August 31, 2017
2:54 pm
Trump May End DACA — and Still Hold DREAMers Hostage
By Ed Kilgore While the president is expected to make a decision on DACA in the next few days, a broader immigration deal could change everything. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
With an ultimatum from Republican state attorneys general about to run out, multiple reports indicate that the president will tomorrow announce the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects around 800,000 DREAMers (young people brought into the country illegally as children who meet various criteria indicating exemplary behavior) from prosecution. According to McClatchy, which has the most thorough initial account, Trump will end new DACA designations and renewals, which means current DACA enrollees will be protected from prosecution until their two-year work permits run out (which will happen at varying times over the next two years depending on when they were issued). Several hundred thousand more DACA-eligible immigrants will be out of luck for the time being.
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