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The end of DACA: Trump tells immigrant dreamer children to “Prepare for departure”

As the Trump administration prepares to dismantle the 5-year program through which some 790,000 children lived temporarily without fear of deportation. Yet DACA did not provide a pathway to residency or citizenship Español

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Franciscan Friars from Holy Name College and Saint Camillus Church join thousands of social justice advocates, immigrants, and faith leaders at the Supreme Court in support of President Obama's DAPA/DACA. Photo: Br. Christian Seno, OFM (Flickr). Some rights reserved. "To accomplish great things, it’s not enough to act; we must also dream".

Anatole France

DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) is/was a 5 year old program through which some 790,000 young people who were under 16 when they came to the United States were continuing their studies, working, driving (which is essential through most of the U.S.) and living without fear of deportation for two years.