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A decade of downers with DACA

Nov 28, 2022
17:09

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 Arellano

Guest: L.A. Times immigration reporter Andrea Castillo

More 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

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