The Trump administration has sought to reverse the Obama era program that granted protections from deportation for immigrant children brought to the country.
The Trump administration argues that DACA recipients are not protected from deporation, justifying the detention of prominent activists like Catalina 'Xóchitl' Santiago in El Paso.
But the concerns extend past the over 20 known detentions for deportations, aiming at ending the benefits DACA recipients hold, like driver's liceneses and financial aid.
Elena Ramírez is watching closely the changes to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program by the administration of President Donald Trump.
Ramírez is concerned that the detaining of DACA recipients and other rollbacks to former President Barack Obama's administratio

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