DACA recipients did everything right, yet 14 years later they are more vulnerable than ever

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, hailed as the most successful immigrant integration policy ever, gets weaker daily as the Trump administration chips away at it, write Christina Getrich and Giani Garcia, which is why a permanent fix is needed.

By: Christina Getrich, Giani Garcia

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: July 25, 2026

Words: 878

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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As the 14th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program passes, recipients’ futures are deeply uncertain. Once lauded by scholars as “the most successful policy of immigrant integration,” many recipients are now abruptly losing gains they experienced with DACA, raising alarm about the possibility of downward mobility.

Giani is a public health professional who, with the benefit of DACA, earned degrees from prestigious Ivy League universities and worked as a …

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