United We Dream Action protest where a group of immigrants appears during a vigil this morning in front of Congress to demand a citizenship law for an estimated 11 million immigrants who are estimated to live in the United States, in Washington DC (USA) | Photo: EFE
The The Biden government announced Monday that it will create a rule to reissue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy., after a Texas court declared the program illegal and suspended the Dreamers’ ability to apply for protections.
The Context: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the rule will “preserve and fortify” the DACA program and its implementation. A federal judge in Texas ruled in July that the 2012 DACA rule violated the Administrative Procedures Act.
- The decision left intact the benefits of the program for some 600 thousand people that they would not be able to obtain legal status after arriving in the United States as children, but it blocked any future applications and left thousands of young immigrants in limbo.
- The Biden administration appealed the decision earlier this month.
What do they say? “I support the inclusion of immigration reform in the reconciliation bill and urge Congress to act quickly to provide Dreamers with the legal status they need and deserve,” said Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
- “This proposed rulemaking is an important step toward achieving that goal. Nevertheless, only Congress can provide permanent protectionMayorkas added.
- “The Biden-Harris Administration takes steps to protect Dreamers and recognize their contributions to this country,” said the DHS secretary.
Main source of the news: The Hill
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