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US authorities accelerate arrests of migrant DACA holders

DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) gave about 700,000 undocumented young people in the United States a valid driver’s licence, a work permit, and a reprieve from deportation. Lately, increased raids are targeting migrants under DACA to start deportation processes. Español

US authorities accelerate arrests of migrant DACA holders
In response to Attorney General Jeff Sessions to announcing the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, thousands of New Yorkers took to the streets. September 5, 2017. | Erik McGregor/SIPA USA/PA Images. All Rights Reserved
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Franz Kafka, “The Castle”

“If there were right laws, if there were a pathway, we would stand in line…. Because this country has a broken, outdated immigration system, we cannot legalize ourselves. There is no pathway to citizenship for people like us,” Bambadjan Bamba, DACA-recipient and “Black Panther” actor, speaking in front of the Supreme Court, November 2019