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Thursday, January 11, 2018

DACA court ruling sparks outrage from WH, hope from advocates

The White House is calling the federal court ruling to halt dismantlement of DACA "outrageous," but immigration advocates see it as a victory -- although not a lasting one. On Tuesday, a federal district judge in California issued a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration's effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). The program was begun under the Obama administration to offer deportation relief and work authorization to young people brought to the U.S. as children, known as "Dreamers." On Sept. 5, 2017, the Trump administration announced it was ending the program and phasing it out over the following six months. Since the program's initiation in 2012, nearly 800,000 unauthorized immigrants have been granted protection. DACA recipients will begin losing status as of March 6 in waves, though some who were unable to re-apply have already lost benefits. Since the administration announced the end to DACA, 12,710 DACA recipients have had...

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