A federal judge in Texas has issued a ruling to block all new DACA applications nationwide. Existing recipients and renewal applications will be unaffected for now.
US District Judge Andrew S. Hanen stated that the program oversteps executive authority. He remanded the issue to the Department of Homeland Security, which asserted it is ready and willing to try and fix legal defects in the program.
Read more here. The full opinion is available here.
UW’s 2021 Federal Agenda urges Congress to pass permanent, positive solutions for DACA recipients and their families as part of a comprehensive immigration reform package.