ANN ARBOR, MI - After the Trump administration announced plans to phase out the Obama-era program known as DACA, standing for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the Ann Arbor City Council is calling on Congress to take immediate action to save it.

Council members argue Congress has a legal and moral obligation to find a legislative solution to prevent the deportation of roughly 800,000 children of undocumented immigrants, also known as the "Dreamers," who were brought here as children and want to stay in the country where they grew up.

"Abandoning DACA youth would leave families in disarray and danger of being torn apart and undermine trust in the government," reads a resolution the council unanimously approved Monday night, Sept. 18, urging members of Congress to protect DACA recipients "so that they and their families can never be put through this cycle of fear again."

"DACA recognizes that children should not be punished for the actions of their parents," the resolution states.

The resolution was co-sponsored by Mayor Christopher Taylor and Council Members Jack Eaton and Sumi Kailasapathy.

Eaton noted it's something that affects families across the United States, including in Ann Arbor.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, current law does not grant any legal status for DACA recipients, who are unlawfully present in the U.S. with their removal deferred.

When their period of deferred action expires or is terminated, their removal will no longer be deferred and they will no longer be eligible for lawful employment in the United States.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said this month the administration is giving Congress six months to come up with a legislative fix "should it choose to" before the federal government stops renewing permits for people already covered by the program.

"I look forward to working w/ D's + R's in Congress to address immigration reform in a way that puts hardworking citizens of our country 1st," Trump tweeted, adding in another tweet:

"Congress now has 6 months to legalize DACA (something the Obama Administration was unable to do). If they can't, I will revisit this issue!"