182 Kenyans arrested while applying for legal status in US

Hundreds of people gather outside the US Supreme Court to rally in support of the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals programme on November 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. PHOTO | HIP SOMODEVILLA | AFP

What you need to know:

  • DACA allows immigrants brought in as children in the US, to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred deportation.

  • Mexico recorded the highest number of illegal immigrants arrested at 91,272.