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While the Trump Administration considers the future of an Obama-era program that has allowed over 800,000 undocumented youth to live freely in the U.S., immigrants and their allies are taking to the streets in protest._ by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Aug 30, 2017 9:15 PM UTC by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Aug 30, 2017 9:15 PM UTC While the Trump Administration considers the future of an Obama-era program that has allowed over 800,000 undocumented youth to live freely in the U.S., immigrants and their allies are taking to the streets in protest. On Wednesday, supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will gather in New York City’s Columbus Circle for a [rally and march to protect the program](http://abc7ny.com/politics/new-york-city-march-planned-ahead-of-trumps-daca-decision/2358757/). Since it was enacted by President Barack Obama in 2012, DACA, has shielded qualified undocumented youth from deportation, allows them to get work permits, go to school, and all around live out of the shadows. Ahead of the Wednesday night rally, DACA recipients, have shared videos on social media outlining how the program has changed their lives. In a video posted on Twitter, DACA recipient Eliana Fernandez said DACA has given her “emotional and financial stability.” Through the program, she’s been able to graduate from college, attend graduate school, and become a homeowner. “DACA has given me an identity to come out of the shadows,” she said. President Trump is reportedly considering ending DACA, despite promises he made early in his administration to treat beneficiaries of the program with “[heart](http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-press-conference-dreamers-heart-235103).” White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has the future of the program “[continues to be under review](https://www.nbcnews.com/video/white-house-daca-program-continues-to-be-under-review-1032625219823),” during a press briefing last week. A group of conservative state leaders, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, has also threatened to sue the Trump Administration on Sept. 5 if the program isn’t ended. As DACA hangs in the balance, immigration advocates are not taking any risks. “We will not be pushed back in the shadows because this is our home and we are #HereToStay,” Greisa Martinez Rosas, a DACA-beneficiary and advocacy director of the immigrant rights organization United We Dream, said in a statement last week. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] I am one of the 800, 000 DACA recipients who's lives right now is under attack by the administration. Meaning there are also 800, 000 stories to explain why we need to defend DACA. DACA has opened doors of opportunity that not only have bettered our lives. But have made a great contribution to the United States economy. Standing strong, we are undocumented, unafraid, and here to stay. DACA has given me an identity to come out of the shadows. DACA has given me emotional, and financial stability. DACA has helped me graduate from college. DACA has helped me now attend grad school. DACA has helped me become a home owner, and I'm ready to do this fight for both of my kids. I marched today because immigrant youth will have the privilege of working with every single day are some of the most inspiring and talented people that I know. And because white people like me need to show up and show that we're allies in the fight. Again white supremacy and the attacks on immigrant communities. We're marching because we want to let President Trump that we're here to stay and we want to defend DACA, the program that grants [ INAUDIBLE ] permits to nearly 1 million [ UNKNOWN ] immigrants like myself. If DACA were to end, I will probably lose my job And the bachelor's degree that I'm working so hard towards getting will not have any value, because I will not be able to legally work and better serve my community. DACA has changed my life in many ways. I was able to get a driver's license. I was able to get a good job and pay for tuition. But the best benefit out of DACA is that I was able to travel back to Mexico and visit my family after years of separation. 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