As promised, Biden administration appeals Texas ruling making DACA unlawful.
The Texas judge said President Barack Obama exceeded his authority when creating the program.As promised, the Biden administration is challenging a Texas ruling that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program is unlawful.
Hanen’s decision prevents the government from granting any future DACA applications but does not affect application renewals or those who were"Dreamers" -- as those in the program are often called -- at the time of the ruling.Protesters holding a sign that reads"DACA Is Not Enough" stand in front of the White House at a DACA rally in Lafayette Square Park in Washington, June 15, 2021.
DACA was created in 2012 by the Obama administration as a way for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. under the age of 16 to get authorized to work and avoid deportation for two years. Recipients can apply for renewal every two years. There are about 616,000 active DACA recipients in the U.S. as of March, according to U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services.
Along with the Department of Justice, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, a nonprofit Latino legal civil rights organization, also filed an appeal on behalf of 22 DACA recipients.
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