I need your help, Eddie

Trump created a crisis by ending DACA—and Republicans in Congress have continued to try to use the fate of Dreamers as a bargaining chip in exchange for draconian, anti-immigrant policies that tear families apart and terrorize entire communities.

Dear MoveOn member,

$495. That's how much it costs for a Dreamer to renew their DACA status—every two years—and be protected from the fear of deportation. But many immigrant youth who qualify cannot afford to pay these steep fees to apply.

That's why our friends at United We Dream have created the DACA Renewal Fund, which has already covered the application fees of more than 3,000 DACA recipients.

Will you make a tax-deductible contribution to ensure every DACA recipient is able to renew without worrying about the hardship of paying the legal fees? (Every penny will go this effort; the donation is tax-deductible and MoveOn keeps none of this contribution.)

The lives of nearly 800,000 immigrant youth were thrown into uncertainty and fear when Donald Trump ended DACA over a year ago. But despite his most ruthless efforts, the DACA program—which protects immigrant youth from the threat of deportation and allows them to work and study instead of living in fear—is still intact.

Now, the fate of the DACA program—and hundreds of thousands of young immigrants—rests with the courts. So far, three different federal courts have ruled that the current protections must be honored but have closed the program to new applicants. The Supreme Court, whIch could have the final say, just announced that it will not take up a case on DACA this summer. That means existing DACA recipients, who arrived in the U.S. as children and have made their lives here, can continue to renew their status so that they can live, work, and go to school without fear.

But the process is also complicated and expensive—the application fee alone to renew one person's DACA protection costs $495 every two years, putting it out of reach for some and throwing their lives into turmoil.

Will you make a tax-deductible contribution to United We Dream's DACA Renewal Fund to help ensure that every DACA recipient is able to renew without worrying about the hardship of paying the legal fees?

Trump created a crisis by ending DACA—and Republicans in Congress have continued to try to use the fate of Dreamers as a bargaining chip in exchange for draconian, anti-immigrant policies that tear families apart and terrorize entire communities. And even though the majority of Americans want Congress to pass the Dream Act to make DACA protections permanent, it's clear that Trump and the Republicans in Congress are intent on using Dreamers as a political tool for their own anti-immigrant agenda, brutally chipping away at every protection within their reach.

We cannot let that happen. Every existing DACA recipient who can apply to renew these important protections must have the support and funds to do so.

MoveOn members of all walks of life have stood with Dreamers, immigrants, and refugees against Trump's relentless attacks since this administration assumed office. Together, we've raised our voices to Congress demanding the passage of a clean Dream Act, calling for an end to family separations, opposing Trump's ludicrous and racist wall, and more. In the past two years, we've made tens of thousands of calls to our representatives. MoveOn members across the country have visited the offices of our members of Congress, marched in the streets, and consistently demanded immigration policies rooted in our shared values of inclusion, respect, and love.

When Trump shocked the nation and recklessly ended DACA, the lives of so many were upended by uncertainty and fear. By joining together and working side by side with immigration leaders, we've sent a message to the immigrant youth who have been so cruelly attacked by this administration: that they are not alone in this fight, that we will not give up, and that we will continue to support them—both with our voices and with our dollars.

Please, chip in to ensure every DACA recipient who needs to renew the important protections provided by the DACA program is able to do so. It's tax-deductible and MoveOn won't keep one penny of the money you give.

Thanks for all you do.

–Alyssa Milano

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