TRUMP: 'Many of the people in DACA, no longer very young, are far from ‘angels.’ Some are very tough, hardened criminals.' FACT: Foreigners with a felony or extensive misdemeanors are ineligible for DACA and can be removed from it if they commit crimes
The president’s pledge comes as the high court begins hearing oral arguments Tuesday over Trump’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which former President Barack Obama’s administration established in 2012 to grant protections to so-called “Dreamers” brought to the country as children.
Despite Trump's assertion that some Dreamers are “criminals,” foreigners with a felony conviction or extensive misdemeanor records are ineligible for DACA and can be removed from the program if they commit crimes after obtaining DACA status.
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