Today I think about Jorge Steven Acuña’s story. In 2001, his family came to the United States to seek political asylum. #DefendDACApic.twitter.com/Cm8dPBviLj
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But in 2012, they were yanked from their Germantown home and locked up in a detention center.
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I was proud to join forces with advocacy organizations, lawyers, and local leaders to make sure the Acuña family stayed where they belonged.
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And thanks to the DACA program, Steven just graduated from
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It’s important to go after gangs like MS-13, but it is an insult to decency and common sense for DREAMers to be targeted for deportation.
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The Trump Administration’s decision, to rescind DACA is taking our country backwards. For DREAMers like Acuña family, we must keep fighting!
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