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Monday was the deadline set by President Donald Trump for Congress to come up with a legislative fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program after he moved to end it
back in September. However, court rulings earlier this year have allowed the program to temporarily continue. As Congress has failed to pass legislation for DACA recipients, Samantha Ramirez
Herrera, 32, describes the past six months as an “emotional roller coaster.” “It’s a very uncertain time,” she said. “It just feels like we are doing all these like psychological, emotional
flips and turns… I’m very saddened.” READ THIS STORY FOR FREE To continue reading, sign up for our newsletters and get unlimited access to WABE.org