A U.S. federal judge has ruled that the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) Act, which protects nearly 6 million immigrants from repatriation, is invalid.
The law, introduced during the Barack Obama administration, has so far provided protection to many Indian youths. The court ruled that the young man, known as Dreamers, was intoxicated. This seems to be a significant setback for Biden’s government efforts to protect “Dreamers.” Judge Andrew Hanen said the Obama administration had gone too far in drafting the law.
He commented that Congress had not given Homeland Security the power to draft the law and that the law prevented immigration officials from taking action against illegal immigrants.
DACA, or Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals, is a program that promises to suspend deportation for a select group of individuals who are residing in the United States without legal status.
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To be eligible, a candidate must have entered the United States without authorization before the age of 16 and have lived continuously in the nation since June 15, 2007, five years before Obama announced the DACA program by executive order.
The judge ordered the Homeland Security Department to suspend the approval of the DACA applications, saying the law was unethical. He, however, clarified that the verdict would not have an impact on the applications already received.
Several Republican states, including Texas, have filed lawsuits against DACA. These states have complained that they have to bear additional costs because of this law. The judge who recently ruled on DACA was previously appointed by the Bush administration.
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