ICE is detaining DACA recipients — and it's growing harder for them to get out

ICE is detaining DACA recipients — and it's growing harder for them to get out

Leticia, a 36-year-old woman who has lived in the U.S. since she was 15, thought she and two of her siblings were safe from deportation. They have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals protections, giving them two-year work permits and reprieve from possible deportation. But in November, immigration agents detained Letitia’s parents and two of her brothers, including one with DACA status. Her parents and one of her brothers chose to leave the c…