Trump Abandons the Dreamers

Trump Retreats From Earlier Support for Dreamers

Washington, D.C. — The Trump administration is increasing pressure on recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, despite President Donald Trump previously expressing support for protecting so-called Dreamers from deportation. According to Axios, immigration advocates and legal experts say Dreamers are facing slower renewal processing, reduced deportation protections, and growing uncertainty surrounding the future of…

Trump abandons Dreamers despite past sympathy

President Trump talks sympathetically about the country's 500,000 Dreamers — but his administration is putting them in the crosshairs for deportation.Why it matters: The recipients of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program are finding it no longer reliably protects them from deportation or disruptions to their ability to work legally.Trump officials are slowing renewals, narrowing deportation protections and ramping …

Trump Abandons the Dreamers

“President Trump talks sympathetically about the country’s 500,000 Dreamers — but his administration is putting them in the crosshairs for deportation,” Axios reports. “The recipients of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program are finding it no longer reliably protects them from deportation or disruptions to their ability to work legally.”