Trump to End Child-Migrant Protection, as 1 Million Put in Limbo
- DACA would end in six months, allowing time for legislation
- Obama policy protects undocumented people brought as children
Trump Will End DACA Program in Six Months
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President Donald Trump will end an Obama-era program preventing the deportation of immigrants illegally brought to the U.S. as children, putting in legal limbo about 1 million people who consider themselves Americans.
Trump will delay the end of the program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA, for six months in the hope that Congress can pass legislation to codify the protections President Barack Obama created. In a tweet Tuesday night the president said he’d revisit the issue if lawmakers fail to take action by then.