Obama-Era Program: Trump Administration and Cohen Points

obama-era program: Although Trump's move to dismantle the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy a decision he has since hinted he will revisit has been controversial, Cohen points out Canada does not have a similar program that protects children brought here illegally, according to CBC. We need to look at ourselves and realize we're not doing anything either for young children who are here without status, he said. Earlier this month, the Trump administration said it would end an Obama-era program that shields from deportation about 800,000 so-called Dreamers who arrived in the U.S. illegally as children. Halifax immigration lawyer Lee Cohen. They are the quintessential victim in this morass and in Canada there is no program in place that looks after the needs of children that don't have status in this country, he said. Blair Sanderson/CBC Even if they've lived in Canada for decades since they were children, Cohen said those without status have few options. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.