Tag: DACA

Applications for the TheDream.US Scholarship are being accepted until Feb. 28. Eligible students must have DACA, TPS or have been in the United States without legal status since November 1, 2016. They must also have graduated from...
Students can apply for the Space Scholarship Fund scholarship until Dec. 31. Three $4,000 scholarships will be awarded to underrepresented students in the Miami-Dade and Broward counties who are planning to pursue careers in the arts or...

DACA Student Graduates From UPenn Law School, Aspires To Tackle Immigration Policy

When Fred Toney told Gustavo Cardona he should apply to Tuskegee University, a historically black university, he couldn’t believe the opportunity was real.  As an...

Senate Bill Would Grant Financial Aid To Undocumented Students

Finding universities that accomodate undocumented students has felt like looking for a needle in a haystack for Kency Herrera. The 19-year-old nursing student at The...

TheDream.US National Scholarship Now Available For 2019-20 Year

DREAMers can now apply for TheDream.US’s national scholarship. The deadline to submit the application is Feb. 28, 2019. The scholarship covers up to $29,000...

Wolfson Campus To Host FLYi Fest

Miami Dade College along with the Bezos Family Foundation and the School for Advanced Studies will host the second annual Florida League of Young...

National Scholarship Program Open For Dreamers

Students can now apply for TheDream.US National Scholarship. Scholarships of up to $14,500 will be awarded to cover an associate’s degree and up to...

Trump Administration Rescinds Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals

The Trump Administration announced on Sept. 5 that it is rescinding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The announcement was made by United States Attorney...

Trump Decides To Rescind DACA

Protests were held at various Miami Dade College campuses in early September to support the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.  The policy—an executive order...

Open Letter To President Donald J. Trump

Dear Mr. President, Why should you care? Your children will never bear the brunt of widespread antagonism, racism or national elitism. You, and the privilege of...

DACA Students Remain Hopeful Amid Immigration Uncertainty

Seven years ago, four Miami Dade College students—three of whom were undocumented—led a 1,500-mile walk from Miami’s Freedom Tower to the United States Capitol...

To What Extent Does DACA Offer Legal Status?

I am one of those 750,000 men and women with Deferred Action Early Childhood Arrival (DACA) status. Since DACA’s creation by an executive order on...

Undocumented Immigrants Deserve An Affordable Education Too

In 2014, there were 11.3 million undocumented immigrants residing in the United States, according to the Pew Research Center. Earlier this year, Missouri and Arizona...

TheDream.US National Scholarship Fund

TheDream.US, National Scholarship Fund, is offered to high school seniors, first time college students as well as recent community college graduates who are DACA...