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.
Federal judge orders DACA program to halt approval of new applications
By Austin Williams
LOS ANGELES - A U.S. federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is illegal, ordering the program to halt approvals of new applications.
U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen ruled partly in favor of Texas and eight other conservative states that had 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 new applications.
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A federal judge in Texas has ordered an end to DACA. Current enrollees are safe for now Share Updated: 3:58 PM PDT Jul 16, 2021 By ASTRID GALVAN, Associated Press
A federal judge in Texas has ordered an end to DACA. Current enrollees are safe for now Share Updated: 3:58 PM PDT Jul 16, 2021
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Students covered by Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, gather in front of the Supreme Court in Washington in this June 18, 2020, file photo. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
HOUSTON A federal judge in Texas on Friday 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.
U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen ruled in favor of Texas and eight other conservative states that had 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 processing of new applications.
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.