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GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | In 2017, Georgetown’s religious leaders participated in a lobbying campaign to protect government programs for undocumented immigrants. University President John J. DeGioia continued the university’s public support Feb.4, by cosigning a  letter that calls for Congress to protect the recipients of the programs.

In Ongoing Show of Support for DACA, DeGioia Co-Signs Letter to Congress

By Taylor Kahn-Perry and Ashley Zhao February 14, 2019

Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia cosigned a letter urging Congress to safeguard the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Temporary Protected Status programs. DeGioia joined 400...

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Trump Signals End to Immigration Deal, Alarming ‘Dreamers’

By Josh Metzger April 6, 2018

Students without documentation at Georgetown University were met with an unpleasant surprise Easter Sunday morning, after President Donald Trump fired off a flurry of tweets signaling the end to a potential...

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Q&A: DeGioia Discusses ‘Dreamers’ Advocacy, Free Speech and Gun Violence

By Ian Scoville March 23, 2018

Amid Georgetown’s most active year of advocacy in recent memory, The Hoya sat down with University President John J. DeGioia to discuss Georgetown’s role in national issues, free speech and the...

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2nd Annual UndocuWeek Aims to Garner Support for ‘Dreamers’

By Jessica Lin March 16, 2018

A second annual UndocuWeek planned for next month aims to raise awareness and garner support for students without documentation, whose futures remain uncertain after unsuccessful congressional efforts...

BOSCO: The Jesuit Case for Dreamers

BOSCO: The Jesuit Case for ‘Dreamers’

By Fr. Mark Bosco, S.J. February 5, 2018

As our country nears a showdown on immigration policy and we at Georgetown University worry about the plight of our own “Dreamers,” the recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program,...

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The weeklong GUHereToStay campaign featured a “Dream Wall” in Red Square, where students wrote messages of support to the undocumented community.

GUHereToStay Campaign Rallies Support for Dream Act

By Sarah Mendelsohn December 1, 2017

GUHereToStay, a weeklong Georgetown University Student Association campaign launched Monday, engaging students and administrators to urge Congress to pass the Dream Act of 2017. The campaign marks GUSA’s...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Expand Advocacy to Protect Dreamers

By Maura Patricia Masters September 8, 2017

As a Georgetown alumna and a high school teacher, who over the years has taught many talented, determined students without documentation, I applaud your support of the bipartisan Dream Act. I urge you...

All People Deserve the Dream

By James Gadea November 1, 2013

A recent article in The Hoya ("Dreamers Share Stories," Oct. 25, 2013, A7) about Georgetown students affected by the Dream Act revealed to me how closely immigration reform hits home on the Hilltop. Reformers...

Dreamers Share Stories

By Kayla Cross October 28, 2013

In an effort to show the human side of the immigration rights debate, the Georgetown University Office of Federal Relations is compiling a short film featuring interviews with three undocumented Georgetown...

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