DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, is an immigration policy created by the Obama administration in 2007 that allowed qualified illegal immigrants who entered the country as minors to receive a renewable, two-year work permit.

On Sep. 5 Trump decided to repeal the policy and deport the 800,000 young adults who had qualified for the program, effective as early as March.

The Trump administration claims the program takes away jobs from “hard-working Americans”. Attorney General Jeff Sessions supports Trump and believes American citizens are being victimized and denied jobs because of “illegal aliens.”

Protests have broken out around the White House and Justice Department with harsh criticisms from democrats, college presidents, immigration activists, and even some republicans.

Former president Barack Obama spoke about the issue on his personal Facebook page on Sept. 6.

“Whatever concerns or complaints Americans may have about immigration in general, we shouldn’t threaten the future of this group of young people who are here through no fault of their own, who pose no threat, who are not taking away anything from the rest of us,” Obama said on Sept. 7.

Trump later tweeted about the subject, calling on Congress to legalize the program. Sep. 7 the president made a statement that he had nothing against the young adults who’ve received the opportunity to participate in the program.
“I have a love for these people, and hopefully now Congress will be able to help them and do it properly,” Trump said.

People who still have DACA work permits that expire before Mar. 5 can renew their permits through October, but if Congress fails to protect the program many recipients could face deportation as soon as March.

Since the announcement there have been rallies protesting the rescindment of the program, some Dreamers, DACA receivers, have gone as far as to sue the president.