DACA

The temporary injunction issued Monday would affect roughly 90,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in Texas.

Those enrolled in the federal program shielding them from deportation can enroll through Jan. 15, but a lawsuit and Trump’s anti-immigration stance threaten to eliminate eligibility.

The fate of tens of thousands of immigrants legally living and working in Texas under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could hinge on arguments presented Thursday to a panel of federal judges in New Orleans.

The immigrant youth-led United We Dream fights for the dignity and fair treatment of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., including DACA recipients. Two members of the organization talk about their own journeys in their immigration status.

The Biden-Harris Administration announced earlier this month that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival recipients would be eligible for healthcare coverage through the Affordable Care Act.

The federal government estimates as many as 100,000 people in the DACA program could be eligible to enroll in a health care plan through the Affordable Care Act.

Laura Collins, immigration policy expert with the George W. Bush Institute, discusses the tumultuous history of legislation aimed at undocumented immigrants who came to the country as children.

The state alleges that recipients benefit from using state-funded resources like public education and Medicaid, which places a strain on state funds.

The hearing Thursday morning is the latest in the years-long effort by Texas and its conservative allies to end the popular program that has granted limited relief to undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children.

The decade-long program has benefited hundreds of thousands of people. But Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and other GOP-led states argue it should be halted quickly.