Cortes, an immigration attorney for Novo Legal Group LLC in Seattle, recently spoke at Gonzaga University about the uncertain future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The people who came to the country through this program are colloquially called “dreamers.”
In preparation for President-elect Donald Trump, Cortes said he and Alejandra Perez, a Ph.D. student at the University of Washington, plan to hold weekly community meetings for support and resources across the state. At the local level, groups like Latinos en Spokane have also been preparing for these challenges.
“We’re lucky in Washington that we have a lot of privileges already, like driver’s licenses are not contingent
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