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…
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Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on New Actions to Address Our Broken Immigration System
Via Teleconference 4:35 P.M. EDT MR. FERNÁNDEZ HERNÁNDEZ: All right. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining today’s press call regarding additional actions President Biden will announce to address our broken immigration system. The call will begin with remarks from senior administration officials and be followed by a question-and-answer period. As a reminder, the contents…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Expand Opportunities for Latino Communities and Ensure Every Family Has a Fair Shot at the American Dream
President Biden and Vice President Harris are working to ensure that all Latino families and communities can achieve greater opportunity. Over the past three years, the Administration has taken historic action to expand opportunity for Latino families and communities, including creating more than 15 million jobs – with 5 million created for Latinos, helping Latino…
A Proclamation on National Immigrant Heritage Month, 2024
America is the only country in the world with a heart and soul that draws from old and new. We are home to people whose ancestors have been here for thousands of years and home to people from every place on Earth. Some people came freely, some came chained by force, some came when famine…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:52 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. Q Hello. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello. Weijia, hello. Okay, I have a couple things at the top, and then we’ll get going. So, as you all know, this afternoon, President Biden and the First Lady will host…
Statement from Vice President Kamala Harris on New Actions to Keep Families Together
Immigrants have always made America stronger. For generations, they have served in our military, taught in our classrooms, and led our small businesses as entrepreneurs. They are our neighbors, classmates, and loved ones. And their experiences, ambition, and aspirations power our communities, economy, and country each day. That is why from Day One of our administration,…
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at an Event Marking the 12th Anniversary of DACA
The East Room Who knows the possibility of a dream better than those who traveled miles just to find it? I’ve seen it over and over in my community college students – immigrants and refugees, first generation Americans who take nothing for granted. They show up. They don’t complain. And they only ask for one…
Statement by President Joe Biden on Protecting Dreamers
I am disappointed in today’s Fifth Circuit decision holding that DACA is unlawful. The court’s stay provides a temporary reprieve for DACA recipients but one thing remains clear: the lives of Dreamers remain in limbo. Today’s decision is the result of continued efforts by Republican state officials to strip DACA recipients of the protections and work authorization…
FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity for Latino Communities Across the Country
From the Latino business owners and workers who help fuel our nation’s economy to the barrier-breaking Latino leaders the President has appointed throughout the federal government, the Latino community has embodied the truth that our diversity is our strength as a Nation. This Hispanic Heritage Month, the Biden-Harris Administration continues to celebrate the remarkable achievements…
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…
