the tenth anniversary […]

Nancy Pelosi after House passes Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Jun. 24

Congress passes historic bipartisan gun legislation: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

June 24, 2022

One month after the deadly elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the U.S. Congress passed a bipartisan bill crafted to prevent future school shootings. It’s poised to become the first gun control action from Congress in nearly three decades. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill 234-193 on June 24, following the Senate’s 65-33 […]

What is in the Senate’s gun legislation proposal after the Uvalde shooting?

June 15, 2022

A bipartisan group of 20 senators has outlined a gun legislation proposal in hopes of making mass shootings less likely in the United States, following the May 24 deadly elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. To pass the Senate, a bill needs at least 60 senators to support it. The bipartisan support of 20 senators […]

What exactly will new DHS ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ do?

May 10, 2022

The secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently spent more than two hours fielding pointed questions from lawmakers about the Biden administration’s management of immigration at the southern border. But what most dominated headlines was his seemingly unplanned announcement of a “Disinformation Governance Board.” The revelation came after Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., asked […]

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