What happened to the DACA program?

September 2017: The Trump administration announced it would terminate DACA, jeopardizing the futures of hundreds of thousands of immigrants and their families. Since then, the U.S. government reopened the DACA program to first-time applicants, allowing an estimated 81,000 undocumented immigrants to enroll.

Can Congress order the Supreme Court to ignore precedent when ruling on certain cases?

Its decisions set precedents that all other courts then follow, and no lower court can ever supersede a Supreme Court decision. In fact, not even Congress or the president can change, reject or ignore a Supreme Court decision. The Supreme Court can overturn its past decisions.

Why did the Supreme Court rule against the Department of Homeland Security in the case of Department of Homeland Security v Regents of the University of California?

The court ruled that DHS’s decision to end DACA did not properly follow the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The majority opinion held that DHS failed to provide required analysis of all relevant factors associated with ending the program, thus making the agency’s decision arbitrary and capricious under the APA.

Will DACA be expanded?

Pursuant to the President’s Executive Action on immigration from November of 2014, the DACA program has been expanded to include even more individuals and for a longer validity period.

Does DACA have an extension?

USCIS will take appropriate steps to provide evidence of the one-year extensions of deferred action and Employment Authorization Documents under DACA to individuals who were issued documentation on or after July 28, 2020, with a one-year validity period under the defunct policy.

What happens if the Supreme Court upholds Trump’s decision to end DACA?

If the justices affirm Trump’s move to end the program, it could could have immediate, devastating repercussions for the DACA population — and light a fire under Congress to reach a deal on permanent protections for DREAMers.

What is the impact of the DACA decision?

Supreme Court Upholds DACA, Ruling Against Trump Administration The decision is a dramatic victory for immigration advocates and gives a new lease on life for the so-called DREAMers, immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

What does the DACA ruling mean for Dreamers?

Regents of the University of California, the court ruled, 5 to 4, that the Trump administration could not immediately shut down DACA, a program that shields about 700,000 young immigrants known as Dreamers from deportation and allows them to work.

Can new immigrants apply for DACA?

Ever since, no new immigrants have been able to apply for DACA, and only those with existing DACA status have been able to apply for renewals as Trump’s decision has winded its way through the courts.