Trump administration says Obama’s ‘Dreamers’ have no legal status, can be arrested and deported

Astatement from the Department of Homeland Security revealed the administration’s stance on amnesty for some illegal aliens that was instituted by former President Barack Obama.

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‘DACA recipients … are under a heavy microscope to be perfect, or risk upending their entire lives to be forced to live in a country they barely know.’

“DACA does not confer any form of legal status in this country. Any illegal alien who is a DACA recipient may be subject to arrest and deportation,” the DHS said in a statement about a migrant who claimed he lost amnesty status after accidentally driving into Mexico.

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President Donald Trump has previously suggested that he might not deport the “Dreamers,” the name given to DACA recipients, but this latest statement from the DHS likely means they are up for deportation.

Valerie Sigamani, an attorney representing the alleged former DACA recipient who is facing deportation, commented to Blaze News on the DHS statement via email.

Sigamani said the program “unfortunately has too long been a hindrance on the freedom of community members who grew up the majority of their life in the United States.

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The Trump administration will likely ramp up efforts for mass deportations after Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that includes billions in funding for immigration enforcement.

“DACA recipients who show commitment to this country, like my client, are gems to our society, and they should not be devalued because they were not born here,” Sigamani concluded. “To not assure DACA recipients that they are valued, that they can have security, is to not shield community members worth shielding.”