The 5th Circuit of Appeals has announced a date for oral arguments in a case that could end the DACA program — an Obama-era initiative that gave hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as kids temporary relief from deportation.
The appeals court is set to hear oral arguments a little over a month from now, on Oct. 10. It’s the latest in a years-long fight over the Obama program’s future — and it's the second time in four years that the case could head to the Supreme Court.
More than 850,000 people have been able to get a work permit and protection from deportation under DACA since its creation in 2012, but it’s been in legal limbo for years.
The Trump administration moved to cancel the program in 2017 and it was saved in a Supreme Court ruling in 2020 — though new applicants have been barred since 2021.
Now, another case originally filed in Texas against DACA is being heard in the appeals court — where judges will decide whether the Biden administration’s version of the program is legal.
Immigrant advocate groups say in lieu of waiting for that answer, the administration should enact protections now to ensure DACA recipients aren’t vulnerable to deportation.
-
The tool, originally reported by Axios, uses data from a July spending report that shows Congress or other federal agencies have put more than $268 billion in federal funds toward powering the Trump administration’s deportation agenda until 2029. -
Andrés Manuel López Beltrán says the revocation of his U.S. visa was politically motivated. -
The American Civil Liberties Union is dropping its bid to block enforcement of a new law that lets state and local police arrest some border crossers. -
ICE’s policy, issued in February 2025, says the agency will expeditiously review body camera footage in the event of serious harm of deaths in custody, and could release it within 72 hours — but only if it's determined that it’s “in the best interests of the agency” to do so. -
Leadership clarified that non-members — including employees or residents, guests of tribal members, travelers on public roadways and vendors tied to the Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise — may still travel freely “without any restrictions.”
