Before Trump, ‘Dreamers’ were shielded from deportation. Here’s what’s changed

Until recently, Daca allowed undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children to live and work legally

The Trump administration has once again put Dreamers on a rollercoaster ride.

The federal government is sending mixed signals about Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca), a popular program devised under Barack Obama that had until recently allowed undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children to live and work legally without serious risk of deportation.