A New York federal judge on Friday re-established the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program – which President Donald Trump has sought to end – in a court ruling that quickly brought thousands of immigrants to the U.S. as parents. Ability to continue working and study in the country.
U.S. District Judge Nicholas Gaurofis said in his six-page ruling that he was completely reinstating the DACA program on terms established under the administration of former President Barack Obama. Trump tried to end the program in September 2017, and this past July, Chad Wolf, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, suspended the DACA for a “comprehensive” review.
However, Gaurofis also ruled in November that Wolf was not taking legal action as chief of Homeland Security and that, thus, the suspension of his protection of the immigrant class, which had illegally brought children to the United States, was invalid.
The judge confirmed the location in his ruling Friday. Although Trump formally nominated Wolf for the summer, Wolf has yet to get a full vote in the Senate, keeping his role as “acting.”
He ordered the DHS to accept first-time applications, renewal requests and advance parole requests based on Obama-era rules and post a public notice on its website by Monday to ensure the work permit is valid for two years.
This is the latest blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to stop the program. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that the Trump administration wrongly tried to shut down the program. The President’s administration then began rejecting new applicants for the program this summer, after the High Court restrained the White House from ending the program altogether.
In its ruling, the high court found that his administration was “arbitrary and eccentric” in its attempt to end the Obama-era program. Existing applicants must also reapply each year, but will remain in the program.
The National Immigration Law Center called the ruling a “big win” in a tweet on Friday.
“This is a great victory for immigrant youth led by immigrant youth. We would not be able to celebrate this day if it were not for our courageous plaintiffs for sure. #HomeIsHere“The organization said.” This is a day of celebration, and we look forward to working with the Biden administration to bring about a lasting solution for immigrant youth and communities. “
