The Southern Poverty Law Center this week denounced a letter signed by 10 state attorneys general as “cruel and heartless” because it asks the Department of Justice to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Under DACA, which was
created by the Obama administration, the federal government has granted
reprieves from deportation to nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants who
arrived in the United States as children.
“Attorneys general from 10 states are egging the federal government
on to be more cruel and heartless in its approach to immigration,” said
Naomi Tsu, SPLC deputy legal director. “The letter requests that the
Department of Justice revoke protections for immigrant youth and begin
targeting for deportation these young people who have grown up as
Americans.
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Source: The Southern Poverty Law Center
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