Today, as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on whether to uphold an injunction blocking the Trump Administration’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, we reflect on what citizenship means in absence of papers.
CLASP helped lead the development of an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court describing the traumatic impact of a DACA rescission on recipients' children. The brief was co-authored by Persyn Law & Policy and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP for the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, the American Academy of Pediatriccs, CLASP, and other children's advocacy organizations, medical professionals, and child development experts. Read the complete brief here with appendix.
The Dream Act of 2019 and American Promise Act of 2019 would support economic security and wellbeing for DACA beneficiaries, TPS holders, and Dreamers as well as their families.
DACA beneficiaries and TPS holders are caught in a state of uncertainty about their futures. Every day Congress and the Administration fail to act, they further endanger the economic security and wellbeing of immigrant families.
