Trump Ends DACA

Inside Higher Ed
By Elizabeth Redden
September 6, 2017

The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, through which about 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children have gained the right to work and temporary protection against the risk of deportation.  The administration said it will phase out the program, which was established by President Obama in 2012, after a six-month period to give Congress a chance to act on legislation that could restore the program.

In a Tweet on Tuesday evening, Trump said, "Congress now has 6 months to legalize DACA (something the Obama Administration was unable to do.)  If they can't I will revisit the issue!"

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