Related: Obama's immigration action prompts heated exchanges at supreme courtProtesters called for the contract to be scrapped and hoped for positive news from the supreme court. Despite Obama’s efforts on Daca and Dapa, Malagon described the president’s record on immigration as “despicable”. The United We Dream national congress, billed as the largest-ever assembly of young advocates for undocumented immigrants, took place in Houston from Friday to Sunday in a climate of heightened tension both locally and nationally. “The immigrant community has definitely seen both presidential candidates as really just a threat to communities of colour,” said Sheridan Aguirre, a communications coordinator with United We Dream. The plans were blocked by a conservative federal judge in Texas last year in a case that grew increasingly acrimonious.

Source: The Guardian June 12, 2016 14:04 UTC