Daca recipients in Texas await judge’s ruling that could upend their lives

People brought to US as children have built lives and are raising families - but could lose their ability to work legally

A federal judge could soon decide whether tens of thousands of so-called Dreamers" in Texas could lose their ability to work in the US legally under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) immigration program - prompting fears of upheaval and heartbreak.

As part of the years-long legal battle over Daca, US district court judge Andrew Hanen is set to rule on competing proposals for the future of the Obama-era program. One of those proposals, submitted by the Trump administration, would make Daca recipients in Texas, in particular, ineligible for the work permits typically offered by the policy.