Party, rejoicing and chanting for DACA on the US Supreme Court esplanade

Hundreds of "dreamers" who had gathered in front of the Supreme Court since before the sun rose exploded in happiness shortly after 10 a.m., the precise moment when the High Court allowed the Deferred Action (DACA) to stand and thus dispel the fear accumulated since President Donald Trump decreed the closure of the immigration injunction almost three years ago."This gives me peace, because we finally have a decision. We have been in this that we didn't know what was going to happen to us," Gerson Quinteros, a native of San Salvador, told Efe. "We know that this is not a permanent solution, and what we need is one that is permanent so that our young people can live in peace.

The demonstrators, the vast majority of whom were young, loudly celebrated a decision that temporarily protects them from deportation and, although they described it as "a great victory," they said they will continue to fight for themselves and for an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the country.The protesters carried signs with texts such as "Here we are, and here we stay," "My home is here" and "Let's build bridges, not walls," and chanted "Yes, we can," the phrase of Hispanic activist Dolores Huerta that former President Barack Obama made his own on the election campaign that brought him to the White House in 2008.

The Supreme Court's decision, which basically rejected the DACA termination order issued by President Trump because it found that the government did not explain its reasons, leaves open the possibility that the Trump Administration will again attempt to terminate the program by making further arguments.

Before that 10 a.m., when the Supreme Court issued its only pronouncement of a day that the "dreamers" had been anxiously awaiting for months, pessimism was widespread among these young immigrants like Quinteros who were "very much afraid" of hearing a "bad decision" for him and the nearly 650,000 young people protected by DACA.But everything changed at that time. In the midst of the crowd, Gustavo Torres said he was happy for "extraordinary news" for the community and their families. "It's something we definitely didn't expect," he said.

The struggle was twofold, on the one hand, the triumph that the Supreme Court's decision meant and, on the other, that it allowed them to continue with their "struggle," whose next chapter will be in the November presidential elections, when they want to lose the one that caused them more fear and concern than they normally have because of their parents' undocumented status: Trump."We are four and a half months away from these elections that will be extraordinarily important, historic, not only for immigrants, for the black community, for all our communities," Torres said.

"The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the youth and against the government" of the president, Jose Alonso Munoz, of the organization United Dream Action, CASA, told Efe about this "temporary" victory.

Angel Silva, one of the "dreamers" celebrating on the esplanade in front of the Supreme Court, also told Efe that this Thursday will end for now "three years of uncertainty since this president tried to eliminate the program". "The struggle continues," Silva added. "There are 11 million immigrants who have no protection whatsoever. My parents don't have it. We have to push for them to be protected as well".

For Eliseo Magos, born in Mexico, the Supreme Court's verdict "is something that will remain in the history of the United States. "The president has to realize that the majority of the American community is on our side," he added, the young man amidst the chants and slogans of his colleagues. "The highest court in the land said we are right, and what Trump did was because of his racism that everyone knows"."We're super happy that this has worked out for the best," said Wizards. "I have two other younger brothers who are also DACA. My parents are very excited and ours is a mixed status family" that includes both documented and undocumented immigrants. "That's why we have to continue".

Monica Camacho Perez, who continued to celebrate and dance on the esplanade, told Efe that "the decision shows that Trump can do whatever he wants, but there are people, more people, who are for us and support us. "I'm from Baltimore and I told my boss that I would leave early to come to DC, to celebrate with other activists and community members," the young woman continued. "DACA has been a blessing, it has done a lot to improve my life, for my family". And just like other "dreamers" on the plaza and in other parts of the country, Camacho reiterated that she is still in the "fight" for comprehensive immigration reform that will bring 11 million undocumented immigrants out of the shadows. That is why she is cautious. The High Court ruling, she said, "is not a path to citizenship" and, after the celebration, one must keep in mind that this is like an "adhesive bandage over a wound, which can fall off, because the government will continue to attack us". 

"These horrible, politically charged decisions coming out of the Supreme Court are shotgun blasts in the face of people who pride themselves on calling themselves Republicans and conservatives. We need more judges or we'll lose our Second Amendment and everything else. Vote Trump 2020," was the first tweet Trump wrote on his Twitter account upon learning of the Justice's decision. "Do you get the impression that the Supreme Court doesn't like me?" he would post afterwards. "The DACA decision, while a highly political one, and seemingly not based on the law, gives the President of the United States far more power than EVER anticipated. Nevertheless", he adds. As president of the United States, I call for a legal, not political, solution for DACA consistent with the rule of law. The Supreme Court is not willing to give us one, so we have to start the process over again," he published. The series of tweets ended with a threat: "I will be releasing a new list of Conservative Supreme Court Justice nominees, which may include some, or many of those already on the list, by September 1, 2020. If given the opportunity, I will only choose from this list, as in the past, a Conservative Supreme Court Justice, based on rendered now, this list is more important than ever before (Second Amendment, Right to Life, Religous Liberty, etc.). Vote 2020!".