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'An Important Day for Dreamers': DACA Recipient Luis Grijalva Heads to the Olympics


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 (Courtesy Northern Arizona University Athletics)
Luis Grijalva the first known DACA recipient to qualify for the Olympics headed to Tokyo Friday to compete in next week s 5,000 meter-race, representing his native Guatemala.
At this time last week, the Northern Arizona University track star wasn’t sure if U.S. immigration authorities would grant him permission to travel, despite qualifying for the race last month at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, where he ran an impressive 13:13.14. Only on Monday was Grijalva granted emergency permission to leave the country, after showing up in person with his attorney at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Phoenix. ....

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