Young lives at pause as first-time DACA applicants await federal appeal of court ruling that declared program unlawful

Angela Sustaita, 18, walks home with her younger sister, Nicole Sustaita, 7, from Columbus West Elementary in Cicero on Sept. 2, 2021. Angela Sustaita, who became eligible for the DACA program at 16, was counting on the permit to attend college and get a job after high school. But her application is on standby after the July ruling. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)