The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was an executive action by President Obama: It was a decision by the president and the executive branch on how to enforce the law, rather than a new law that was created by the legislature itself. DACA deferred deportation for people who, though technically illegal immigrants, were brought into the U.S. illegally by their parents while they were still very young. The approximately 800,000 people that DACA covers are also eligible for a work permit that allows them to stay in the U.S.
The Trump administration's immigration policies are very exclusive and wary of all immigrants. Therefore, President Trump has taken steps to rescind protections for those covered by DACA, and has threatened to have them deported to their country of origin. However, several courts in the U.S. have held that the people protected by DACA are now entitled to the legal rights that it has provided, making it more difficult for the Trump administration to take them away.
The New York Times has provided extensive coverage of the DACA program, Trump's attempts to rescind it, and the subsequent court battle.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/13/nyregion/daca-dreamers-injunction-trump.html
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