Mark Kelly pushes permanent citizenship for DACA recipients as renewal delays spike

By: Gloria Rebecca Gomez

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: May 12, 2026

Words: 879

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Immigrant rights groups and elected officials are calling for the creation of a permanent pathway to citizenship for people who came to the country as minors, even as President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign puts them at risk.

More than 500,000 people across the country depend on the work permit and temporary protection against deportation afforded to them under the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, including nearly 19,000 who live in …

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