Everything cast into uncertainty

Business leaders said the opposite is true. Heads of more than 500 companies, including Apple, Facebook, General Motors, Google, Levi Strauss and United Airlines, sent a letter to President Trump arguing that DACA enrollees are “vital to the future of our companies and our economy.” The group estimated the USA could lose up $460 billion.

SCHOOL

Many DACA enrollees will still be allowed to study in high school, colleges and universities, but losing their protective status will make getting an education more difficult to afford.

Terry Hartle, senior vice president of the American Council on Education, said DACA enrollees are ineligible for federal financial aid. That leads many of them to work side jobs to pay for school — jobs that will go away once they lose their work permits.

MILITARY

Undocumented immigrants could qualify for DACA if they served in the military. It’s unclear whether they will be able to continue doing so once DACA is rescinded. The Defense Department did not respond to questions about the number enlisted or what would happen if their protective status expires.

DEPORTATIONS

The Department of Homeland Security said it will not target former DACA enrollees without a criminal record. But the department has been arresting more undocumented immigrants who have not committed crimes.

In January, the last full month of President Obama’s term, about 18% of undocumented immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents had no criminal record. That percentage has increased each month of the Trump presidency, reaching 30% in June.