This woman is suing to keep the DACA program alive.

[Global Nation] 'I feel kind of scared, because no one like me should be in the Supreme Court.' At age 29, Norma Ramírez is a mental health therapist and PhD candidate in clinical psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. She is also one of 11 plaintiffs suing the Trump administration for ending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the Obama-era immigration program that provides deportation protections to undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children. “Nowhere in my life, in my narrative, was there ever like, one day, I’m going to sue the president. Nobody ever has that as a dream,” said Ramírez, who has been a DACA recipient since 2012. The US Supreme Court will hear the case on Nov. 12. [Trump ended DACA. This woman is suing to keep the program alive.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Plus, here are a few more stories you might have missed: [Immigration expert: Trump administration DNA collection plan is a 'waste of time']( The Trump administration announced this week it will begin collecting the DNA of migrants who cross the border to add their information to a database that helps law enforcement officials fight crime. Alex Nowrasteh, director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, says the initiative would be a waste of time and resources. [How immigrant workers are preparing for automation in agriculture]( Immigrants, who comprise the majority of agriculture industry workers in the US, are turning to training and education to make sure they’re not left behind by automation. [Legal status for thousands of Liberians in US hangs on court decision]( Some 4,000 Liberians will lose their legal status due to the Trump administration’s termination of a program that granted them temporary reprieves from deportation. This week, they got their day in court. [How Trump’s bilateral deals with Central America undermine the US asylum system]( For the US, the deals with Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador to take back migrants are like a fortification, shielding the country from taking responsibility for people seeking international protection. They add yet another line of defense to other drastic measures the US has recently taken to keep them out. [Harvard affirmative action case far from over as plans for appeal begin]( In the wake of a ruling Tuesday that Harvard University's race-conscious admissions policy does not violate the rights of Asian Americans, both opponents and supporters of the lawsuit say the conversation around affirmative action and its role at American universities is just beginning. Thanks for joining us! — Marnette Federis, education editor [GlobalNation FB]( [Global Nation Twitter]( [Edit your subscription]( | [Unsubscribe]( Global Nation is a part of PRI - Public Radio International.