But Texas and eight other states sued to halt DACA, arguing that President Barack Obama lacked the power to create the program because it circumvented Congress. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen in Houston agreed, and while his ruling left the program intact for existing recipients, it barred the government from approving any new applications.
In his statement, Biden urged Congress to move forward with legislation to permanently protect those covered by the program. Only Congress can ensure a permanent solution by granting a path to citizenship for Dreamers that will provide the certainty and stability that these young people need and deserve,” the president said.
But Texas and eight other states sued to halt DACA, arguing that President Barack Obama lacked the power to create the program because it circumvented Congress. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen in Houston agreed, and while his ruling left the program intact for existing recipients, it barred the government from approving any new applications.
In his statement, Biden urged Congress to move forward with legislation to permanently protect those covered by the program. Only Congress can ensure a permanent solution by granting a path to citizenship for Dreamers that will provide the certainty and stability that these young people need and deserve,” the president said.
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Biden: Decision to halt Dreamers program deeply disappointing, will be appealed
President Joe Biden briefly talks with reporters as he heads to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 16, 2021, to spend the weekend at Camp David. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Published July 18. 2021 1:34AM | Updated July 18. 2021 1:35AM
Biden to appeal disappointing DACA ruling
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WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said Saturday that the Justice Department intends to appeal a federal judge s ruling deeming illegal an Obama-era program that has protected hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation and he renewed his calls for Congress to create a permanent solution.
He said in a statement that Friday s decision was “deeply disappointing,” and although the judge s order did not affect those already covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, it “relegates hundreds of thousands of young immigrants to an uncertain future.”
The program has allowed thousands of young people who were brought illegally into the United States as children, or overstayed visas, to live, work and remain in the country. Many of the recipients, commonly known as “Dreamers,” have now been in the U.S. for a decade or longer.
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A sign in support of DACA Dreamers lies at the steps of the US Supreme Court after the court declined to hear a Trump administration challenge to California s sanctuary laws, in Washington, DC, US, June 15, 2020. (Reuters photo)
US tech companies say they are disappointed with a ruling that blocked new applications to a program which protects immigrants brought to the United States as children.
This comes after US District Judge Andrew Hanen Friday ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program must end.