Published September 19, 2017
The Latest on reaction to the Trump administration's decision to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation (all times local):
3:03 p.m.
Washington state's attorney general says he plans to sue the Trump administration over the decision to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation, an act he said was "a dark time for our country."
Bob Ferguson, who earlier this year sued Trump over the travel ban affecting mostly Muslim nations, said at a news conference Tuesday he would file a lawsuit "very soon."
Attorneys general from California and New York have also indicated they plan legal action. Ferguson said he had been in contact with them.
Earlier Tuesday Attorney General Jeff Sessions said a program, known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA, will end in six months to give Congress time to find a legislative solution for the immigrants. They were brought to the U.S. illegally as children or came with families who overstayed visas.
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2:20 p.m.
The attorneys general of California and New York say they are prepared to take legal action against the Trump administration over its decision to end a program for young immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children or overstayed visas.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (HAH-vee-air Beh-sehr'-ah) says the state is prepared to defend participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. He says his office is evaluating Tuesday's order to end the program in six months and determining what legal arguments to make in a lawsuit.
In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (KWOH'-moh) and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman say ending the program allowing hundreds of thousands of immigrants to remain in the United States is cruel and unwarranted.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday the administration will stop accepting new applications for DACA. Congress will get six months to pass a new version before officials stop renewing permits.
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12:15 p.m.
Young immigrants are expressing their distress following President Donald Trump's decision to rescind an immigration program for those who were brought to the United States illegally as children.
In New York, 26-year-old Karen Marin was in a physics class at Bronx Community College when she heard the news Tuesday.
Marin says she's trying to pull herself together and hopes administration officials will change their minds and "realize what they're doing is wrong."
In Miami, 23-year-old Colombian Paola Martinez sobbed at the news and says she feels helpless. Martinez says it's a step backward and she'll be hiding "in the shadows again" when her work permit expires.
Protests are occurring across the country, including outside Trump Tower in Manhattan, where more than 30 people have been arrested.
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12 p.m.
University of California President Janet Napolitano has denounced what she calls President Donald Trump's "misguided" decision to end a program protecting immigrants who were illegally brought to the U.S. as children.
Napolitano is urging Congress to pass bipartisan legislation to protect young immigrants from deportation.
The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will phase out the program in six months.
Elsewhere, the presidents of the University of Connecticut and the Connecticut State University system joined Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in decrying Trump's decision.
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11:05 a.m.
Hundreds of teachers and students are demonstrating outside Metro State University in Denver to protest President Donald Trump's decision to repeal a program protecting young immigrants from deportation.
Protesters held posters Tuesday saying, "Accept my resistance and expect my resistance" and "No borders, no nations, no racists, no deportations."
Demonstrations are occurring nationwide, including outside Trump Tower in Manhattan, near the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Phoenix, and in Miami, where young immigrants from Honduras, Mexico and Colombia are expressing shock and sadness.
In Los Angeles, marchers are gathering downtown.
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10:30 a.m.
Protests are underway after President Donald Trump's decision to phase out a program for thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the United States illegally as children.
Police in New York handcuffed and removed over a dozen immigration activists who briefly blocked Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in front of Trump Tower. The protest Tuesday began with a march down the street and grew to about 400 people. Some cried as they held hands during a sit-in.
In Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel told youths at a high school with a large number of students in the country illegally that they are welcome. The mayor says Chicago schools will be a "Trump-free zone."
In Los Angeles, city and county officials plan to express their opposition at midday.
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