Immigration rights activists take part in a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 12, 2019.
DACA recipients are increasingly feeling more uncertainty as the fate of the immigration program protecting them from deportation continues to be — at a time when President Donald Trump is pushing his administration to carry out “."
Under the program, or DACA, eligible undocumented young adults who came to the United States as children have been allowed to work and study without fear of deportation since 2012, when an executive action by President Barack Obama created the program.
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DACA for the from the first Trump administration and have made their way through the courts.
Last month, an appeals court but allowed as the case continues.
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With that court decision expected to be appealed and reach the Supreme Court — which could rule against the Obama-era program — DACA recipients worry the end of their protections could mean they could face deportation.
The Trump administration has already ended a number of other immigration protections, including , and — all of which allowed recent migrants and immigrants to remain in the United States legally as many sought asylum or adjustments to their immigration status.
“That’s adding to a lot of the fear and worry,” Anabel Mendoza, interim director of communications at United We Dream, the nation’s largest immigrant youth-led network, told 온라인카지노사이트 News.
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“That continued uncertainty about what is going to happen in the courts always makes it so that there’s a sense of knowing that things can change overnight with DACA," Mendoza said.
Protections — for now
DACA recipients are still protected from deportation as long as they continue to renew their status on schedule, according to the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, which has been representing DACA recipients in the legal challenges.
As the Trump administration ramps up its immigration crackdown, beneficiaries who fail to renew their DACA status in a timely manner are left in particularly vulnerable positions by losing their protection against deportation.
“Even if you have DACA, that doesn’t mean that you are off the table,” Mendoza said, “especially when you have an administration that has been so vocal about the fact that they see anybody who is an undocumented immigrant, who came to this country undocumented, as having done wrong and as being a target.”
There was a renewed sense of fear among DACA recipients after a . The United Teachers of Dade union told 온라인카지노사이트 Miami that . It’s unclear whether the teacher had it when he was deported or whether it had expired, Mendoza said, adding that it is most likely one of the first deportation cases involving a DACA recipient in recent memory.
That’s why it's so important for DACA recipients to renew their status on time, Mendoza said. “They need to be continuing to renew and honestly renewing the sooner the better.”
What will Trump do?
and have consistently shown that and to DACA recipients and “Dreamers,” who are also undocumented young adults who came to the United States as children but were left out of the DACA program.
The White House didn't respond to a request for comment. in December that he wanted to work with Democrats and Republicans on a plan “to do something about the Dreamers.”
High-profile Trump supporters like , an , seem to have taken such comments to mean the current Trump administration “will work on finding a solution for Dreamers” if DACA is permanently terminated. In an interview last week, Rodriguez said he believes Trump will work to find “a pathway to legalize” Dreamers.
But Mendez and other DACA supporters say they haven't yet gotten any indication that's what the administration plans to do.
After all, the lengthy legal battle that has put DACA at risk started when , an effort .
Many of the Republican-led states trying to terminate the program in federal court are in line with Trump’s immigration policies.
Though the Trump administration has promised to prioritize deporting undocumented immigrants with criminal records, that .
Building a life — and wanting 'to stay'
DACA has been closed for new applicants since the legal challenges began, shutting out an who could have benefited from it. But for about and their families, the future remains uncertain.
Sandra Avalos, 36, was brought to the United States from Mexico in 1996, when she was 7 years old. She has called Texas her home ever since.
A college graduate, a homeowner and a mother to a teenager, Avalos has made a career in the nonprofit sector, working with first-generation college students and immigrants. In 2015, the year she battled thyroid cancer, she applied for DACA.
Avalos has been consistently renewing her DACA status for the past nine years. The protection, she said, has allowed her to build a career, have a driver's license and feel safe from deportation when she takes her son to school.
"I want to stay in this country," Avalos said. "I want to see my kid go through with high school, finish, graduate and then go off to college. I want to be here for all of that."
"At this time," Avalos said, "it's kind of difficult to see that there is an opportunity for us."
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