NY to announce multistate lawsuit to protect DACA beneficiaries

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[September 06, 2017]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The New York attorney general plans to announce a multistate lawsuit on Wednesday to protect recipients of a program that shielded children brought into the United States illegally, a day after President Donald Trump rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

People march across the Brooklyn Bridge to protest the planned dissolution of DACA in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. September 5, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Yang

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman will discuss the lawsuit at a news conference with immigration advocates, labor unions and James Milliken, the chancellor of City University of New York, Schneiderman's office said in a statement.

(Reporting by Nate Raymond; Writing by Doina Chiacu)

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