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Texas judge hears DACA challenge: A recipient weighs in

NPR

Published June 1, 2023 at 9:06 AM EDT

When DACA was threatened by the Trump Administration, Norma Ramirez was one of the plaintiffs who sued the administration all the way to the Supreme Court
— and they won. — When DACA was threatened by the Trump Administration, Norma Ramirez was one of the plaintiffs who sued the administration all the way to the Supreme Court — and they won.

In Texas today, a judge will hear the latest challenge to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program.

Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernandes talks to Todd Schulte, president of FWD.us, a bipartisan organization lobbying for immigration reform, and Norma Ramirez, a beneficiary of the program.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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