Hugo is one of 700,000 DACA recipients living with the threat of losing his protections.

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Hugo came to the U.S. when he was 10 years old, joining his parents and his brother, who were already living in Colorado. Not long after Hugo graduated high school, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program came into existence, offering him and thousands of other undocumented youth temporary protection from deportation and the opportunity to work and go to school in the U.S.

With a work authorization through DACA, Hugo was able to keep a part-time job as he earned his bachelor’s degree. Since graduating, he has started a career in accounting at a local technology company, and currently lives with his family near Denver, Colorado.

But two years ago today, on September 5th, 2017, the Trump Administration announced plans to terminate the DACA program. Right now, a lawsuit threatening to end DACA is making its way through the Supreme Court. While the Court deliberates, Hugo and 700,000 other DACA recipients will continue to live every day with the threat of losing their protections.

As a DACA recipient myself, I know firsthand how the past two years of limbo have led to constant anxiety and uncertainty. The longer we wait for a decision from the Supreme Court or the longer we take to renew our DACA, the longer our lives are put on hold.

That’s why, today, people all across the country are helping Dreamers by directly funding their $495 DACA renewal applications. Given the uncertainty regarding the future of the DACA program, it is imperative that eligible Dreamers apply for renewal as soon as possible.

Give $5 or more now to support DACA recipients. Your contribution could be the one that allows another Dreamer to stay protected for two more years. ([link removed] )

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Only DACA recipients who have already been granted DACA are — at the moment — able to renew their protection. Completing this application allows Dreamers to continue living and working in their communities for another two years, providing the same stability the DACA program has afforded Dreamers for the past seven years.

“I had decided to stop going to school because my mom just couldn’t [manage the tuition fees] anymore, but once DACA came along, my objective was to get back into the full motion of working, and going back to school. DACA gave me that extra push that I needed,” Hugo says.

“[When] I became a DACA recipient, my life changed. I was able to legally work. I felt like I had a name, and a lot of doors opened.”

DACA is crucial to Hugo’s ability to earn a living, provide for his family, be safe from deportation, and feel like he belongs somewhere. It’s also crucial to the company that relies on his work and the community where he lives with his family. And there are 700,000 more people like Hugo, and myself, who call this country our home, who will lose their protections and be at risk of deportation if the Trump administration succeeds in ending DACA.

Show that you still stand with all 700,000 DACA recipients two years later. Make a donation of $5 or more today. ([link removed] )

Hugo knows all he can do right now is, as he puts it, try to find beauty in the struggle. “I live in the greatest country, and I try to be a productive member of my community. Having the immigrant tag is more of a pride thing, now.”

Thank you for showing Hugo and DACA recipients nationwide you still stand with us,

Juan Escalante

Digital Campaigns Manager, Immigration, FWD.us

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