9/5/17 DACA Silent Vigil by Chelsea Purgahn
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People hold signs during a silent vigil in honor of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Nearly 500 people attended the vigil on the day that the Trump administration announced that they would phase out the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
People help one another light their candles as the wind blows during a silent vigil in honor of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Nearly 500 people attended the vigil on the day that the Trump administration announced that they would phase out the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Dalila Reynoso, program administrator for Justice for our Neighbors, pauses as she holds up a candle during a silent vigil in honor of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Nearly 500 people attended the vigil on the day that the Trump administration announced that they would phase out the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Nick Pesina holds an American flag as he shields his candle's flame from the wind during a silent vigil in honor of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Nearly 500 people attended the vigil on the day that the Trump administration announced that they would phase out the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Robert E. Lee student Karina Fraga, a DACA recipient, closes her eyes in prayer as she holds a sign during a silent vigil in honor of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Nearly 500 people attended the vigil on the day that the Trump administration announced that they would phase out the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Preacher Yuri Carralero prays during a silent vigil in honor of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Nearly 500 people attended the vigil on the day that the Trump administration announced that they would phase out the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
People stand in silence during a silent vigil in honor of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Nearly 500 people attended the vigil on the day that the Trump administration announced that they would phase out the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Gisselle Guerra, 8, looks towards the camera as she, Katherine Guerra and Kamilla Guerra, 5, hold candles during a silent vigil in honor of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Nearly 500 people attended the vigil on the day that the Trump administration announced that they would phase out the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Elizabeth Martinez, 6, smiles as she holds a candle during a silent vigil in honor of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Nearly 500 people attended the vigil on the day that the Trump administration announced that they would phase out the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Catherine Hernandez, 15, holds a sign during a silent vigil in honor of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Nearly 500 people attended the vigil on the day that the Trump administration announced that they would phase out the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
People stand in silence with candles and signs during a silent vigil in honor of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Nearly 500 people attended the vigil on the day that the Trump administration announced that they would phase out the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Martha Waggonner, Walker Waggonner, Katie Powell and Gail McGlothin stand in silence holding candles and signs during a silent vigil in honor of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Nearly 500 people attended the vigil on the day that the Trump administration announced that they would phase out the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Gay Howard holds a sign during a silent vigil in honor of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Nearly 500 people attended the vigil on the day that the Trump administration announced that they would phase out the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Josselyn and Blanca Villanueva hold candles during a silent vigil in honor of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Nearly 500 people attended the vigil on the day that the Trump administration announced that they would phase out the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Xitlaly Gonzalez, 8, holds a candle during a silent vigil in honor of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Nearly 500 people attended the vigil on the day that the Trump administration announced that they would phase out the program. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)