Dreamers win at the Supreme Court

Joseph Fons holds a Pride flag beside DACA activists outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., June 15, 2020.

Joseph Fons holds a Pride flag beside DACA activists outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., June 15, 2020. Credit: REUTERS/Tom Brenner.

In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court today said the White House was arbitrary and capricious in trying to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The ruling protects about 700,000 DACA recipients from deportation, and allows them to keep working and going to school in the U.S. KCRW talks about what this ruling means for the people directly affected by it.

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Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Rosalie Atkinson, Brian Hardzinski, Angie Perrin, Caleigh Wells