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Trump turns to Supreme Court to wind down 'Dreamer' immigration program
Source: Reuters
SUPREME COURT NOVEMBER 5, 2018 / 8:22 PM / UPDATED 16 HOURS AGO
Trump turns to Supreme Court to wind down 'Dreamer' immigration program
Lawrence Hurley, Tom Hals
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to allow it to end a program introduced by former President Barack Obama that protects thousands of young immigrants who live in the United States without legal status.
The day before congressional elections in which Trump’s harsh anti-immigration rhetoric has taken center stage, the administration urged the justices to throw out three lower court rulings that blocked Trump’s plan to wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
The policy has shielded from deportation immigrants dubbed “Dreamers” and given them work permits, though not a path to citizenship.
In a court filing, Solicitor General Noel Francisco said the original DACA policy was introduced by Obama administration officials “even though existing laws provided them no ability to do so.” Now, it is lawful for the Department of Homeland Security to change course, he added.
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Trump turns to Supreme Court to wind down 'Dreamer' immigration program
Lawrence Hurley, Tom Hals
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to allow it to end a program introduced by former President Barack Obama that protects thousands of young immigrants who live in the United States without legal status.
The day before congressional elections in which Trump’s harsh anti-immigration rhetoric has taken center stage, the administration urged the justices to throw out three lower court rulings that blocked Trump’s plan to wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
The policy has shielded from deportation immigrants dubbed “Dreamers” and given them work permits, though not a path to citizenship.
In a court filing, Solicitor General Noel Francisco said the original DACA policy was introduced by Obama administration officials “even though existing laws provided them no ability to do so.” Now, it is lawful for the Department of Homeland Security to change course, he added.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-daca/trump-turns-to-supreme-court-to-wind-down-dreamer-immigration-program-idUSKCN1NB01D