Federal judge in Texas to hear lawsuit seeking to dismantle DACA
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Immigration rights supporters protest the Trump administration s efforts to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, near the White House in Washington, D.C., on September 5, 2017. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Dec. 22 (UPI) A federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday about the legality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in what s viewed as a serious challenge to the Obama-era law that protects nearly a million undocumented immigrants from deportation.
Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas will hear arguments in a case led by the state of Texas weeks before President-elect Joe Biden, who has pledged to defend the program, is set to take office.
Court Case In Texas Shows DACA Program Remains In Peril Syndicated Local – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
HOUSTON (AP) – A Tuesday court hearing over a U.S. program shielding immigrants brought to the country illegally as children highlights the peril the program still faces even under an incoming Democratic president who has pledged to protect it.
A federal judge in Houston will hear arguments from Texas and eight other states seeking to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, which provides limited protections to about 650,000 people. Defending the program is a group of DACA recipients represented by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. A ruling was not expected during the hearing.
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Despite court victories, DACA faces biggest legal test ahead of Biden presidency By Camilo Montoya-Galvez Judge orders DACA program reinstated
A federal judge who has issued scathing rulings against Obama-era immigration policies is set to review the legality of a deportation relief program for hundreds of thousands of young undocumented adults known as Dreamers, just weeks before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas will hold arguments on Tuesday in a lawsuit that seeks to wind down Mr. Obama s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which Hanen has previously said is likely illegal.