Multiple
sources
report that President Trump on September 5 will probably announce the
cancellation of the popular Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
program, to take effect after a delay of six months. No one seems sure what the
six-month delay means; Vox’s Dara Lind analyzes the many
different possibilities and what they would mean for DACA recipients. Meanwhile, Trump would be sticking
Republicans in Congress with a hot
potato. Many of them want to pass some version of the old DREAM Act, in
effect granting legal status to the current DACA recipients. Other Republican
legislators are hoping to make a deal with Democrats to combine a DREAM Act
with funding for Trump’s border wall. And still others just want to deport as
many DACA recipients as possible and drive the rest into
the shadows.
Complicating
the GOP’s problems, the media are reporting that one of the victims of Hurricane Harvey was a
DACA recipient. Alonso Guillén had volunteered with a group
trying to help flood victims but drowned the night of August 29 during a rescue
attempt. The Border Patrol reportedly turned back his mother, who lives in
Mexico, when she tried to enter the U.S. to attend Guillén’s funeral.
A number of groups are working
on responses to Trump. Several
petitions
calling for the defense
of DACA are already in circulation. Others are warning supporters not to fall
into the trap of defending immigrant youths by blaming
their parents for entering the country without authorization.
Movimiento Cosecha has announced a
nonviolent protest to “shut down Trump Tower” in New York on September 5 if the
president goes ahead with the cancellation announcement. The protest would
include “multiple direct actions, school walkouts, Trump Tower occupations,
street shutdowns, mass rallies,” according to the group’s Facebook page.
When: Tuesday, September 5 at
11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Where: Trump Tower, 725 5th
Ave, New York, New York 10022
More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/1956622981279758/
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