Judge declares DACA immigration program illegal once again

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : As of the end of March, 578,680 people were enrolled in DACA, according to US Citizenship and Immigration Services.
49% : DACA is an immigration policy intended to benefit undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children, known as Dreamers.
46% : The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), which intervened in the lawsuit to defend DACA, has already said it will appeal today's decision.
45% : Judge Andrew Hanen of the Southern District of Texas extended an existing injunction against DACA that prohibits the government from approving new applications, but maintains protections for current recipients during the ongoing legal review.
30% : DACA was created by the Obama administration as a temporary measure, but Republican Donald Trump (2017-2021) decided to end it in his first year in office, triggering a domino effect of lawsuits and countersuits in the courts that led to the current situation.
27% : Washington, Sept 13 (EFE).- A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday rejected an appeal by President Joe Biden's administration and again declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program illegal, although declining to order its immediate end.

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