Immigrants Still Look to Anti-Deportation Act for Relief in Uncertain Times

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This media roundtable was organized by New America Media in collaboration with San Francisco’s Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs. Photo courtesy of New America Media

By Elena ShoreNew America Media

Leticia Urrutia’s DACA renewal is coming up in October, a month before the presidential elections.

“I was like, ‘What am I going to do?’ ” the 23-year-old native of Mexico said at a recent media roundtable in San Francisco.

Urrutia is a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a renewable, two-year protection from deportation for undocumented immigrants who came to the country as children. 

Read the complete story at New America Media.

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