Houstonians living in the U.S. under DACA may be facing a long road to a permanent residency after Harvey

Supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA chant slogans and hold signs while joining a Labor Day rally in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. President Donald Trump is expected to announce this week that he will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, but with a six-month delay, according to two people familiar with the decision-making. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

More than 700,000 undocumented immigrants across the U.S., including thousands in Houston, are reportedly growing more concerned by the threat of deportation in the coming months.

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These fears for many come with the White House administration’s cancelation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), which is set to expire in March of next year.

The deadline for renewal passed just days after Hurricane Harvey struck Houston.

DACA first came into existence under the Obama Administration as, supporters describe, a means to provide a legal way for children who arrived in the U.S. with their undocumented parents to stay in the country.

The deadline, combined with the $495 application fee, left thousands of undocumented immigrants in Houston fearing deportation from the only country they ever called home.

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Oscar Hernandez, for example, is a Houston resident, a community organizer and a DACA recipient, who works with the Houston chapter of United We Dream, a group serving to help undocumented immigrants.

He explained his affiliated organization started fundraising efforts for undocumented families affected by Hurricane Harvey, as, under law, they are ineligible to receive federal aid:

“Here in Houston, we had a lot of folks who lost everything during the hurricane,” Hernandez said in an interview with HuffPost earlier this month. “What does it mean to have to replace everything in your house, while also trying to get the [money] needed to file the [DACA renewal] application? So, it’s been extremely challenging for undocumented youth across the country, but especially here in Houston.”

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Relatedly, at least one family of a DACA recipient lost much more than money or property during the storm:

Alonso Guillén, a DACA recipient from Lufkin, Texas, came to the U.S. at age 15 with his parents – both reportedly undocumented immigrants.

Guillén reportedly made a trip to Houston after Harvey to help with rescue efforts; however, he reportedly lost his life when his boat struck a bridge over Interstate 45 during a nighttime rescue mission.

This is a developing situation.

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