Next Steps for DACA Recipients

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 6, 2017

On Tuesday morning, the Trump administration announced that it will "wind down" DACA. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is an Obama-era program that allowed young undocumented immigrants to receive a two-year period of deferred action from deportation and eligibility for a work permit. Vivian Yee, New York Times national immigration reporter, and Steven Choi, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition, preview what will happen next in Washington and for DACA beneficiaries. Yee and Choi explain what DACA recipients should do in the wake of the decision and offer advice for moving forward. For free legal advice, Choi suggests that DACA beneficiaries reach out to the New York State Office for New Americans by calling their hotline 1-800-566-7636 . 

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