On Wednesday night, U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for roughly two dozen young people who were recently granted temporary citizenship through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program at the Lincoln United Methodist Church, 2242 S. Damen Ave. in Chicago. Among those who were granted the deferred action were Cicero residents Yesenia Guerrero, Nancy Martinez and Jovany Martinez.
Young people who recently received temporary U.S. citizenship listen to U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) during a Thanksgiving event at Lincoln United Methodist Church, 2242 S. Damen Ave. in Chicago on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. The temporary citizenship was received through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a federal program that began in August. Staff photo by Matthew Piechalak
Young people who recently received temporary U.S. citizenship listen to U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) during a Thanksgiving event at Lincoln United Methodist Church, 2242 S. Damen Ave. in Chicago on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. The temporary citizenship was received through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a federal program that began in August. Staff photo by Matthew Piechalak