Ahead of the November 12 U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in three consolidated cases regarding President Trump’s unlawful termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, DACA recipients and a broad coalition of immigrants’ rights organizations today launched the Home Is Here campaign to highlight what is at stake for 700,000 DACA recipients, their families (including 256,000 U.S. citizen children), our communities, the economy, and our country if the Court overturns the lower court rulings currently allowing DACA renewals to continue.
Deferred Action
09-24-2019
DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) is former President Obama’s executive order that protects roughly 800,000 undocumented youth from deportation and grants them rights to work in the United States to support their families and communities. Even before he came into office, President Trump has been constantly attacking DACA and tried to rescind the program entirely in September 2017, threatening the safety and livelihoods of 800,000 DACA recipients and their families. Nevertheless, the program remained open for the existing DACA recipients due to the enormous support and advocacy from the immigrant community.
09-19-2019
Four beneficiaries of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the program giving legal protections for young unauthorized immigrants, interrupted Joe Biden’s closing remarks during the Democratic debate Thursday night with chants of “We are DACA recipients! Our lives are at risk!”
“Hearing that there wasn’t much spoken in the debate about immigration, we felt compelled to speak up and say something,” one of the protesters said. “I personally felt that I had been silenced for so long about my status that I couldn’t be silent anymore. It wasn’t planned. It was more emotional.”
09-13-2019
Prior to the debates, our community leaders and advocates joined the #FreeOurPeople Rally! NAKASEC was excited to join a rally with United We Dream, SEIU Texas, Texas Organizing Project, Workers Defense Action Fund, and Fight For 15 Texas where speakers talked about immigrant and worker justice, and demanded closing all detention centers.
During the debate, our DACAmented leaders let the country know DACA is at risk. On the evening of the Democratic Presidential Debate, September 12, 2019, four DACAmented young leaders from NAKASEC spoke out at the debate to uplift the upcoming Supreme Court case on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
09-06-2019
On the two-year anniversary of the Trump Administration's move to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Jung Woo Kim and other young immigrants shared stories Thursday morning about how the program helped them. “My life changed 180 degrees after I received DACA,” he said.
09-03-2019
On the second anniversary of President Trump's rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, immigrant rights groups will announce "Rise Up for DACA," the campaign to defend the program as it faces its biggest-ever challenge in the Supreme Court. The coalition will hold a rally and press conference at 11 a.m. Thursday, September 5 at the downtown Federal Building. We will hear testimony from DACA pioneers, beneficiaries, and those who missed out on DACA because of Trump's decision.
06-28-2019
The Supreme Court says it will hear arguments over the legality of the Trump administration’s decision to terminate the Obama-era immigration program. DACA shields certain young migrants brought to the United States illegally from deportation and allows them to receive work permits. The justices announce in an order that they will review three cases on the matter in their next term, beginning in October. A decision is expected by next June, in the thick of the 2020 presidential campaign.
08-31-2018
A conservative judge in Texas refuses to issue an injunction, so unauthorized immigrants currently protected from deportation will still be allowed to renew.
08-31-2018
NAKASEC celebrates the decision made today by U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen of Texas to not block the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. What this ruling means is that for the time being, the federal government will continue to accept DACA renewal applications. Our young leaders have been at the forefront of organizing and advocating for undocumented immigrants since the threat to DACA first became public. Two NAKASEC DACAmented leaders submitted testimony as part of a counter lawsuit led by MALDEF. We encourage DACA recipients to renew NOW.
07-24-2018
For those who have DACA, renew your DACA now even if it expires next year. DO NOT WAIT. Call the Korean Resource Center for more information or to make an appointment. KRC provides free legal consultation and financial aid to assist with your USCIS filing fee of $495