EPISODE · Nov 28, 2022 · 17 MIN
A decade of downers with DACA
from Headlines From The Times · host Heba Elorbany, Mike Heflin, Kasia Broussalian, Gustavo Arellano, Ashlea Brown, David Toledo, Andrea Castillo, Jazmín Aguilera, Shannon Lin, Denise Guerra, Mark Nieto, Mario Diaz, Kinsee Morlan
For the last decade, about 800,000 individuals who came to the United States as children but have no legal status have been protected from deportation by a program commonly referred to as DACA. It has allowed them to legally work, apply for driver's licenses and even travel abroad. But the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to strike DACA down, leaving the individuals enrolled with no clear step on how to legalize their status.Today, we hear from DACA recipients who aren't going to wait to find out and have moved from the U.S.. Read the full transcript here.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuest: L.A. Times immigration reporter Andrea CastilloMore reading: Why these DACA recipients traded living in the U.S. for other countries ‘I can’t keep fighting the system’: DACA recipients are leaving the U.S., disheartened by years of instability On the 10th anniversary of DACA, Janet Napolitano reflects on program she helped create
What this episode covers
For the last 10 years, people who came here as children but have no legal status could live relatively normal lives through a program called DACA. Its future — and theirs — remains unclear.
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