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Friday, November 20, 2015   

DENVER - One year after President Obama issued an executive order known as the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans, or DAPA, parents of U.S.-citizen children still could face deportation.

Colorado immigrants and supporters - along with thousands of others at rallies across the country today - urged the U.S. Justice Department to officially challenge last week's Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision to block the order, and the department filed an appeal on Friday morning.

"We may have failed to convince the court of appeals that this is constitutional, but we feel that the faster it goes through the Supreme Court, the faster that our families will get relief," said Victor Galvan, a Denver region organizer for the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition.

If implemented, DAPA would grant "deferred action" status to immigrants living in the United States since 2010 whose children are citizens or lawful permanent residents. Galvan said DAPA does not grant full legal status, but it exempts parents from deportation, offers work permits and can be renewed on a three-year basis.

Texas and 25 other states challenged the order in court, calling it an overreach of executive authority. Galvan said the same politicians are refusing to accept refugees from war-torn regions such as Syria.

Today's event also sends a message to Congress to welcome refugees and pass just and humane immigration reform, Galvan said. He has experienced deportation in his own family and said it creates a ripple effect across entire communities.

"They've already been established," he said. "They've bought a home here, they're renting. They're contributing. These are the people who are picking our crops, they're picking our food. They're cleaning our hotel rooms, they're taking care of the elderly. They're such a crucial part of our economy."

The groups plan to gather at 4:30 p.m. today at the Federal Immigration Court in downtown Denver and will move to day-labor center El Centro Humanitario afterwards for a post-rally celebration.

Information on DAPA is online at uscis.gov.


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