Texas police arrest DACA recipients in Austin protest
It is summer and things are heating up. Here is some immigration news from Texas.
At least 15 people, including four DACA recipients, have been arrested in Texas during a protest demanding permanent legal status for. The demonstration was organized by Cosecha, a nonviolent immigrants’ rights group, and took place yesterday in Austin, Texas near the state capito.
A group of about 50 people chanted “undocumented and unafraid” and “si se puede” (“yes you can”) as some blocked a street in the state capital, leading to the arrest of 15 people including four recipients of relief under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
More than 787,000 young people have been approved for DACA relief.
KJ
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