deferred action for childhood arrivals

"Nearly 50,000 New Yorkers and their families are now at risk of being ripped from the only home they’ve ever known," one immigration advocate said.

“Justice prevailed today — not just for Dreamers, but for all Americans,” said Attorney General Letitia James in a statement Friday.

A New York federal judge’s ruling means undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children should be allowed to apply for the program Trump ended in 2017.

Gothamist spoke to immigration attorneys and immigrants' rights groups about what you need to know and what concrete steps you can take to protect yourself.