Trump administration is blocked from ending DACA

Trump administration is blocked from ending DACA

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On Thursday, June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration cannot shut down the DACA program, also known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program which entered into force on June 15, 2012.

This program allowed people who arrived in the country as children to avoid deportation and receive temporary immigration status, and since September 2017, the Trump administration has been trying to shut it down.

If this occurs, many people would face deportation or would lose their right to work and legally live in the United States. According to an article published by NBC News, this would be around 800,000 people who call themselves Dreamers.

“Chief Justice John Roberts was the swing vote in the 5-4 decision, which deals a big legal defeat to President Donald Trump on the issue of immigration, a major focus of his domestic agenda”, the article wrote.

According to him, the government failed to give proper justification for ending the DACA program. However, the administration could try to shut it down again if they offer a more detailed explanation for their actions. NBC News believes that it is probably not going to occur because of the current presidential campaign.

“Roberts was joined in the majority by the liberal Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor”, they explained. Roberts added that to him, the Trump administration’s “total rescission” of DACA was “arbitrary and capricious”.

In addition, Roberts said that Trump broke the laws when he decided to end DACA in 2017 because the memorandum that recommended its termination did not address crucial parts of the policy. Also, the justices, except Sotomayor, believe that it was an act motivated by discrimination against Latinos.

If you are a DACA recipient and need to renew it, please read this very important information or contact an immigration lawyer in San Diego, California for help with your case. Kannan Law is ready today to evaluate your personal immigration situation, whether it is related to DACA or not.