Celebs react to report that Trump plans to end DACA

Background: DACA is a program created by then President Obama that protects young people—who were brought to the US as kids without papers—from being deported. Nearly 1 million have signed up for it. Politico reports that Trump will end the program in 6 months. At that point, all the people who signed up for DACA will be in grave danger of being deported—they're already registered with the government—back to countries where they will be total strangers. FYI, you'll often hear DACA-recipients referred to as DREAMers, that refers to the DREAM act, a proposed law that would grant all DACA-eligible people a pathway to citizenship.

Actress Alyssa Milano:

Find an event near you to help #DefendDACA https://t.co/ulKZZaIZWm

— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) September 4, 2017

(Please, please do like the wonderful Alyssa suggests and visit that website. You can also text DACACall to 877-877 to get updates from United We Dream, one of the leading groups in this fight.)

Actress Gina Rodriguez:

Nearly 1 million young immigrant #DREAMers will be at risk of deportation if @realDonaldTrump ends #DACA. We demand #DefendDACA! #HereToStay

— Gina Rodriguez (@HereIsGina) September 4, 2017

Read and learn what it is to be in someone else's shoes. Then use empathy. #DefendDACA https://t.co/i2ZFleOPFB

— Gina Rodriguez (@HereIsGina) September 4, 2017

Actor George Takei:

Trump's plan to deport Dreamers in 6 mos. is cruel, divisive and politically motivated. Shame on him, and shame on us for electing him.

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) September 4, 2017

Actor Kumail Nanjiani:

#DACA > MAGA

— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) September 4, 2017

House of Cards creator Beau Willimon:

Meanwhile, @realDonaldTrump, who has never shown an ounce of compassion or made a single sacrifice for anyone, decides to end DACA. https://t.co/SUxH4ZTZgA

— Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) September 4, 2017

Actor Josh Gad:

The most cruel, disgusting, vile man to hold the office of the President in the modern era and possibly ever. https://t.co/rBgAMen66H

— Josh Gad (@joshgad) September 4, 2017

Apple CEO Tim Cook:

250 of my Apple coworkers are #Dreamers. I stand with them. They deserve our respect as equals and a solution rooted in American values.

— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) September 3, 2017

TV Show Creator Shonda Rhimes:

People. One million young immigrant #DREAMers will be at risk of deportation if #DACA is ended. One MILLION. We must #DefendDACA #HereToStay

— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) August 29, 2017

Actor James Woods:

That sets a dangerous for precedent for #Democrat chicanery: "Keep breaking the law to enhance your voter base, then hope for the best..." https://t.co/Wn1q6xlLc8

— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) September 4, 2017

Please call your member of congress (use this site to find out who they are and what their #s are) and tell them to #DefendDACA!

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