DOJ decision puts deportation target on Dreamers, Hispanic Caucus says

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: April 30, 2026

Words: 464

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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WASHINGTON — Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus raised serious concerns Thursday about the impact of a recent Department of Justice decision that will make it easier to deport hundreds of thousands of people brought into the country unlawfully as children, referred to as Dreamers.

Texas Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro said the April 24 decision from the Department of Justice’s Board of Immigration Appeals, “put a target for deportation on every single Dreamer in …

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