They were prepared to make
that leap of faith, at great risk, on the chance that this might be the
ticket they were looking for to a life in America, to be part of
America's dream and America's future. Then, on September 5, President Trump came forward and announced that
he would abolish this program created by President Obama and that it
would end on March 5, 2018. He established a standard and said: We will
allow those who have to renew during this period of time--their 2-year
DACA protection had expired, and they would have to renew--until
November 5 to file and to qualify for a renewal period. He picked
November 5. For many of them, it was a surprise and a challenge to come
up with the filing fee and to get the papers in on time so that their
protection would continue until March 5, 2018, or beyond. Some of them
did everything they could think of. Some went to attorneys, for
example, to make sure they got this renewal of DACA completed
successfully and accurately. Now we have learned that something terrible happened in the meantime. They relied on the Federal Government--particularly, they relied on our
Postal Service--to mail in their applications for renewal.