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This Labor Day, Thousands of Dreamer Graduates Remain Trained, Ready to Work, and Sidelined

For Immediate Release: September 3, 2026 Contact: [email protected]  New “The Frequency” reflection on Substack from TheDream.US COO Dr. Hyein Lee examines the workforce cost of denying Dreamer graduates work authorization […]

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New Video Highlights How Dreamers Losing Access to In-State Tuition Harms All of Illinois 

For Immediate Release: September 1, 2026 Contact: [email protected]  Washington, DC – A new video released today by TheDream.US highlights the broader consequences to the entire state of Illinois with Dreamers […]

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TheDream.US, MALDEF, and Presidents’ Alliance React to Latest DoJ Lawsuits Against State Tuition Equity Policies 

For Immediate Release: August 28, 2026 Contact: [email protected]  Washington, DC – Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it had filed four new lawsuits against states’ tuition equity policies […]

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Dr. Angela “Ru” Chen Hired as TheDream.US Director of Higher Education Strategy and Partnerships 

For Immediate Release: August 27, 2026 Contact: [email protected]  Washington, DC – TheDream.US announced today that Dr. Angela “Ru” Chen has been hired as the organization’s Director of Higher Education Strategy […]

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Dream Act the Answer in Face of Escalating Attacks on Dreamers’ Stability, Safety, and Education

For Immediate Release: August 19, 2026 Contact: [email protected]  Gaby Pacheco: Dream Act “urgently needed in light of the blizzard of policies designed to target Dreamers and that run counter to […]

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Important Update for Students Traveling on Advance Parole

On August 13, 2026, the Board of Immigration Appeals issued a decision that may significantly affect certain immigrants who travel outside the United States using Advance Parole.   Under the new […]

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“The Frequency” Spotlights Newest Cohort of TheDream.US Scholars: Nearly 9 in 10 Lack DACA or TPS

For Immediate Release: August 12, 2026 Contact: [email protected]  New installment of The Frequency highlights the ambitions and growing immigration uncertainty facing the 2026-2027 New Scholar class Washington, DC – TheDream.US […]

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Gaby Pacheco: Illinois In-State Tuition Policies for Dreamers Strengthen Entire State

For Immediate Release: August 12, 2026 Contact: [email protected]  TheDream.US Responds to Recent Developments Blocking In-State Tuition in Illinois Washington, DC – A recent judicial ruling, following an earlier U.S. Department […]

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ICYMI: Chicago Tribune Highlights 25-Year Fight for the Dream Act, Led By Dreamers and Sen. Durbin 

New feature chronicles Senator Dick Durbin’s decades of advocacy and TheDream.US’s symbolic graduation calling on Congress to finally pass the Dream Act Contact: [email protected] Washington, DC – In a new […]

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Gaby Pacheco’s New Substack: College Campuses are a “Safety Web” for Dreamers 

Read Gaby Pacheco on Substack HERE Contact: [email protected] Washington, DC – In a new Substack post, “Dreamers’ Safety Web,” President and CEO of TheDream.US Gaby Pacheco reflects on how college […]

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TheDream.US Hosts Symbolic Graduation Highlighting Urgent Need for the Dream Act

Watch a new video highlighting the ongoing fight for the Dream Act HERE For Immediate Release: July 24, 2026 Contact: [email protected] Washington, DC – This week, TheDream.US hosted a symbolic […]

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Gallup Poll: 81% of Americans, Including a Majority of Republicans, Support Dreamers’ Citizenship

For Immediate Release: July 13, 2026 Contact: [email protected] Washington, DC – The latest installment of Gallup’s annual poll assessing Americans’ attitudes toward immigration and immigrants finds overwhelming support across party […]

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