People brought to the U.S. when they were children, known as Dreamers, have found themselves caught up in the latest political debate in Washington. DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, is scheduled to expire in March if lawmakers don’t extend it.
Young immigrants have been granted temporary protection from deportation — as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services moves to comply with a federal court order directing it to resume accepting DACA renewal applications for previous enrollees in the program. DACA recipients are crossing their fingers that they'll be able to continue living in the United States.