In September, President Donald Trump's administration announced they were rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program, affecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants for whom the United States is home. However, the program hasn't been rescinded yet, but the rights of those already admitted under the act are currently unclear.
But thanks to the power of social media, celebrities have chosen Thanksgiving to send a crucial message to Ivanka Trump. In the post entitled "Dear Ivanka," Trump is urged to support DREAM, America's Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, which would protect undocumented minors in the United States, who have already been granted legal status through DACA.
Supporters urging Trump to act include Olivia Wilde:
Cara Delevingne:
Alexa Chung:
Sophia Amoruso:
And the campaign was instigated by Sarah Sophie Flicker on Instagram, who wrote:
"Our little plan for today! Ok, @ivankatrump doesn't follow me, so we reached out to all the folks who she does follow to post this urgent message (it can't hurt right?): Hi @ivankatrump, I see you're following me on Instagram. This Thanksgiving I would be grateful if you use the influence you have to advocate for a CLEAN #DreamActNow by December. Every day that passes without a #CleanDreamAct means anxiety and deportation for immigrant youth. 7,901 youth have already lost DACA and 122 more will lose it everyday. I encourage you to follow @unitedwedream and text DreamActNow to 877-877 for more information."
Meanwhile, Ivanka Trump is attending the National Thanksgiving Turkey Pardoning Ceremony at the Rose Garden of the White House:
