DACA’s Future Uncertain as Delays Disrupt Lives, Raise Fears of Deportation

Since it was created back in 2012, DACA has allowed unauthorized immigrants who arrived in the US during childhood to go to school and work without fear of deportation. Now, many recipients are reporting extra long delays for renewing their status, which is required every two years, leading some to lose their jobs, health insurance, and stability and causing many to worry that they will be deported. President Trump tried to shut the program down during his first term and is expected to try again during his second. We talk with DACA recipients, advocates and legal experts about the Trump administration’s efforts to weaken DACA. Guests: Leo Rodriguez, union organizer; Oakland resident; DACA recipient Sarah Souza, DACA recipient and immigrant rights and economic justice activist; serves on the San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission; legislative aide for San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin Alex Padilla, U.S. Senator Bill Ong Hing, professor of law and migration studies, University of San Francisco; author of several books on immigration policy and race relations including "Humanizing Immigration: How to Transform Our Racist and Unjust System; helps run the USF Immigration & Deportation Defense Clinic Xochilt Cruz Lopez, Richmond resident; DACA recipient who experienced a long delay for her renewal Jupiter Peraza, San Francisco resident and DACA recipient Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices