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Catherine Cortez Masto: “President Trump tried to terminate DACA entirely in his…”

Featuring: Catherine Cortez Masto, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Nevada

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Catherine Cortez Masto Advocates for DACA and Dreamers Amidst Legislative Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 02:42

But their ability to remain in the only home they've ever known is in jeopardy, thanks to this administration's threats to end daca. President Trump tried to terminate DACA entirely in his first term, but he was stopped by the courts. Now immigrant families across the country are once again bracing for their lives to be turned upside down on any given day because of the threats of mass deportations and further attacks on the program. (02:42–02:50)

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Asserts that President Trump attempted to end DACA in his first term, but was blocked by the courts.

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