DACA 10 years on: ‘Dreamers’ futures still uncertain

Supporters of DACA rallied in Washington, DC on the 10th anniversary of its inception in the United States [J Scott Applewhite/AP]

Washington, DC – Migrant advocates and progressive leaders in the United States are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of a fraught programme that protects undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children.

Dozens of immigrants, supporters and progressive Democratic lawmakers gathered outside of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, DC on Wednesday, where the court is scheduled to begin hearing oral arguments in July, in a case that could affect the future of the programme known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).