Trump's DACA Repeal Could Affect Thousands of Pakistanis in America
From the Blog riazhaqThere are 3,476 Pakistani beneficiaries of DACA, former President Barack Obama's initiative providing relief from deportation to over a million young people brought illegally in to the United States as children. President Trump's decision announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions today to end DACA in 6 months' time has put the future of these young men and women in doubt. *What is DACA?* DACA is the acronym for President Barack Obama's executive order titled "Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals". It was issued to stop possible deportations of over a million young men and women after the US Congress failed to pass the "Dreamers Act" that would have given them legal status in the United States. *DACA Beneficiaries:* About 1.3 million DACA applications have been approved as pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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