Immigration advocates launch ad campaign to pressure Trump on DACA

A coalition of advocates on Sunday launched a campaign aimed at pressuring President Trump on immigration as the deadline for a legislative fix to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program nears.

The American Civil Liberties Union, MoveOn.org and United We Dream kicked off the campaign at an afternoon event near the White House.

{mosads}The campaign is a six-figure push, CNN reported, that includes television and digital advertising. The effort includes social media components, grass-roots activism and a short advertisement. 

The ad spot urges Trump to “fix what you broke before it’s too late” and includes clips of the president speaking about immigration.

Trump announced last year plans to rescind the Obama-era program, which temporarily shielded certain young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children from deportation, but provided Congress with a six-month window to craft a legislative fix. That deadline is Monday, March 5.

However, a court decision blocked Trump from winding down the program and removed the deadline pressure. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is reviewing the decision, which could take several months. In the meantime, DACA remains in place.

The DACA program has been the subject of debate in Congress since the beginning of the year, as Democratic lawmakers pressed for legislation during government spending negotiations.