More than 200 demonstrators gathered outside a federal courthouse in New Orleans as three appellate judges heard arguments regarding the Biden administration's policy shielding immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children from deportation. The case, which involves approximately 535,000 individuals living in the U.S. without citizenship or legal residency status, could potentially impact their future and may eventually reach the Supreme Court.
One of the demonstrators, a DACA recipient named María Rocha-Carrillo, highlighted her long-established life in the U.S., emphasizing her work, homeownership, and career in education made possible by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. On the opposing side, Texas and eight other Republican-led states have raised concerns about the financial burden on states due to allowing immigrants to stay in the country illegally.
