Washington AG Ferguson vows to fight Trump over DACA

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: My Northwest.com

With news that President Donald Trump will end protections for immigrants brought into the country as children, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has vowed to fight the decision.

“If President Trump follows through on his reported decision to cancel DACA after a six-month delay, the Washington Attorney General’s Office will file suit to halt this cruel and illegal policy and defend DACA recipients,” Ferguson said. “We have been working closely with legal teams around the country, and we expect to be joined by other states in this action.”

“As Attorney General, I will use all the legal tools at my disposal to defend the thousands of Dreamers in Washington state,” he said.

DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, allows people who were brought into the country illegally as children to receive renewable work permits and deferred action from deportation. Trump will reportedly defer his own action on the program for six months, allowing Congress to address the issue first.

Read more: http://mynorthwest.com/741499/ferguson-vows-to-fight-trump-daca-decision/

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I'm not sure how much the AG can do legally but I appreciate him standing up.

[Stuart G]

1. The AG will not be alone...there will be many more

[BigmanPigman]

3. All 50 AGS MUST do this!

If they do not call, call, CALL!!! DO IT!

[nycbos]

4. The AG of NY has said he will join.

[Igel]

2. The "cruel and illegal policy" is

US immigration law. It applies to every unauthorized immigrant that isn't covered by DACA.

Why don't they matter? He could have been fighting since he took office.

All DACA did was postpone indefinitely the usual action that would be taken if one of them were picked up by ICE. Their status was unaffected otherwise.