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Jonathan Alvizo, an art director and DACA recipient, poses for a portrait outside of his alma mater, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, in Dallas, Texas on Thursday, November 14, 2024.

Jonathan Alvizo, an art director and DACA recipient, poses for a portrait outside of his alma mater, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, in Dallas, Texas on Thursday, November 14, 2024. Desiree Rios for NPR hide caption

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Politics

DACA recipients brace for new Trump term, as future of program is uncertain

As the threat of mass deportations looms, hundreds of thousands of immigrants with temporary protections fear they may have to leave the U.S., leaving family and careers behind.

The likelihood of DACA ending is high with Trump's win

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Tuesday

Supporters rally outside the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, following a hearing on the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. A separate lawsuit, filed in a federal district court in North Dakota, challenges a rule allowing DACA recipients to enroll in Affordable Care Act plans this year.

Supporters rally outside the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, following a hearing on the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. A separate lawsuit, filed in a federal district court in North Dakota, challenges a rule allowing DACA recipients to enroll in Affordable Care Act plans this year. Jack Brook/AP hide caption

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Shots - Health News

'Dreamers' can get Obamacare this year, unless a court case stops them

KFF Health News

A Biden administration rule allows people in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to enroll in ACA health plans and qualify for subsidies. Nineteen states are seeking to block the rule.