The uncertain future of DACA

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a benefit available to immigrants who came to the US without legal documentation when they were minors.

This program was implemented in 2012, during the term of Barack Obama. DACA benefits the well-known “Dreamers” and grants them protection against deportation for two years, with the possibility of extension. DACA currently protects nearly 700,000 young immigrants.

However, the Trump administration does not agree with the idea of offering residency (even temporarily) to immigrants who crossed the borders of the US without prior authorization, regardless of whether they are minors or adults.

In the opinion of the current administration, granting residency to undocumented foreigners only encourages and increases illegal immigration, which greatly harms the country’s economy.

As a result, President Trump has attempted on several occasions to remove DACA from programs offered to immigrant communities. In fact, the controversy has been so great, that the Supreme Court of Justice had to intervene in the DACA case.

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The Supreme Court ruling

In late June, 2020, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of DACA, denying the Trump administration’s request to remove the program for young immigrants.

The Supreme Court declared that the arguments presented by the Trump administration were not strong or forceful enough to remove a program that protects almost 700,000 people.

The Trump administration responded that the Supreme Court never mentioned the validity of DACA, nor its legality. Therefore, the president has stated on several occasions that he plans to continue trying to remove DACA from the programs offered to immigrants.

The government disregards the order of the supreme court

In late July 2020, a month after the Supreme Court verdict regarding DACA, the Trump administration implemented two measures for the program:

1. New DACA applications are not available until further notice or until the government takes the case back to the court.
2. People holding this permit can renew it only for one year, instead of two.

This government decision unleashed social chaos among immigrant communities and activists, who declare that the Trump administration is flouting the order of the US Supreme Court of Justice.

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Advocates’ group ask for sanction for the Trump administration

On Friday, August 14, 2020, an advocates’ group presented a petition to the Federal Court of Maryland, arguing that the Trump administration should have a sanction for failing to comply with the verdict of the Supreme Court of Justice.

They declare that the two changes implemented at the end of July evade the decision of the Supreme Court and violate the national constitution.

The Trump administration argues that these changes are temporary and that it is only reviewing the Supreme Court’s decision in detail to be able to act correctly on its verdict.

However, dozens of immigrant rights advocates state that this is just another attempt by the Trump administration to fulfill its immigration agenda and its intention to reduce the benefits offered to foreigners currently residing in the US.

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