06-09-2017 02:20 via alaskapublic.org

Trump’s decision to end DACA prompts Anchorage protest

Anchorage citizens protest President Trump’s decision to end the DACA program. (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)Today, the Trump administration announced it would be end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). The Obama-era program protects undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children, shielding them from deportation and allowing them to obtain work permits.
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About a hundred protesters gathered in downtown Anchorage
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