DACA

2022 - 10 - 6

Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on Fifth Circuit Ruling ... (Homeland Security)

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement regarding today's ruling on the DACA.

“In August, DHS issued a final rule to preserve and fortify DACA, recognizing that it has transformed the lives of so many Dreamers who have enriched our nation through their contributions. “As a result of the stay that remains in place, no one who currently has DACA will lose their protection from removal or work authorization. We are currently reviewing the court’s decision and will work with the Department of Justice on an appropriate legal response.

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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision on DACA: Frequently Asked ... (Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota)

According to the decision, USCIS can still accept initial DACA applications, but USCIS cannot approve them. Consult with a qualified immigration lawyer about ...

See their website for information: However, even if that does not happen—or the Supreme Court refuses to get involved at this stage—the case will go back to the lower court to review the regulations that go into effect at the end of this month. You will be issued a receipt notice, and your payment will be accepted. This applies to all initial cases that were not approved before July 16, 2021. It is possible that the DHS—which is defending the DACA program—could ask the Supreme Court to weigh in on this case before it is sent back to the lower court. The court decision blocked USCIS from approving any new DACA cases. The lower court decided that the DACA program was illegal and ordered that the program end but allowed DACA renewals to continue while its decision was appealed. USCIS can accept initial DACA requests, but it cannot approve them while this court order remains in effect. But since the district court’s decision in July 2021, DHS went through this process. This answer is complicated and confusing. How does this decision affect me? The appeals court did not order the Biden administration to shut down DACA or stop processing renewal applications.

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Court declares DACA program illegal, but leaves policy intact for ... (CBS News)

A federal appeals court on Wednesday said the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy violates U.S. immigration law, dealing a blow to an ...

Those enrolled in DACA had to prove they arrived in the U.S. While DACA allows beneficiaries to live and work in the U.S. In its ruling Wednesday, the three-judge panel concluded that DACA had the same legal defects as another Obama-era program that would have offered deportation protection to the unauthorized immigrant parents of U.S. The Justice Department, which represents the federal government in lawsuits, said it disagreed with the ruling and vowed to "vigorously defend the lawfulness of DACA as this case proceeds." Despite its conclusion, the appeals court did not order the Biden administration to shut down DACA completely or stop processing renewal applications, deciding instead to leave in place an order from U.S. A federal appeals court on Wednesday said the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy violates U.S.

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Biden scolds 'MAGA Republicans' after 5th Circuit Court strikes ... (Fox News)

President Joe Biden blamed Republicans in a statement after the Fifth Circuit Court determined the Obama administration lacked authority to implement the ...

Governors allege the program negatively impacts their local economies as they have to foot the bill for DACA recipients’ education and healthcare. However, the court stopped short of judicially dismantling it and said DACA migrants could continue to receive legal protections. "I am disappointed in today's Fifth Circuit decision holding that DACA is unlawful. [Texas federal judge](https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/judiciary/federal-courts) to review the program. Circuit Court’s three-judge panel determined the Obama administration lacked the authority to institute the DACA program. [Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program](https://www.foxnews.com/category/topic/daca) was illegally implemented by the Obama administration.

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DACA ruling worries migrant advocates (KGBT-TV)

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- Migrant advocates and the head of the Department of Homeland Security reacted with disappointment to a ruling Wednesday by ...

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With DACA Program Frozen in Time, Dreamers Await Court Ruling (Boundless)

A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled DACA unlawful, but ordered a review of Biden administration revisions to fortify the policy.

In the event a judge ends the program, the government will appeal to the U.S. [2021 ruling by a federal district judge in Texas](https://www.boundless.com/blog/judge-blocks-daca-program-barring-new-applicants/) that found the program to be illegal and barred first-time applicants. In the meantime, DHS has vowed to continue protecting the DACA program. 22,000 jobs a month, every month for the next two years — that’s 1,000 jobs every business day for the next two years. However, by going through the formal rulemaking process, during which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) collected over 16,000 public comments, the government has [rendered moot](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/feds-seek-to-toss-daca-challenge-say-regulations-make-case-moot) at least one purported reason that DACA is not legal. According to the same analysis, each day for two years, nearly 1,000 immediate U.S. The three-judge panel heard oral arguments on July 6, 2022, and [report by FWD.us](https://www.fwd.us/news/what-if-daca-ends/), a bipartisan organization focused on immigration and criminal justice reform, the end of the DACA program would cost the U.S. [appeared unconvinced](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/06/appeals-court-daca-legality-00044275) by the government’s arguments in favor of the DACA program’s legality. [DACA](https://www.boundless.com/immigration-resources/what-is-daca/) protects people who were brought to the country as children without legal status, or who later fell out of legal status, by granting them [work authorization](https://www.boundless.com/immigration-resources/employment-authorization-document-explained/), protecting them from deportation, and in some cases allowing them [travel permits](https://www.boundless.com/immigration-resources/the-advance-parole-travel-document-explained/). In late August the Biden administration released the final version of a rule to codify and fortify DACA in an attempt to protect the program and its recipients from ongoing legal threats. A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program unlawful, but ordered a review of Biden administration revisions to protect and fortify the policy.

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DACA ruled unlawful by federal appeals court, but program ... (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

A federal appeals court has upheld a prior ruling that the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is unlawful.

Mayorkas said in a statement that he was deeply disappointed by the ruling and that the agency is “currently reviewing the court’s decision and will work with the Department of Justice on an appropriate legal response.” Department of Justice, allied with the state of New Jersey, immigration advocacy groups and corporations like Amazon and Google, argued for the program, saying that Dreamers have grown up in it and become vital to the U.S. “The only question is when it will end,” Gonzales said of DACA. Congressional action on making a permanent pathway to citizenship for Dreamers is stalled, and is unlikely to change despite Democrats controlling both chambers. “Our Dreamers cannot wait,” he said in a statement. “Senate Republicans must join us to immediately pass this urgent, necessary, House-passed legislation and send it straight to President Biden’s desk.” The panel sent the case back to Hanen, asking the judge to look at the new version of a rule on the program issued by the Biden administration in August, which is set to take effect Oct. In the Wednesday decision, a three-judge panel from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, headquartered in New Orleans, said that the Obama administration did not have the authority to create the program in 2012. The Wednesday ruling upholds a lower court decision in the Southern District of Texas by U.S. In July, the U.S. The states also said they were harmed financially by incurring costs for DACA recipients’ health care and education. Bush and two by President Donald Trump, wrote.

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DACA Defeat Puts Pressure on Congress to Shield 'Dreamers' (1) (Bloomberg Law)

Lawmakers are facing a torrent of calls to protect young immigrants known as Dreamers after a federal court dealt another blow to their legal status.

“But we also don’t have the luxury of waiting to find out.” “Another temporary fix is not going to be sufficient,” Macedo do Nascimento said Thursday. “Conversely, if the Democrats get the majority, then maybe we’d be more motivated to try to do something.” “We keep having to live court case to court case,” said DACA recipient Juliana Macedo do Nascimento, deputy director of federal advocacy for the nonprofit United We Dream. That leaves little time for a deal that would likely require significant border policy concessions from Democrats to secure the votes of 10 GOP senators needed on DACA. More than 600,000 undocumented immigrants who arrived in the US as children rely on their DACA status to work legally and avoid deportation.

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Courts deliver a blow to DACA, impacting young immigrants in the ... (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Pennsylvania is home to 4180 recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, and another 14930 live in New Jersey.

But the court sent the decision on the new Biden rules, which were intended to preserve and fortify DACA, back to the lower court — effectively putting the case back in the hands of the judge who has already ruled against DACA. About 80% of recipients came to the U.S. In July 2021, Judge Andrew Hanen of the Southern District of Texas ruled that DACA was illegal, and blocked the government from approving new applications. “This is ultimately going to come down to the Supreme Court.” They say DACA represents a presidential overreach, and rewards those who came into the country without official permission. “I’ve come to realize that programs like DACA don’t work, because there’s always the possibility of them being removed,” she said. … I want a solution, for myself but also for all the other people who didn’t even get to quality for DACA.” The proposal that was supposed to solve the matter — the DREAM Act — was never enacted. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, known as extremely conservative, preserved that continuation for those currently enrolled, citing the disruption that would arise if the program ended immediately. They say they’re forced to live their lives in two-year renewal increments. Without DACA protection, recipients would have no legal immigration status, leaving them vulnerable to detention and deportation. “Every two years [under DACA], a background check,” he said.

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DACA ruled unlawful by federal appeals court, but program ... (Josh Kurtz)

Pro-immigration demonstrators, including those from the Maryland group CASA, in front of the Supreme Court. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images. A federal ...

Mayorkas said in a statement that he was deeply disappointed by the ruling and that the agency is “currently reviewing the court’s decision and will work with the Department of Justice on an appropriate legal response.” “The only question is when it will end,” Gonzales said of DACA. “Our Dreamers cannot wait,” he said in a statement. Congressional action on making a permanent pathway to citizenship for Dreamers is stalled, and is unlikely to change despite Democrats controlling both chambers. Department of Justice, allied with the state of New Jersey, immigration advocacy groups and corporations like Amazon and Google, argued for the program, saying that Dreamers have grown up in it and become vital to the U.S. The panel sent the case back to Hanen, asking the judge to look at the new version of a rule on the program issued by the Biden administration in August, which is set to take effect Oct. In the Wednesday decision, a three-judge panel from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, headquartered in New Orleans, said that the Obama administration did not have the authority to create the program in 2012. “We are essential workers, and have fought for this country during times of complete crisis because this is our home. The Wednesday ruling upholds a lower court decision in the Southern District of Texas by U.S. Citizenship offers the only truly permanent relief that will end these constant battles in the courts and provide DACA recipients with the certainty they deserve.” The states also said they were harmed financially by incurring costs for DACA recipients’ health care and education. “This decision again shows that legislators must protect DACA holders and other immigrants facing dire uncertainty,” said Gustavo Torres, the group’s executive director.

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DACA remains intact as appeals court sends case challenging its ... (Houston Public Media)

The legal move was aimed at countering the July 2021 lower court ruling by U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen of Houston, who said the Obama administration had ...

"It is clear, though, that only the passage of legislation will give full protection and a well-deserved path to citizenship for DACA recipients. The Texas Tribune is a member-supported, nonpartisan newsroom informing and engaging Texans on state politics and policy. Across the country, 93,000 first-time applicants have had their DACA applications halted as a result of Hanen's ruling. Anticipating a loss in the appeals court, the Biden administration in August codified DACA into regulatory law and rescinded the 2012 memo by then-U.S. The lawsuit has led to a yearslong legal battle. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S.

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After the 5th Circuit's ruling, does DACA have a future? (The Washington Post)

On Oct. 5, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled in Texas v. United States, the case challenging the DACA program. DACA, or Deferred Action ...

Greg Abbott stated](https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2022/05/04/gov-greg-abbott-supreme-court-case-requiring-education-undocumented-children/9652463002/) that he is interested in challenging that case as well. [prosecutorial discretion](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3212085),” or the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to decide whether to enforce immigration laws against an individual. [pending regulations](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-seeks-to-bolster-legal-protection-for-daca-recipients/2022/08/24/f3ef6fe8-2406-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html?itid=lk_inline_manual_3) from the Biden administration. Further, young people who were brought to the United States as children but have never received DACA protections will continue to be here precariously. The court found that DACA is not mere policy but grants significant rights, noting that “[t]he relief at stake is of vital importance to recipients.” Thus, the government should have completed rulemaking under the APA instead of by executive order. Doe](https://www.oyez.org/cases/1981/80-1538), the landmark 1982 Supreme Court case requiring states to provide free public education for all children, regardless of immigration status. In the meantime, the program remains open for those who already are DACA beneficiaries, but the government will not adjudicate new applications for enrollment in the program. The 5th Circuit’s recent decision both announces a likely end to the program and delays a more definite ruling. But DACA beneficiaries have been [living in limbo](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3244880) since 2017, when [President Donald Trump announced](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/09/05/trump-administration-announces-end-of-immigration-protection-program-for-dreamers/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2) that he would [end the program](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3727589); DACA has been in the courts ever since, tangled in various [strands of litigation](https://www.nilc.org/issues/daca/). DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, [turned 10 this summer](https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2022/06/14/united-states-daca-immigrants-dreamers/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2) — and it is more at risk than ever. [ruled in](https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23119347/daca-ruling.pdf) Texas v. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit

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DACA ruled unlawful by federal appeals court; 20000 Georgians still ... (Georgia Recorder)

A federal appeals court has upheld a prior ruling that the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is unlawful.

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Consejo Americano de Inmigración pide al Congreso una solución ... (El Tiempo Latino)

El portavoz del Consejo Americano de Inmigración afirmó que fallarle a los beneficiarios de DACA es fallarle al país. "Es hora de que el Congreso cumpla por ...

El ejecutivo afirmó que los beneficiarios de DACA trabajan en toda la nación. Jorge Loweree, director gerente de programas delAmerican Immigration Council, afirmó que si bien la decisión del tribunal proporciona un respiro a los dreamers. El consejo recuerda que este programa representó una oportunidad a los jóvenes indocumentados que cumplen con criterios estrictos para solicitar protección temporal contra la deportación.

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El tribunal federal de apelaciones devuelve el caso de DACA a un ... (KUT Austin)

Desde Junio del 2022, han habido mas de 97000 destinatarios del programa de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia en Texas.

"También reconocemos que DACA ha tenido un profundo significado para los beneficiarios y muchos otros en los diez años desde su adopción," dice la opinión. Pero también consideraron el efecto a largo plazo que el programa ha tenido en los beneficiarios y otras personas. "Ahora mismo, los demócratas tienen el poder de conseguirlo. Los solicitantes también deben pasar una verificación de antecedentes y tener algún tipo de educación formal para siquiera ser considerados para el programa. Hanen dictaminó entonces que las renovaciones de DACA podrían seguir siendo procesadas mientras el caso se analizaba en apelación, pero bloqueó las nuevas solicitudes. El programa, comúnmente conocido como DACA, protege a cientos de miles de inmigrantes indocumentados de la deportación inmediata y les permite trabajar legalmente en Estados Unidos con permisos de trabajo renovables.

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Biden dice estar "decepcionado" ante la decisión del Tribunal sobre ... (NY1 Noticias)

El presidente Joe Biden dijo este miércoles sentirse "decepcionado" ante la decisión de la corte de apelaciones sobre el programa migratorio Acción Diferida ...

La corte da a los beneficiarios un alivio temporal, pero una cosa queda clara: las vidas de los soñadores siguen en el limbo", lamentó Biden, quien aprovechó la ocasión para atacar a sus rivales republicanos y pidió al Congreso -en manos demócratas- que provea un camino a la ciudadanía para los soñadores. "La corte da a los beneficiarios un alivio temporal, pero una cosa queda clara: las vidas de los soñadores siguen en el limbo", lamentó Biden, quien aprovechó la ocasión para atacar a sus rivales republicanos y pidió al Congreso -en manos demócratas- que provea un camino a la ciudadanía para los soñadores." El presidente Joe Biden dijo este miércoles sentirse "decepcionado" ante la decisión de la corte de apelaciones sobre el programa migratorio Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA, en inglés), cuyo beneficiarios se conocen como "soñadores".

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EEUU: Corte de apelaciones ordena nueva revisión del DACA (El Sentinel)

Biden 'decepcionado' con el fallo,' la orden de la corte ofrece un respiro temporal... pero la vida de los 'dreamers' sigue en el limbo.

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¿Sobrevivirá DACA? Claves del fallo que mantiene a los 'dreamers ... (Univision)

El futuro de los casi 700,000 beneficiarios del programa Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia de 2012 (DACA) sigue siendo incierto tras el fallo ...

[Más sobre Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)](https://www.univision.com/temas/daca) [Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)](https://www.univision.com/temas/daca) El futuro de los casi 700,000 beneficiarios del programa Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia de 2012 (DACA) sigue siendo incierto tras el fallo emitido el miércoles por la Corte de Apelaciones del 5º Circuito con sede en Nueva Orleans.

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Tribunal devuelve caso DACA a instancia inferior ante nueva ... (Voz de América)

En vilo sigue el futuro de miles de inmigrantes protegidos de la deportación por un programa conocido como DACA. Una corte de apelaciones dictaminó que el ...

“Pero en honor a la verdad, si el Congreso no toma acción a este tema, DACA sigue en peligro”. Esto es cada dos años, al año tenemos que estar jugando si vamos a poder renovar o qué”, dijo. “Lo que ellos esperan es que la Corte Federal determine que esta reglamentación es legal y que por la tanto DACA es un programa legal, y eso es lo que tendrá que ver el juez federal”, dijo.

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EEUU: Corte de apelaciones ordena nueva revisión del DACA (Los Angeles Times)

Una corte federal de apelaciones le ordena a un tribunal menor que revise las modificaciones que realizó el gobierno del presidente Joe Biden al programa ...

Los beneficiarios del DACA se han convertido en una influyente fuerza política a pesar de que no pueden votar, pero sus esfuerzos para lograr que el Congreso les abra una vía a la naturalización han fracasado. El gobierno de Biden decepcionó a algunos activistas en favor del DACA con su estrategia legal conservadora de mantener sin cambios la edad de elegibilidad. Argumentaron que los beneficiarios del DACA se han convertido en impulsores productivos de la economía estadounidense, manteniendo y creando empleos, y gastando dinero. “Los actuales beneficiarios del DACA pueden renovar su estatus y solicitar un permiso condicional humanitario con antelación, pero el fallo sigue bloqueando que se les otorguen las protecciones del DACA a los nuevos aspirantes”, dijo el Immigrant Legal Resource Center (Centro de Recursos Jurídicos para los Inmigrantes), una organización activista, en un comunicado. “Un tribunal de distrito está en la mejor posición de revisar el expediente administrativo en el proceso de reglamentación”, señala la opinión de la jueza Priscilla Richman, del 5to Circuito, quien fue nominada al cargo por el presidente George W. La Corte de Apelaciones del 5to Circuito señaló que un juez federal de Texas deberá dar una nueva revisión al programa luego de las modificaciones implementadas en agosto.

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