The U.S. Supreme Court could issue a decision that would mean the end of deferred action for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants.
For most of her life, Paz lived in a small town outside of Dallas with her parents and younger siblings. She worked hard to get good grades in school, eventually graduating from high school as one of the top 10 students in her class.
“The threat of losing everything – imagine what that does to an individual person,” Martinez said. “And a lot of them internalize it and ask themselves, ‘What have I done wrong? What did I not do?’ And the environment is not looking very hospitable.” The Trump administration’s decision to end DACA has been put on hold by several courts across the country. But after hearing oral arguments in November, the nation’s highest court will issue the final ruling on DACA early this year. Terminating the program could trigger a “public health crisis,” the 2017 study said.
Austin Community College offers an academic track, called Ascender, aimed at supporting Latino students and is developing a support group for DACA students. “I’ve spoken to a lot of DACA recipients, and many of them are scared. They believe they don’t have the resources, or they don’t know what resources they have,” Sanchez said. “I’ve been doing a lot of great things these past few months. And to know that if it does overturn and my dream ends, just because of one person – for me, it brings me anger.”
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