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DACA activists and beneficiaries departing from the "Walk to Stay at Home". A 400-kilometer five-day walk from New York to Washington DC to demand that Congress adopt a "Clean" Dream Act in Manhattan, New York. Reuters / Shannon Stapleton

The US Supreme Court must decide whether the 700,000 migrants under 30, the " dreamers ", can be expelled from the US, as desired by Donald Trump. Tuesday, November 12, the lawyers of the " dreamers " pleaded their cause before the highest judicial authority of the country.

With our correspondent in Washington , Anne Corpet

They are nearly 700,000 " dreamers " in the United States. These young people, who entered the United States illegally when they were minors, now enjoy an interim status (DACA) granted by the Obama administration. But Donald Trump intends to question it . After several suspensions by the courts, the request of the American president passes before the highest American judicial body, the Supreme Court.

The lawyers of the " dreamers " pleaded their case Tuesday, November 12 in front of the judges, supported by the camp of the democrats. " We have always been a nation of immigrants, immigrants have always been valuable, since the early days. And suddenly, we have a president who thinks he's getting a political advantage by attacking those young people who came to live the American dream. We, Democrats, will not stop the fight until these young people get full American citizenship , "said Chuck Schumer, the leader of the Democratic minority in the Senate .

The dreamers defend themselves

Abril Gallardo is a dreamer . She arrived in Mexico at the age of 12 with her parents and brothers. She is now 29 years old and is a member of the " Lucha " (Wrestling) NGO in the State of Arizona. This Tuesday, she was present alongside her lawyers and listened with emotion to the lawyers' first arguments concerning the DACA program of which she is the beneficiary.

DACA is a temporary relief. You continue to live with a bit of fear and anguish in your stomach, because it's been years since the battle is against the DACA and it's a bit of the wheel of fortune.

Abril Gallardo, dreamer from Mexico 13/11/2019 - by Lucile Gimberg Play

According to her, DACA allowed her and her family to cope. " Me and my brothers benefit from the DACA program. Our parents are still undocumented. DACA allowed my brothers and I to finish our studies. But most of all, DACA allowed us to work and, thanks to that, we were able to help our parents pay the bills for water, electricity, health care, "she says.

The Supreme Court will make its decision on the fate of these 700,000 young people in spring 2020, in the middle of the presidential campaign.