More than 9,000 people formerly protected by DACA already have lost their status and are now at risk of being deported.

Lawyers, activists and people enrolled in DACA say that part of the reason for the slow pace is confusion spawned by court fights. Part is also anxiety spawned by the unforgiving enforcement policies of the Trump administration.

“We’re telling people, ‘You need to renew.’ The problem is, they don’t trust that anymore,” said Elias Rosenfeld, a student and activist who was able to renew his own DACA protections. “It’s real fragile right now.”