Federal appeals court rules 2012 DACA memo unlawful and sends case back to consider Biden administration version

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% :"The good news is that those currently with DACA will continue to live and work under the protections of the program.
62% : "We also recognize that DACA has had profound significance to recipients and many others in the ten years since its adoption.
58% : Democrats and Republicans have been sympathetic to the hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US as children, many of whom were under the age of 10.
56% : DACA, created in 2012, was intended to provide temporary reprieve to undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children, a group often described as "Dreamers."
54% : "With the direction of the courts clear, options for executive action limited, and a change in the composition of Congress possible, we want to be crystal clear: the only realistic way to protect the 610,000 young people with DACA is for Congress to act by the end of the year," he added.
47% : Department of Justice spokesperson Dena Iverson said in a statement that the department "respectfully disagrees with the decision and will continue to vigorously defend the lawfulness of DACA as this case proceeds."
35% : Judge Andrew Hanen, of the Southern District of Texas, ruled in July 2021 that DACA was unlawful and blocked the government from approving new applications for the program.
34% : The bad news is that DACA is hanging by a thread," said Sergio Gonzales, executive director of the Immigration Hub, in a statement.

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