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Dick Durbin: “USCIS has arrested 261 DACA recipients in 2025, and 86 were…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Spotlight Forum On Protecting Dreamers

Published | Video Starts at 05:36

Holding DACA status will no longer necessarily protect them from deportation. According. According to data from the administration itself, USCIS has arrested 261 DACA recipients in 2025, and 86 were removed from the country. Let's be clear, cruelty is the issue here. These are people who have lived in the US for years, graduated alongside our kids, married, had their own US Citizen children, and are good contributors to our community. (05:36–05:46)

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