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DACA Expansion 2014

Expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in 2014, removing the upper-age limit and allowing more individuals to seek deferred action.

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Jan 8, 2026
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How large were anti-deportation protests during the Obama administration?

Anti-deportation protests during the Obama administration were sustained and varied in scale: local rallies often drew dozens to hundreds of participants, coordinated national actions produced scores ...

Jan 18, 2026
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How did the Obama administration's deportation policies impact immigrant communities and families?

The Obama administration combined record-high removal totals in its early years with a deliberate shift toward prioritizing recent border crossers and criminals over long-settled, noncriminal immigran...

Jan 19, 2026
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Who did Obama use to deport illegals

The Obama administration relied chiefly on federal immigration agencies within the Department of Homeland Security—principally U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Pro...

Jan 29, 2026

What role did Secure Communities and other programs play in Obama-era deportation numbers?

(S‑COMM), a fingerprint‑sharing program expanded under , materially increased interior immigration encounters and removals by automating referrals from local jails to and was a major driver of high re...

Jan 14, 2026

Did Barack Obama's use of executive orders constitute an abuse of power?

Barack Obama’s use of executive orders and related unilateral actions drew sustained partisan accusation of "abuse of power," especially over immigration and regulatory initiatives . A review of the r...

Jan 9, 2026

Did Obama have protesters when he deported illegal aliens

Yes: the Obama administration’s deportation policies sparked sustained public protest and organized demonstrations during his presidency, as immigrant-rights groups publicly labeled him the “deporter-...

Jan 9, 2026

What were the major components of Obama's immigration policy from 2009 to 2016?

Barack Obama’s immigration policy from 2009–2016 combined an unsuccessful push for comprehensive reform in Congress with a mix of expanded enforcement and selective executive relief: enforcement shift...

Jan 8, 2026

What were the key provisions of Obama's 2014 immigration executive actions?

President Obama’s November 2014 “Immigration Accountability” executive actions packaged a set of administrative directives that expanded temporary deportation relief for specific groups, reshaped enfo...