Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said Sunday that his agency would follow the Supreme Court’s ruling on Obama-era protections for young, undocumented immigrants — but the administration is still looking “to end an unlawful program.”
The Supreme Court delivered President Donald Trump a blow earlier this week, ruling in a 5-4 decision that the administration could not block the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program because it failed to provide an adequate justification. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the court majority.
DACA, introduced in 2012 by former President Barack Obama, protects nearly 700,000 young immigrants — frequently referred to as “Dreamers” — without citizenship or residency status from deportation.
While the ruling is a temporary relief, DACA supporters say the fight is not over. Trump has made it clear that he will attempt to end the program again.
“At no point in that decision did they say that the program was lawful,” Wolf said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “Th… (Read more)
The Supreme Court asked us to resubmit on DACA, nothing was lost or won. They “punted”, much like in a football game (where hopefully they would stand for our great American Flag). We will be submitting enhanced papers shortly in order to properly fulfil the Supreme Court’s…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020
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