SARASOTA – On Thursday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against President Trumps attempt to end the Obama-Era DACA program, with the vote being 5 to 4.
“We just kind of knew that for our own protection we’re supposed to be living under the shadows,” said Jensy Matute Guifarro.
For Guifarro and the thousands of other dreamers in the U.S., the Supreme Courts ruling was more than a weight lifted off their shoulders. It was a sign of hope for a better tomorrow.
Having emigrated to the U.S. from Honduras when she was 2-years-old, Thursdays announcement meant achieving her American Dream is closer than she ever could’ve imagined.
“When I tell you, I had no idea what to do first, I just started crying uncontrollably, said Guifarro. “I figured I would always be prepared for this day, but I feel I prepared so much for a negative decision.”
The Migration Policy Institute reports as of March 2020 there are more than 600,000 recipients in the country. Many of which were only children when settling down and calling America their home.
However, President Trump took to Twitter saying he plans to challenge the court’s ruling to put an end the Obama-Era program. With Vice President Mike Pence even saying the high court was creating law rather than uphold it.
“Well, we’re disappointed to see the Supreme Court of the United States once again engage in the kind of legislating from the bench that liberal courts have had done over many decades,” said Pence.
But for now, Guifarro says the fight is not over and hopes to set a precedent for future generation to come and call American their home.
“The only reason we’re pushing so hard is because we want those who are behind just reap the benefits of what we’re fighting for,” said Guifarro.
Guifarro says the court’s ruling will allow her to graduate in December with a degree in Public Relations and Advertising from the Florida International University in Miami.
