Federal judge rules DACA program for childhood undocumented 'Dreamers' is illegal

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Immigration officials say that there were 578,680 people enrolled in DACA at the end of March.
41% : They claimed that DACA costs them hundreds of millions ofThe states, which are Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, West Virginia, Kansas and Mississippi, have claimed DACA costs them hundreds of millions of dollars in health care and other expenses.DACA was defended in the case by the federal government, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the state of New Jersey.
39% : The ruling does not impact anyone currently protected under DACA, but the judge banned the government from approving anyone else for it.
34% : The judge previously ruled DACA illegal in 2021, stating that it had not been subject to public notice and comment periods required under the federal Administrative Procedures Act.
27% : The states argued that the Obama administration circumvented Congress and did not have the authority to create DACA in 2012.
22% : Judge Andrew Hanen, of the Southern District of Texas, ruled that DACA violated the Administrative Procedure Act, which sets out how agencies make regulations.

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