DACA

Immigranted gives a loan to DACA recipient Kenia Lopez

Immigranted gives a loan to DACA recipient Kenia Lopez

As the national debate over immigration continues, the voices that often get shouted down are those of young people, those who were brought to the United States without documentation and given a pathway to legal status via a work permit, only to have the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, repealed from under them. “It’s definitely been stressful, and it’s definitely been heartbreaking” says Kenia Lopez, a former DACA recipient.