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DACA under the Trump Administration

Photo of Susana Lujano, a dreamer from Mexico living in Houston, holding a sign that says "DACA is temporary our home is here" at a rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Susana Lujano, left, a dreamer from Mexico who lives in Houston, joins other activists to rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, June 15, 2022. A revised version of DACA, a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, is set to be debated Thursday, June 1, 2023, before a federal judge who previously ruled the program illegal. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
By Amy Contreras

The DACA program for young immigrants could soon be open to new applicants for the first time since 2021. DACA allows some undocumented immigrants who were brought here as minors to legally live and work in the U.S. But some people fear that it’s unsafe to apply under the Trump administration.

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