The DOJ has come out with a statement saying that Trump’s decision to end DACA was the right one.
The DHS had already declared that DACA was unconstitutional for the same reason that DAPA was ruled unconstitutional by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
A president cannot give foreigners rights not prescribed by law.
Only congress can remedy the situation and even when they had a filibuster-proof majority and Obama in the WH in 2009, they made no effort to legalize it.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the case in November with an announcement being made sometime next year.
The Supreme Court will begin to hear arguments in November. A ruling is expected in the presidential election year, putting the high court at the center of one of the most politically charged issues of debates. A decision in favor of Trump would allow for the president to deport more than one million young adults residing in the U.S. under DACA protection, the New York Times reported.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, was created under an executive order in 2012. The program gives some illegal immigrants — known as “Dreamers” — who were brought to the United States as children– the opportunity to receive a renewable two-year reprieve from deportation and become eligible for a work permit.
In 2017, the Trump administration announced its plan to phase out the program, but federal courts have ruled that the phase-out could not apply retroactively and that the program should be restarted.
The White House fought back on those decisions, saying the president has broad authority over immigration enforcement policy. Federal appeals courts around the country have rejected efforts by the federal government to move ahead with phasing out the Obama-era program.