ICE asking courts to deport DACA recipients

ACTIVISTS MOBILIZE TO DEFEND DREAMERS

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has begun asking immigration courts to deport some DACA recipients. “DACA recipients, while they’re supposed to be protected, we’re seeing they are actually being targeted in some cases,” said Jose Munoz, United We Dream representative. He said reports surfaced in three states of Dreamers receiving deportation case notifications, despite their legal protections as DACA recipients.

“There’s some fear, there’s anxiety.Obviously there’s a lot of unknown,” Munoz said. This is all happening as the Supreme Court is considering the fate of the DACA program. Some DACA opponents applaud the fact that ICE is going after Dreamers. They believe it means the Trump administration expects a favorable ruling from the high court. “I think they think they’re going to win,” said James Carafano, a the Conservative Heritage foundation’s representative.

Defending DACA

He said if the Supreme Court rules in favor of the Trump administration, ICE will actively work to deport Dreamers. “If DACA is wiped away, then everything is back on the table, and all the cases are really up for review,” Carafano said. But Munoz said, regardless of what the Supreme Court decides, ICE’s actions are prompting activists and legal defenders to mobilize in defense of Dreamers.“What we need now is for leaders to be listening to what’s happening,” Munoz said.