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Over 80% of Americans support DACA and Dreamers. I am one of them.
Today, the Supreme Court considered President Trump’s cruel efforts to terminate #DACA. For these hundreds of thousands of young men and women, #HomeIsHere. Taking that away is unjust, immoral and an insult to our Nation’s values.
For the over 4,600 DACA recipients in Pennsylvania alone, the average age of arrival was six years old. These are young people who have only known a life here.
DACA UPDATE: DC district court partially stayed a previous order to fully reinstate #DACA. This means that USCIS will not accept first time applications or advance parole for now. DACA renewals are still being accepted. 📣 1/
Three federal courts that have now said that the Trump administration’s termination of DACA was wrong. 2/ #ProtectDreamers
This development in the DC case eliminates Texas’ explanation for why they need an immediate halt to #DACA renewals. Simply put: they have no real argument. 3/
6 years ago, the government began accepting the first applications for the #DACA program, changing the lives of 800,000 young immigrants who could now receive temporary protection from deportation, study, and legally work in the only country they have ever known. #ProtectDreamers
I was there when #Dreamers came to Navy Pier by the thousands to apply for #DACA. They just wanted the chance be a part of America’s future. nytimes.com/2012/08/16/us/…
Gloria was the 110th #Dreamer whose story I shared on the Senate floor. She’s a medical assistant and studying to be a clinical psychologist. Her story: facebook.com/SenatorDurbin/…
NEWS: The federal district court in DC has just found @realDonaldTrump’s termination of #DACA unlawful. Here's what the decision means ↓ 1/
The court is ordering the #Trump administration to accept — for the first time since the #DACA rescission was announced in September — *new* applications from DACA-eligible immigrant youth, BUT NOT IMMEDIATELY. 2/
The court is giving the Trump administration 90 days to explain why they ended #DACA, which the administration has failed to do thus far. 3/
