Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, on September 5, 2 months ago, Attorney
General Jeff Sessions announced the Trump administration's repeal of
the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, better known as
DACA. DACA provides temporary legal status to immigrant students if they
register with the government, pay a fee, and pass criminal and national
security background checks. It was renewable on a 2-year basis. The young people protected by DACA are also known as Dreamers. They
came to the United States as children. They grew up knowing only this
country, believing this was their home and their future. Many of them
in their teenaged years were told quietly by a parent that their legal
status was not the status of an American citizen.
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