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Dara Lind

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  • Immigration Reporter, Freelance
  • Senior Fellow, American Immigration Council
Washington, D.C.
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The public has a right & a duty to understand immigration policy. I used to help out with that as a reporter; now I do it at @immcouncil. All tweets my own.
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The Throughline: Trump makes Self Deportation Sound Simple. Immigration Law Says Otherwise.

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By Dara Lind Verified
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The Trump administration keeps offering a single solution for immigrants worried about their futures in the United States: deport yourselves. Losing your Temporary Protected Status? Self-deport. Worried you’ll die in immigration detention? Self-deport. But what does “self-deportation” actually mean? The answer matters on two levels.
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The Throughline: The Supreme Court Just Gave The Trump Administration Permission To Kill TPS

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By Dara Lind Verified
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As we await the Supreme Court’s ruling on whether President Trump can unilaterally end birthright citizenship, the court released two decisions on Thursday that have huge implications for people who’d like to enter the U.S. legally or stay and work here legally under Temporary Protected Status. The first decision comes in response to Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, a case that’s been ongoing for so long that it was originally called Al Otro Lado v.
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Is the Trump Administration Slow-Walking DACA to Death?

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By Dara Lind Verified
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(Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images) CLAUDIA IS TRAINING for a career in biotech, so it’s no surprise that she keeps meticulous records on her own immigration case and has the application process down to a science. Every two years, she has to apply for renewal of her protection from deportation and work permit under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, established by President Barack Obama in 2012.
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