“Without DACA, we will be back in the darkness. The government has all of our information. My biggest worry is the trauma they would [we] experience if we had to be separated. That’s a big emotional trauma, not just for my family, but for all of us”
Photo: Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images Last week, nine Supreme Court justices heard arguments about the legality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protects young immigrants who came to the United States when they were children from deportation.
The Cut spoke to several DACA recipients from around the country, many of whom listened in on some of the justices’ questions and expressed skepticism about the court serving as their lifeline. Despite ominous headlines that gesture toward the program’s end, many of them remain hopeful. While the critical ruling won’t come until next year, some are preparing for the worst in the meantime. We asked women who traveled to Washington, D.C.
Michelle Monserrat Segura, 25, Los Angeles: “I gave them my information in good faith.” Photo: Courtesy of Michelle Segura “The program was announced in 2012, and I remember hearing about it on the news and from friends. They were rushing to make the CHIRLA line, which wrapped around the whole office building. But, you know, I hesitated. It meant coming out of the shadows. At that point, I was very undocumented and extremely afraid.
Karen Cid, 25, Bakersfield: “I know people have fears because I have fear, too.” Photo: Courtesy of Karen Cid “I was born in Puebla, Mexico, and brought to the U.S. when I was 3 years old. I haven’t been back since, so I don’t remember much. I haven’t talked to my family about what will happen if DACA ends. Once I get home, I will have to. I have a 3-year-old, so I will have to sit down and speak to him. If I get deported, my son will have to stay with my parents.
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