DURING VOTING MARATHON TO GREENLIGHT TRUMP’S MASS DEPORTATION CAMPAIGN, SENATE REPUBLICANS REJECT DURBIN’S AMENDMENT TO PROTECT DACA RECIPIENTS

Mr. President, this amendment addresses a group of people that we're all familiar with, the DACA recipients. Senate will be in order. We'll all recall that the DACA recipients came to the United States as infants, toddlers and children. To qualify for DACA, they have to register every two years and pay a $600 fee, go through a complete criminal background check before they can be approved. If they violate the terms of the background check at any time, they are disqualified from DACA. What they're looking for is a job, to legally work in the United States and not be deported and to pay taxes. They get no special benefits for being on DACA, no government, special government benefits. This language basically says the DACA recipients will be protected from arrest and detention and removal. That's what the amendment does.