Nos. 18-587, 18-588, & 18-589

In the Supreme Court of the United States

Department of Homeland Security, et al.,

Petitioners,

v.

Regents of the University of California, et al.,

Respondents

On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

BRIEF OF UNITED WE DREAM AND 50 ORGANIZATIONS AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF RESPONDENTS

United We Dream - the largest network of immigrant youth - has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court including 27 stories representing DACA recipients across the country. Learn more about some of these courageous young people below.

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Emmanuel A. ("Manny")

Maryland

“At the end of the day, before you’re a judge, a pastor, a soccer player. Before you’re an immigrant — you’re a human being. You’re a human first.”

Angelica V.

Oklahoma

“When we got DACA, we got wings.”

Sana A.

New York

“I belong here. I get the freedom to walk down the street and own my own narrative.”

Maricruz A.

Oregon

“Being a teacher means working long hours — it also means making kids feel like they belong.”

Tasneem A. ("Taz")

Oklahoma

“Where somebody sees a lack of something, you can build something new. I still want to live here more than anything.”

Emmanuel A. ("Manny")

Maryland

Manny, also known by his stage name MannyWellz, is a music artist who was born in Nigeria and immigrated to the United States at 9-years-old. After his father was deported, Manny had to look after his mom and younger siblings, even dropping out of college so that his sister could attend. With DACA, Manny’s career has bloomed, allowing him to grow a fan base domestically and internationally, and he even won a Grammy for the collaborative album American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom.

Angelica V.

Oklahoma

Angelica Villalobos is an entrepreneur, an advocate for local businesses, and a mother to five children all born in Oklahoma. She immigrated to the United States in 1996 at 11 years-old from Mexico. In the future, she hopes to open up her own mechanic and detailing business with her daughter. In January 2017, prior to Trump taking oath of office, Angelica asked then-House Speaker Paul Ryan if he believed people like her should be deported — Ryan said ‘no’ and speculated that Trump agreed and would not take away DACA.

Sana A.

New York

Sana is a tech innovation designer, a New Yorker, and a Pakistani Muslim woman who immigrated to the United States from Saudi Arabia when she was 14-years-old. Her family experienced deportation proceedings first-hand when her brother was racially profiled because of his skin color and name (his case was later dropped after he was granted DACA just like her). For Sana, DACA has improved her mental and emotional health, allowed her to speak up for others, and even take care of her family, from paying for her siblings’ college tuition to soon purchasing a home that’s accessible to her father-in-law who is paraplegic.

Maricruz A.

Oregon

Maricruz is the daughter of agricultural workers and a 3rd grade bilingual education teacher in the same school district she grew up in. She immigrated to the United States from Mexico at 7-years-old and found a home in Oregon. Maricruz was in community college when DACA was announced; the program’s rollout is what motivated her to pursue her Bachelor’s degree and her profession, and she first taught at a Head Start program for toddlers. She is now pursuing her Master’s so that she can continue to serve her community.

Tasneem A. ("Taz")

Oklahoma

Taz is a college student, an entrepreneur, Muslim, and an aspiring constitutional attorney. He immigrated to the United States at 9-months-old from Bangladesh and is the only person in his family who is undocumented. Taz’s first opportunities with DACA were being able to drive a car and work at fast food restaurants — a regular, teenage experience. Taz is actively involved in his community and is excited to give back to his parents and his hometown, but a future without DACA means uncertainty and deportation.