WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement following President Biden’s announcement to expand health coverage for DACA recipients:
“We support President Biden’s efforts to expand health coverage to DACA recipients. The Department of Homeland Security is committed to doing everything in our power to preserve and fortify DACA. I am proud to have put the DACA program in place as Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services in 2012. Over the past 11 years, DACA has provided over 800,000 young people with security in the only country many of them have ever known where they make significant contributions to their communities. We stand ready to work with Congress to provide permanent protection for Dreamers."
Source: Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate