Yesterday, President Biden announced a plan to expand health coverage for DACA recipients. If finalized, the rule would allow DACA recipients to enroll in Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Programs, and the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplaces, where they may qualify for financial assistance based on income, and through their state Medicaid agency. President…
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FACT SHEET: Fact Sheet: President Biden Announces Plan to Expand Health Coverage to DACA Recipients
In 2012, President Obama and then Vice President Biden announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to allow young people to live and work in the only country they know as home. Over the last decade, DACA has brought stability, possibility, and progress to more than 800,000 Dreamers. President Biden believes that DACA recipients strengthen…
The Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates the Contributions of Dreamers on Ten-Year Anniversary of DACA
By Betsy Lawrence On June 15, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, which has allowed hundreds of thousands of noncitizens who were brought to the United States as children to live, study, and work in our communities—contributing to our economy and the future of our country—without fear…
Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with Legislators on DACA
Today President Biden and Vice President Harris met with a group of Senators and House members who have been longtime leaders on immigration reform and integral partners in this work. They discussed their shared support for Dreamers and the actions this Administration is taking to protect them, their livelihood, and their ability to stay in…
REMARKS BY VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS BEFORE MEETING WITH DACA RECIPIENTS, DREAMERS WITHOUT DACA, AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS LEADERS
Vice President’s Ceremonial Office 12:19 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, I — it is my honor and pleasure to welcome these leaders to the official Office of the Vice President of the United States to have a very important conversation — a continuing conversation around the future of our country. That really is the topic. …
Statement by President Joe Biden on DACA and Legislation for Dreamers
In 2012, the Obama-Biden Administration created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, which has allowed hundreds of thousands of young immigrants to remain in the United States, to live, study, and work in our communities. Nine years later, Congress has not acted to provide a path to citizenship for Dreamers. Yesterday’s Federal court…
Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on DACA Day
Dreamers are Americans. Many have spent most of their lives in the United States. They live, study, work, and worship in our communities. They have served on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2012, the Obama-Biden Administration created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. Since that date, DACA has allowed more than…
REMARKS BY VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS IN A MEETING WITH IMMIGRANT WOMEN ON THE 9TH ANNIVERSARY OF DACA
Vice President’s Ceremonial OfficeEisenhower Executive Office Building 4:03 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, it is an honor to welcome all of you to the Ceremonial Office of the Vice President of the United States. I want to, in particular, thank the two colleagues of mine in the United States Senate who have been extraordinary…
Preserving and Fortifying Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:18 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Oh, what’s going on? Good afternoon. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I hear comments. Okay, here we go. So, yesterday, Secretary Yellen estimated that without action by Congress, we could be unable to meet our obligations. In other words, default as early as June 1st. The updated projection should…
