11 Years of Legal Limbo for DACA Recipients
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**DACA's Future Is Still Uncertain**
Good afternoon,

On June 15, 2012, President Obama announced
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the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
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temporary protection from deportation and access to other opportunities,
such as work authorization, for hundreds of thousands of people who came
to the United States as young undocumented immigrants.

Today marks the eleventh anniversary of the creation of the DACA
program. Yet, DACA recipients are still living in limbo as they await a
federal judge's ruling
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on the legality of the program. In 2021, Judge Andrew Hanen, who serves
at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas,
ruled that DACA was unlawful after the state of Texas (and others)
argued that DACA recipients are a burden on public schools and the
health care system. However, the Department of Justice (DOJ) disagreed
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leading to an appeal.

Nearly 600,000 DACA recipients
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face uncertainty
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they await yet another decision in Texas courts if the program can
withstand legal scrutiny.

"[Dreamers] are Americans in their heart, in their minds, in every
single way but one: on paper," President Obama said
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in 2012. He argued that this temporary stopgap measure would lift the
shadow of deportation from these young people and make immigration
policy more fair, more efficient, and more just.

Congress has yet to act
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to move forward and find solutions for those who face an existential
threat in the courts. A permanent solution for Dreamers and DACA
recipients is urgent. Policy makers on both sides of the aisle should
find ways to protect a population that lacks access to pathways that
would allow them to live and work legally in the United States, where
they grew up, a place they call home. 

DACA has helped more than 800,000
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people build careers and families in the United States. Since its
launch, its recipients have contributed $108 billion
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wages to the U.S. economy. DACA recipients work in food services,
hospitality, retail, education, health care, technology, and more.

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**Source: National Immigration Forum**

Americans support
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bipartisan legislation that would offer stability to DACA recipients and
their employers, as well as other Dreamers. Every day, Dreamers make our
economy, communities, and nation stronger. It is long overdue to provide
them with the certainty and legal stability they need and deserve.

Eleven years after this program's inception, the National Immigration
Forum continues to call upon Congress <[link removed]> to enact
a permanent solution for Dreamers. We hope you remain in this fight with
us, advocating for fair and just immigration policies. 

Stay hopeful and committed,                             
         

Oula Alrifai

**Oula Alrifai**
Assistant Vice President of Field & Constituencies
National Immigration Forum 

**NEWS CLIPS TO NOTE:**

**ABC NEWS:** DACA recipients leaving US, disheartened by legal limbo
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**NEW YORK TIMES**

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** **Biden Names Border Patrol Chief as Immigration Policies Draw
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**NPR:** New U.S. immigration rules send asylum requests soaring in
Mexico
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**ABC NEWS:** Costa Rica-US immigration agreement aims to manage
region's flows
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**REUTERS:** U.S. to renew deportation relief for more than 300,000
immigrants
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