On Thursday, June 18th, the United States Supreme Court ruled Trump admin. Cannot end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which protects undocumented youth from deportation.
This news filled many people with joy, including some celebrities who have repeatedly shown their full support for the dreamers.
One of the first celebrities to speak out was Becky G, who through a short text published on her Twitter account, celebrated the actions in favor of human rights that have been carried out in recent days.
“Literally have tears in my eyes after seeing that the Supreme Court ruled against the trump administration & in favor of the DACA program,” she said.
In the last days we’ve received news for our LGBTQ+ protection rights and now protection for our DREAMERS!,” she concluded.
Por su parte, el expresidente Barack Obama redactó un extenso escrito en el que planteó su postura al respecto.
Former President Barack Obama also spoke out about DACA. He wrote an extensive brief in which he stated his position on the matter.
"Eight years ago this week, we protected young people who were raised as part of our American family from deportation. Today, I'm happy for them, their families, and all of us. We may look different and come from everywhere, but what makes us American are our shared ideals…," he wrote.
“...and now to stand up for those ideals, we have to move forward and elect @JoseBiden and a Democratic Congress that does its job, protects DREAMers, and finally creates a system that’s truly worthy of this nation of immigrants once and for all,” he continued on his second tweet.
Mark Ruffalo also expressed his thoughts on twitter.
“Omg!!! This is so beautiful! We love you DACA Americans! You make the world a more beautiful and inspiring place,” wrote the actor.