Democrats renew push for Dream Act as immigration raids increase

Source: The Hill

12/04/25 9:31 PM ET


WASHINGTON, D.C. (NEXSTAR) — Democrats and immigration advocates joined forces on Capitol Hill Thursday to call for renewed protections for young undocumented immigrants as the Trump administration ramps up nationwide immigration raids. Lawmakers reintroduced the Dream Act, legislation that would create a pathway to citizenship for people brought to the United States illegally as children, often known as “Dreamers.”

Advocates say stepped-up enforcement has left many in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) community living in fear. “Our communities are being hunted,” Greisa Martinez Rosas, the executive director at United We Dream, said, urging Congress to act.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) who is retiring at the end of his term, noted he has introduced the Dream Act every Congress since 2001. A“I’m (sic) not giving up,” Durbin said, calling himself “a proud son of an immigrant” committed to helping the next generation.

He also urged former President Barack Obama to create the DACA program in 2012, which has allowed hundreds of thousands of undocumented young people to legally work and live in the United States without immediate threat of deportation.

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