A blaring siren for Democrats after ruling halts DACA
A Texas judge ruled former president Barack Obama did not have the authority to create the program back in 2012. Author: ASTRID GALVAN Associated Press Published: 4:57 PM CDT July 16, 2021 Updated: 7:56 PM CDT July 16, 2021
Immigrants and advocates are urging Democrats and President Joe Biden to quickly act on legislation to protect young immigrants after a federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled illegal an Obama-era program that prevents the deportation of thousands of them brought into the U.S. as children.
Plaintiffs have vowed to appeal the decision by U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen, who declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program illegal, barring the government from approving any new applications, but leaving the program intact for existing recipients.
By ASTRID GALVAN, Associated Press
A federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled illegal an Obama-era program that prevents the deportation of some immigrants brought into the United States as children, putting new pressure for action on President Joe Biden and Democrats who control Congress for legislation to safeguard the people known as “Dreamers.”
U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen ruled in favor of Texas and eight other conservative states that sued to halt the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which provides limited protections to about 650,000 people. People who are already enrolled won t lose protections, but Hanen is barring the approval of any new applications.
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Judge finds DACA is illegal, and immigration advocates call for quick federal action
Supporters of the program that prevents the deportation of people brought to the United States as children say a law passed by Congress is necessary to provide permanent relief.
By ASTRID GALVANAssociated Press
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Mercedes Herrera and others chant during an event in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in 2015. Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via Associated Press
Immigrants and advocates are urging Democrats and President Biden to quickly act on legislation to protect young immigrants after a federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled illegal an Obama-era program that prevents the deportation of thousands of them brought into the U.S. as children.
A blaring siren for Democrats after ruling halts DACA
A Texas judge ruled former president Barack Obama did not have the authority to create the program back in 2012. Author: ASTRID GALVAN Associated Press Published: 5:57 PM EDT July 16, 2021 Updated: 8:56 PM EDT July 16, 2021
Immigrants and advocates are urging Democrats and President Joe Biden to quickly act on legislation to protect young immigrants after a federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled illegal an Obama-era program that prevents the deportation of thousands of them brought into the U.S. as children.
Plaintiffs have vowed to appeal the decision by U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen, who declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program illegal, barring the government from approving any new applications, but leaving the program intact for existing recipients.
Astrid Galvan
FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 file photo, Immigrant youth and advocates rally to the office of Attorney General Ken Paxton on the day of the Supreme Court s hearing on DACA in Austin, Texas. A federal judge in Texas on Friday, July 16, 2021 ordered an end to an Obama-era program that prevented the deportations of some immigrants brought into the United States as children, putting new pressure for action on President Joe Biden and Democrats who now control Congress. (Lola Gomez/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File) July 16, 2021 - 5:23 PM
HOUSTON - Immigrants and advocates are urging Democrats and President Joe Biden to quickly act on legislation to protect young immigrants after a federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled illegal an Obama-era program that prevents the deportation of thousands of them brought into the U.S. as children.