The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is requesting the Trump Administration to reinstate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for immigrants to the U.S., USCCB reported on its website. 

USCCB reported that there are 670,000 DACA recipients who are living productive lives in the U.S., either through working or studying as well as military service. On July 28, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a memorandum to limit the program and not allow new applicants, in addition to cutting youth work authorization in half.

“The Catholic Church in the United States has long advocated for the Dreamers and we will continue to stand with them,” Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville said in a statement. “We urge the president to reinstate the original protections that DACA provides to young people currently enrolled in the program, as well as to begin accepting new prospective DACA applicants.”