On July 16th, a federal District Court judge in Texas halted new applicants to DACA or the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The ruling does not affect the more than 600,000 young people currently protected by DACA. In the written ruling, the judge said DACA is unlawful because the federal government violated the Administrative Procedure Act in 2012 by not following an appropriate “notice and comment” process. One fact is clear, this ruling [...]

Habimana Kabera and Leniya Mukamuganga met in the Democratic Republic of Congo and soon had to flee violence in their home country. Arriving in a refugee camp in Rwanda, they had seven children, now ages 7 to 22, over the next 25 years. On July 9th, they arrived in the U.S. and were welcomed at the Manchester airport by IINE Community Service Manager, Megan Clark, Case Specialist, Jean Mugabo, Employment Specialist, Andrew Cullen [...]