
Changes to DACA Leave Pathway to Citizenship Up in the Air for Hundreds of Thousands of Dreamers
Introduced in 2012, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – also known as DACA – was designed as a temporary administrative relief from deportation for the growing population of undocumented immigrant minors. Sometimes called “Dreamers,” these young people had little to no say in their immigration status. Since its inception, almost 800,000 undocumented youths have been helped by the DACA program. However, last week, a federal judge in Texas upended the plan when he orde