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.
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The flow of migrants to the U.S.-Mexico border has remained low over the past year, but there was an uptick in apprehensions between February and March. -
The Phoenix police chief has put a sergeant on paid leave while an internal investigation of the sergeant’s behavior at an ICE protest in the East Valley is conducted. -
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As the New York Times reports, more than 100 of the roughly 750 immigration judges have been dismissed. About 140 permanent and temporary judges have been appointed in the wake of those firings — including former DHS prosecutors.
