DACA Policy Ruled Illegal, but Remains in Place

DACA student Anahi Figueroa Flores, who attends Georgetown University, speaks during a rally defending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after they walked out from area high schools and universities November 8, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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UPDATED 10:02 AM PT – Friday, October 7, 2022

A Federal Appeals Court has ruled against an Obama-era immigration policy that protects “DREAMers.”

NEW — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals declares DACA illegal, but leaves the Obama-era policy intact for the nearly 600,000 immigrant “Dreamers” currently enrolled in the program. @CBSNews pic.twitter.com/Wjpjn1tk7m

— Camilo Montoya-Galvez (@camiloreports) October 5, 2022

On Wednesday, a three-judge panel in New Orleans, Louisiana ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program violates federal law. The court affirmed a 2021 ruling by a Texas district court.

The DACA program provides administrative reliefs and deportation protection to immigrants who entered the United States unlawfully as children. Those in the program can apply for a driver’s license, social security number and work permits, as opposed to a legal path of citizenship.

The Texas ruling stated the program was a case of presidential authority overreach due to Congress not giving the executive branch the power to grant mass reprieves to “DREAMers.”

To note, the court did not cancel the program for current recipients. The program is allowed to remain as is but it cannot receive new applications while it is under review.

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