Microsoft says it will defend its 39 ‘dreamers’ in court if the government tries to deport them

After the Trump Administration announced that it would begin to unwind an Obama-era program that shields younger undocumented immigrants from deportation, Microsoft vowed to defend its workers in court. Microsoft's president and chief legal officer, Brad Smith, said that the company is committed to protecting its 39 employees who have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status, also known as “dreamers.” “If Congress fails to act, our company will exercise its legal rights properly to help protect our employees,” Smith wrote. “If the government seeks to deport any one of them, we will provide and pay for their legal counsel.” Smith added that Microsoft will explore whether it can intervene directly in any such deportation case. “In short, if Dreamers who are our employees are in court, we will be by their side.”