Despite court ruling, DACA recipients vow to push forward

The World

The future of a major Obama-era immigration policy is now in doubt. DACA — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — can protect certain undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children from deportation, and offers a work permit. A federal judge in Texas ruled last week that the program is unconstitutional. The World’s Monica Campbell reports on what this means for people in the program and the implications for the Biden administration's chances of making good on his immigration campaign promises.

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