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The decision by the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals preserves the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program introduced in 2012 that has shielded from deportation a group of immigrants dubbed “Dreamers” and has given them work permits, though not a path to citizenship, Reuters reported.
Trump has taken a stern stance against illegal immigration. His administration announced plans in September 2017 to phase out DACA, arguing that Obama exceeded his constitutional powers when he bypassed Congress and created the program. DACA currently protects roughly 700,000 young adults, mostly Hispanics, with the number previously as high as about 800,000 people.
The three-judge panel unanimously upheld a federal judge’s January injunction maintaining the program, rejecting the administration’s claim that the decision to end DACA was not reviewable by the courts.
The ruling stems from a lawsuit brought by the University of California, the states of California, Maine, Maryland and Minnesota and others challenging Trump’s move to end DACA.
The ruling represented another legal defeat for Trump concerning DACA, although he has won court victories on other parts of his tough immigration policies.
“Another federal court has said what we’ve always known: that Trump’s decision to kill DACA was wrong and that his sole motivation was to deport 800,000 people of color,” said Sanaa Abrar of the group United We Dream, which advocates for DACA recipients.
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