CHIRLA, an immigrant rights group, says the Trump administration is intent on destroying DACA.
Demonstrators say immigrant New Yorkers have been illegally detained in Federal Plaza Immigration Court, usually after routine hearings.
A group counts at least 18 cases where recipients of the DACA program have been deported or are at risk of being deported after being detained by immigration authorities.
A judge on Friday was considering a Trump administration request to end a decades-old policy on protections for immigrant children in federal custody that the government says is inhibiting its immigration crackdown.
Amid weeks of immigration raids in SoCal, Sen. Alex Padilla announced legislation intended to expand existing pathways for immigrants to obtain lawful permanent residency.
California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla is doubling down on his calls for the Trump Administration to remove military forces from Los Angeles.