Months after surge, some families struggling to pay for DACA, work permit fees

When federal immigration enforcement ramped up in Minneapolis earlier this year, many immigrant families went into hiding, afraid to leave home for work, school or even the store.

Months later, some of those families are facing a new challenge: they’re struggling to pay hundreds of dollars in fees to renew their DACA protections and work permits because they lost income during the surge.

Chabeli Carrazana is an economy and childcare reporter for The 19th who recently reported on how these financial pressures are affecting some immigrant parents in Minneapolis. Carrazana shared more about the issue on Minnesota Now.