How one family deals with DACA's uncertainty

[Global Nation] Some DACA recipients aren't waiting to see how the Supreme Court rules on DACA The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a legal challenge to President Donald Trump's termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The Trump administration argued that Barack Obama, who created the program in 2012, overstepped the boundaries of the presidency — and that the judiciary should not be able to review the decision to terminate it. Meanwhile, lawyers arguing on behalf of DACA recipients argued the Trump administration did not follow procedure in ending the program in 2017. A decision may not come until next June. In the meantime, some DACA recipients who are tired of the uncertainty are taking matters into their own hands. Karen Hernandez and her husband left the US for Vancouver, Canada, in January. Meanwhile, Hernandez's sister, Angela Velasquez, is waiting in California to see how the Supreme Court Justices will rule on DACA. “I eventually want to have kids and I couldn't see that happening in the States," Hernandez said. [These sisters both had DACA. One took matters into her own hands.]( SUPPORT GLOBAL NATION Do you value our coverage of immigration and immigrant communities in the United States? [Make a gift]( to support our work now, and your donation will be doubled thanks to the NewsMatch campaign. Donate [here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Plus, here are a few more stories you might have missed: [With Congress passing the buck, DACA lands before Supreme Court]( The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments that will determine the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The World explores which way the justices could rule — and what the outcomes could mean for DACA recipients. [After Trump order, states scramble to say they will receive refugees]( Under the terms of an executive order, refugees may not be able to keep arriving without affirmative consent from cities and states. [Despite hateful social media attacks, local voters elect Muslim American candidates]( Muslim American candidates across the country are celebrating wins in races for city councils, school boards and state legislatures — a few in traditionally Republican areas. But the candidates often pay a price. [I'm an American. But my family came to the US fraudulently.]( The Trump administration's immigration policies harken back to the origins of immigration restriction a century ago that sought to keep “undesirables” — like my family — out. [Netflix's 'Ghee Happy' imagines life as a Hindu deity — in preschool]( A new animated show that reimagines Hindu gods as preschoolers has been greenlighted by Netflix. 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.