DACA, once a lifeline for undocumented youth, is leaving the next generation behind

DACA was once a lifeline for undocumented youth. It's leaving the next generation behind

DACA survived President Trump's 2017 legal challenge when the Supreme Court ruled in 2020 that his administration didn't take the proper steps to end the program.

Kids from migrant families in need hesitant to seek help, scared that loved ones will be deported

A Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient walks with her daughter to take her to school before driving to work in Miami in February 2018. Over the last year, children in migrant families who lack legal status in the U.S., or in mixed-status families, have become less likely to seek help from programs meant to assist them. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)The Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement campaign is causing …

DACA, once a lifeline for undocumented youth, is leaving the next generation behind

A promise of work authorization and deportation protection pulled a generation of undocumented youth out of the shadows when DACA first went into effect in 2012. Yet, hundreds of thousands of today�