Leslie Berestein Rojas|The Trump administration announced Tuesday the end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in six months. Ahead of the announcement, Dreamers shared their thoughts.
Trump has told immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children to "rest easy," but now supporters of the Obama-era program fear it could soon be phased out.
Romulo Avelica Gonzales, the immigrant dad from Lincoln Heights, was released Wednesday evening after being held for six months at the Adelanto immigrant detention facility. A judge released him on $6,000 bond.
Under DACA, young adults who came to the U.S. illegally as kids can work legally. An immigration attorney lays out businesses' options if the program goes away.
Los Angeles has created a legal defense fund and LAPD limits cooperation with immigration agents, but Mayor Eric Garcetti acknowledges the city can only do so much.
The future of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is up in the air now that President Trump is under increasing pressure to end the Obama-era program.
