News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, THURS. Nov. 14, 2019: Over 10,000 Caribbean young DREAMERS are among the estimated 700,000 awaiting a ruling from the Supreme Court on DACA or the Obama Era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, News Americas has found.
The largest number are from Jamaica which has a total of 2,590 according to latest US Citizenship and Immigration Services, (USCIS) data.
Here’s where the other Caribbean nations stack up:
The Dominican Republic – 2,330
Trinidad and Tobago – 1,840
Guyana – 960
Belize – 820
The Bahamas – 340
St. Lucia – 300
Haiti – 150
Grenada – 150
St. Vincent and the Grenadines – 120
Barbados – 100
Dominica – 90
Antigua & Barbuda – 90
The British Virgin Islands – 30
St. Kitts & Nevis – 30
Turks & Caicos – 30
Cayman Islands – 20
Netherland Antilles – 20
Bermuda – 20
French Guiana – 20
Guadeloupe – 10
SUPREME COURT UPDATE
The Justices on the Supreme Court appear split along party lines with the conservative justices seeming ready to let the program go and side with the administration.
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Such a decision would be devasting to the DREAMERS who because of President Obama were able to attain a work permit and travel documents to live and work here legally. Donald Trump rescinded that order leaving the DREAMERs in limbo and protected only by appellate court rulings.
A ruling against DACA by the Supreme Court could mean deportation for the 700,000 – many of whom came to the US as children and know only this country as home.