Immigrant-ARC Celebrates 10 Years of DACA, Urges Congress to Open Path to Citizenship
NEW YORK, NY (06/15/2022) (readMedia)-- Today marks the 10th year anniversary of the creation of DACA – Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals – which gave administrative relief from deportation to undocumented individuals who arrived as children. Immigrant ARC (I-ARC) issued the following statement:
"10 years ago today, President Obama brought hundreds of thousands of young people out of the shadows by creating DACA. It was a rare moment in recent memory when our immigration system has lived in sync with our values. But the dream of DACA is still unrealized, quite literally with the DREAM Act never becoming reality, other critical legislation stalled for the foreseeable future, and a system riddled with inefficiencies. DACA recipients, as well as their families and communities, deserve a path to citizenship, and Congress must act, so we can fulfill our promise as a nation where every person has the opportunity to thrive and build a better life," said Camille Mackler, founder and Executive Director of I-ARC.
About I-ARC
Immigrant ARC is a collaborative of over 80 organizations and professional associations providing legal services to New York's immigrant communities throughout the State. Born out of the legal effort at JFK Airport during the Muslim Travel Ban in 2017, our mission is clear: to mobilize New York State's legal service providers by facilitating communication and information sharing to better support our immigrant communities; to organize and respond to issues as they arise by coordinating resources and fostering best practices among providers; and to resist and challenge anti-immigrant policies by shining a light on injustices and confronting inequalities faced by our communities in the legal system.
