Right Now : DACA Recipients Risk Arrest in Washington, D.C.

Right now, I am one of 7 DACA recipients risking arrest on Capitol Hill demanding that Congress pass a clean Dream Act as part of the year-end spending bill. Click here and share our livestream! The plan is that Erika, Belen, Juan Carlos, Hector, Barbara, Li and I refuse to identify ourselves - attempting to remain in jail - until Congressional leaders confirm that they will block any spending bill without protection for Dreamers. This is a powerful demand and an unprecedented sacrifice from undocumented youth that needs to be amplified across the country! Click here to watch the action and hear from us why we are making this sacrifice and risking deportation. Over 3 months have passed since the White House repealed DACA, and Congress says there’s no urgency to act by the end of the year. But every day the Dream Act does not pass, undocumented youth are at risk of detention and deportation. Thousands have already lost their work permits, jobs, and sense of safety. Right now in Washington, D.C., DACA recipients are making a deep sacrifice--risking deportation--as a call to action to the nation. Can you share the livestream of our action? This is it. We have until December 22nd to ensure Congress passes a clean Dream Act and grants permanent protection to undocumented youth as part of the spending bill. And with brave DACA recipients risking deportation in D.C., we are building the momentum to make that possible! But to win, we need to make tons of noise and demand #NoDreamNoDeal. All the politicians who claim to “stand with the Dreamers” must do more -- they must commit to rejecting any spending bill that does not include the Dream Act. Can you share our story? With hope, Cata Santiago