US President Donald Trump had announced a phase-out plan in which over 150,000 people covered by the DACA programme could submit renewals by October 5 (AP File Photo) US President Donald Trump had announced a phase-out plan in which over 150,000 people covered by the DACA programme could submit renewals by October 5 (AP File Photo)Tens of thousands of young people eligible for renewed protection from deportation had yet to submit their applications hours before a Trump administration deadline Thursday night. The administration was finalizing details of an immigration wish list that could jeopardize a long-term fix. But Ali Noorani, the executive director of the immigration advocacy group National Immigration Forum, said that, if those expectations held true, there was little chance for a DACA deal. Immigration advocates spent weeks trying to publicize Thursday’s DACA deadline. “With the deadline we have with DACA, I think it’s unrealistic to think we can do broader immigration reform like that,” he said.

Source: Indian Express October 06, 2017 05:22 UTC