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DACA Backlash Hardens as the Clock Starts Ticking

The Trump administration’s decision to end DACA kept generating new backlash on September 12, with Senate remarks, committee statements, and advocacy pressure underscoring how quickly the move had turned into a political and humanitarian mess. The six-month phaseout was now real, and critics were hammering the White House for punting the fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants into Congress’s lap while also triggering legal and economic uncertainty.

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First recorded Sep 12, 2017·Meaningfully updated Sep 12, 2017

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DACA Backlash Hardens as the Clock Starts Ticking

The Trump administration’s decision to end DACA kept generating new backlash on September 12, with Senate remarks, committee statements, and advocacy pressure underscoring how quickly the move had turned into a political and humanitarian mess. The six-month phaseout was now real, and critics were hammering the White House for punting the fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants into Congress’s lap while also triggering legal and economic uncertainty.

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DACA Backlash Hardens as the Clock Starts Ticking

The Trump administration’s decision to end DACA kept generating new backlash on September 12, with Senate remarks, committee statements, and advocacy pressure underscoring how quickly the move had turned into a political and humanitarian mess. The six-month phaseout was now real, and critics were hammering the White House for punting the fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants into Congress’s lap while als…

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