SAN FRANCISCO - Growing fear and confusion is spreading across the Bay Area’s immigrant community after the Trump administration abruptly reversed its position on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, urging recipients to leave the United States voluntarily or risk deportation.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a sweeping advisory to DACA recipients nationwide, including thousands in California, reminding them that the program "does not confer legal status."

In a statement provided to KTVU, DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said: "The United States is offering illegal aliens $1,000 and a free flight to self-deport now. We encourage every person here illegally to take advantage of this offer and reserve the chance to come back to the U.S."

"It just

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