‘Dreamers’ program illegal, US court rules. A US federal judge on Friday dealt a fresh blow to an immigration program protecting undocumented migrants brought to the country as children, ruling it unlawful and blocking the enrollment of new applicants.Instituted by former president Barack Obama in 2012, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) covers around 700,000 people known as Dreamers. For many, America is the only country they have ever known.In his ruling, Judge Andrew Hanen of the United States District Court in Houston said Obama exceeded his authority when he instituted DACA by executive order.The government must stop accepting people to the program, he said, though he added it could still receive applications.He said the ruling did not require the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Justice to “take any immigration, deportation, or criminal action against any DACA recipient, applicant, or any other individual that it would not… https://ift.tt/3BaDlb4
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