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TheDream.US Scholarship Accepting Applications

November 22, 2021 Juan S. Gomez Scholarship, 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 a high school in the U.S. with a GPA of at least… Read the rest at our website.

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Space Scholarship Fund Available To Underrepresented Students

November 17, 2020 Samuel Larreal Scholarship, Minorities, DACA

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 hospitality industries. Eligible applicants must fulfill one or more of the following… Read the rest at our website.

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

May 22, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos DACA, Tuskegee University, UPenn, Alum

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 undocumented immigrant from Colombia, Cardona didn’t think he fit the bill. “Tigers come in more than one color,” Toney, formerly the assistant director of… Read the rest at our website.

Photo of Kency Herrera, one of many undocumented students.

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Senate Bill Would Grant Financial Aid To Undocumented Students

February 7, 2020 Alexa Hernández Florida, DACA, senate, bill, undocumented

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 Honors College at Wolfson Campus has stayed afloat this year through the program’s full-ride scholarship, but has seen first-hand how few transfer schools provide… Read the rest at our website.

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

November 30, 2018 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez Scholarship, DACA, dreamers

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 for bachelor’s degree students and $14,500 for associate degree enrollees. The money covers tuition, fees, books, supplies and transportation costs. Current high school seniors must… Read the rest at our website.

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Wolfson Campus To Host FLYi Fest

February 23, 2018 Camilla Sposito Wolfson Campus, SAS, DACA

Miami Dade College along with the Bezos Family Foundation and the School for Advanced Studies will host the second annual Florida League of Young Immigrants Ideas Fest at Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. 2nd Ave., on March 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Organizations will display booths in the… Read the rest at our website.

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National Scholarship Program Open For Dreamers

November 24, 2017 Mendy Silva Scholarship, DREAMer, DACA

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 $29,000 for a bachelor’s degree. Candidates need to be under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Temporary Protective Status or the meet TheDream.US’s immigration eligibility criteria.… Read the rest at our website.

Sisters hugging in front of the Freedom Tower during a DACA vigil.

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Trump Administration Rescinds Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals

September 22, 2017 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez immigrants, Donald Trump, DACA

The Trump Administration announced on Sept. 5 that it is rescinding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The announcement was made by United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions at a press conference. “The effect of this unilateral executive amnesty, among other things, contributed to a surge of unaccompanied minors on… Read the rest at our website.

Deferred Action for the Childhood Arrivals

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Trump Decides To Rescind DACA

September 22, 2017 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez Donald Trump, Trump, 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 by Barack Obama in 2012—allowed more than 800,000 undocumented young people, brought to the United States by their parents, to work and study in… Read the rest at our website.

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Open Letter To President Donald J. Trump

September 22, 2017 Brenda Coromina Donald Trump, DACA

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 your name, will never be defamed for its proud heritage— its working heritage. A heritage so selfless it will pack a life into… Read the rest at our website.

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