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DACA: Trump administration ending 'dreamer' program for child immigrants

Jeff Sessions Says Trump Administration To End DACA Plan
By Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Sept 5, 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday that the Trump administration has decided to wind down former President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, better known as DACA.

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