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‘Termination of DACA during this national emergency would be catastrophic,’ recipients tell SCOTUS NewsColony “Healthcare providers on the frontlines of our nation’s fight against COVID-19 rely significantly upon DACA recipients to perform essential work,” the letter continues. “Approximately 27,000 DACA recipients are healthcare workers—including nurses, dentists, pharmacists, physician assistants, home health aides, technicians, and other staff—and nearly 200 are medical students, residents, and physicians.” It’s inexplicable that the administration would seek to deport them when, as Daily Kos’ Laura Clawson writes , medical schools are considering early graduation in order to send more medical care professionals out to save lives. It’s not just doctors who are at risk of deportation should the Supreme Court issue a ruling siding with the administration either—it’s also other vital workers like first responders. “Aldo Martinez, a paramedic in Fort Myers, Fla., is one of about...