Media Advisory: Border Dreamers Speak on DACA From the Footsteps of the Courthouse at 5th Circuit Hearing in New Orleans

Nearly 600,000 Dreamers and their families are at risk as the Fifth Circuit Court in New Orleans this Thursday contemplates the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Alliance San Diego is sending a delegation of Dreamer staff and board who are affected community members to New Orleans to bear witness to this fateful deliberation. They will stand with and protect the dignity of hundreds of thousands of young Dreamers and their families. For years, DACA has kept families together and supported young Dreamers in building their lives, families, and careers in the country they call home, with more than a quarter of DACA recipients residing in California alone, according to USCIS data.

When: THURSDAY, October 10, 2024, following the Fifth Circuit hearing (estimated 12-2 p.m. PT / 2-4 p.m. CT)

Where: Speakers will be available from New Orleans by phone and on Zoom

Interview Opportunities in English and Spanish Include

  • Andrea Tecpolyotl Tepale, sharing her experience as a Border Dreamer and DACA recipient from San Diego 
  • Irving Hernandez, sharing his experience as a Border Dreamer and DACA recipient from San Diego 
  • Nedy Velazquez, sharing her experience as a Border Dreamer and DACA recipient from San Diego, now residing in Washington, D.C.
  • Michelle Celleri, Immigration attorney and Legal Rights Director of Alliance San Diego