DACA

They built families and a community here, but now some are too scared to leave their homes.

Indiana is one of two states that doesn’t allow DACA recipients access to in-state college tuition. Eli Lilly wants to bridge that gap for the state’s immigrant population.

Undocumented and underdocumented high school graduates without legal resident status would qualify for the same tuition rate as their classmates under a proposed legislation

DACA protects undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children. Approximately 640,000 immigrants have enrolled in the program nationally, around 9,000 of those in Indiana.

U.S. Sen. Todd Young said he supports a path to legal status for DACA recipients, known as Dreamers, as part of a broader immigration reform package.

Hoosiers protected under the DACA program and their advocates across the state are celebrating the Supreme Court's decision to prevent the government from ending it.

Undocumented children in Illinois, five other states and the District of Columbia can receive health insurance through Medicaid, according to the National State Conference of Legislatures. But they lose coverage at age 19.

Manual High School student Lester Gomez is one of approximately 1 million students enrolled in U.S. schools whose legal status is unclear.

On March 6th, a group of faith leaders were arrested in downtown Indianapolis when their protest that marked the DACA deadline blocked a busy street. Sister Tracey Horan was among them.

Backed by the Holcomb administration, lawmakers took steps in the session's final weeks to remedy that unintended consequence of a state immigration law.