A federal judge in Texas (USA) rejected the appeal this Wednesday President Joe Biden’s Administration and Re-declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program illegal (DACA).
Judge Andrew Hanen of the Southern District of Texas rejected the Democratic Administration’s attempt to enroll the plan into federal law in hopes that it would be protected from lawsuits against it, thereby benefiting more than half a million beneficiaries of the immigration protection plan.
The White House is “deeply disappointed” after a judge in Texas declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program illegal, spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said today. “We do not agree with the decision “The district court (…) and we will continue to defend this important policy against legal challenges.”
Jean-Pierre also reminded that protecting DACA beneficiaries “from day one” is a priority for the Biden Administration and called on Congress to approve legislation that offers a path to regulation for more than half a million people in need of immigration. protection.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas also made the following statement in his statement today, despite the decision: ‘Dreamers’, also known as DACA recipients, will not be deported Work permit applications will continue to be renewed. But the Cuban-born official acknowledged that the decision by Judge Andrew Hanen of the Southern District of Texas harmed the “safety and stability” of the immigrants. “Congress failed to act, and now Dreamers face an uncertain future hoping to receive the permanent protection they deserve,” Mayorkas said.
Today’s ruling rejected the Democratic Administration’s attempt to enroll the plan into federal law in hopes of shielding it from lawsuits filed against it and thereby benefiting more than half a million beneficiaries of immigration protection. DACA allowed more than half a million immigrants who came to the United States as children to remain in the country Without fear of deportation and working legally.
Activist groups have asked Congress to take action to provide a permanent solution for “dreamers” and that it will only be a matter of time before the courts decide to end the program once and for all.
DACA was launched as a temporary measure by the administration of Barack Obama, but his successor in the White House, Republican Donald Trump (2017-2021), decided to end it within the first year of his term, triggering a domino effect of claims and counterclaims. in the courts which led to the current situation.