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June 16, 2017

Trump Admin. Rescinds Deferred Action for Parents of Americans Program
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Back in the United States, the Trump administration has formally
rescinded President Obama's Deferred Action for Parents of Americans
program, or DAPA, which would have shielded millions of immigrants with
U.S. citizen or permanent resident children from deportation. DAPA had
been blocked by the courts and was never implemented. This comes as the
Trump administration has said explicitly for the first time that
recipients of DACA-that's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals-will
not have their work permits canceled before their expiration dates. DACA
permits last two to three years. However, the statement by the
Department of Homeland Security did not say whether the administration
will grant renewals of DACA permits.


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