Immigration

DACA population could double to 1.9 million illegals

By Paul Bedard
Published September 4, 2017 1:22pm ET
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DACA population could double to 1.9 million illegals
An unidentified student joins a rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program outside the Edward Roybal Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. President Donald Trump says he'll be announcing a decision on the fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children in the coming days, immigrants he's calling "terrific" and says he loves. Trump told reporters Friday, using a short-hand term for the nearly 800,000 young people who were given a reprieve from deportation and temporary work permits under the Obama-era DACA, program. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) | Damian Dovarganes

More than twice the 800,000 young adult illegal immigrants in the Obama-era deportation deferral program are eligible for it, according to a new report out on the eve of President Trump’s decision on extending it.

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