A US appeals court on Wednesday declared unlawful a programme that protects undocumented migrants brought to the country as children, but allowed it to remain in place for current recipients.

The ruling affirms a July 2021 decision by a federal judge to curb the programme. Wednesday's decision allows about 600,000 current enrollees to maintain their status but continues to block new applications.

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy now goes back to a lower court for review.&nbsp;DACA&nbsp;beneficiaries are known as "Dreamers."

President Joe Biden said he was disappointed by the ruling, which he said means "the lives of Dreamers remain in limbo."

"Today's decision is the result of continued efforts by&nbsp;Republican state officials to strip&nbsp; DACA&nbsp;recipients of the protections and work authorization that many have now held for over a decade," he said in a statement.

"It is long past time&nbsp;for Congress to pass permanent protections for Dreamers, including a pathway to citizenship."

Homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement he is reviewing the decision and would work with the department of justice on a legal response.

DACA, instituted by then-president Barack Obama in 2012, covers around 700,000 people, conferring legal status on them, as well as the right to work. For many, America is the only country they have ever known.

In 2017, as part of his far wider push to limit immigration, then-president Donald Trump tried to dismantle&nbsp;DACA, insisting Obama had exceeded his constitutional powers.

DACA&nbsp;recipients received a temporary reprieve in June 2020 when the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 vote that the Trump administration had not provided sufficient justification for its attempts to end the programme.&nbsp;

It made clear it was ruling largely on procedural issues, and left open the possibility of further challenges.

DACA&nbsp;was subsequently reinstated, and since taking office, Biden has looked to strengthen the programme, as well as initiate wider immigration reform.

But in July 2021, Texas-based Judge Andrew Hanen said Obama exceeded his authority when he instituted&nbsp;DACA&nbsp;by executive order. He called the order "unlawful."

The Biden administration appealed the decision. The department of homeland security also issued a final rule in August to codify the programme and protect it from legal challenges.

In Wednesday's decision, the appeals court said it did not have enough information to rule on the August regulation, which is set to take effect on October 31.

"The legal questions that&nbsp;DACA&nbsp;presents are serious, both to the parties and to the public," the three-judge panel wrote in the ruling. "In our view, the defendants have not shown that there is a likelihood that they will succeed on the merits."

Democrats in Congress have also pushed for legislation that would permanently settle the status of the childhood arrivals, but immigration policies have long stalled in the face of Republican opposition.&nbsp;

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A US appeals court on Wednesday declared unlawful a programme that protects undocumented migrants brought to the country as children, but allowed it to remain in place for current recipients.

A US appeals court on Wednesday declared unlawful a programme that protects undocumented migrants brought to the country as children, but allowed it to remain in place for current recipients. The ruling affirms a July 2021 decision by a federal judge to curb the programme. Wednesday's decision allows about 600,000 current enrollees to maintain their status but continues to block new applications. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy now goes back to a lower court for review. DACA beneficiaries are known as "Dreamers." President Joe Biden said he was disappointed by the ruling, which he said means "the lives of Dreamers remain in limbo." "Today's decision is the result of continued efforts by Republican state officials to strip DACA recipients of the protections and work authorization that many have now held for over a decade," he said in a statement. "It is long past time for Congress to pass permanent protections for Dreamers, including a pathway to citizenship." Homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement he is reviewing the decision and would work with the department of justice on a legal response. DACA, instituted by then-president Barack Obama in 2012, covers around 700,000 people, conferring legal status on them, as well as the right to work. For many, America is the only country they have ever known. In 2017, as part of his far wider push to limit immigration, then-president Donald Trump tried to dismantle DACA, insisting Obama had exceeded his constitutional powers. DACA recipients received a temporary reprieve in June 2020 when the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 vote that the Trump administration had not provided sufficient justification for its attempts to end the programme. It made clear it was ruling largely on procedural issues, and left open the possibility of further challenges. DACA was subsequently reinstated, and since taking office, Biden has looked to strengthen the programme, as well as initiate wider immigration reform. But in July 2021, Texas-based Judge Andrew Hanen said Obama exceeded his authority when he instituted DACA by executive order. He called the order "unlawful." The Biden administration appealed the decision. The department of homeland security also issued a final rule in August to codify the programme and protect it from legal challenges. In Wednesday's decision, the appeals court said it did not have enough information to rule on the August regulation, which is set to take effect on October 31. "The legal questions that DACA presents are serious, both to the parties and to the public," the three-judge panel wrote in the ruling. "In our view, the defendants have not shown that there is a likelihood that they will succeed on the merits." Democrats in Congress have also pushed for legislation that would permanently settle the status of the childhood arrivals, but immigration policies have long stalled in the face of Republican opposition.

US court orders review of Obama-era 'Dreamers' immigration programme

President Donald Trump on Friday signalled he could try again to end the programme that has protected so-called Dreamer immigrants who are in the United States illegally but entered as children, following a loss in the US&nbsp;Supreme Court.

Trump wrote on Twitter, referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy that:

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The Supreme Court asked us to resubmit on DACA, nothing was lost or won. They “punted”, much like in a football game (where hopefully they would stand for our great American Flag). We will be submitting enhanced papers shortly in order to properly fulfil the Supreme Court’s.....
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...ruling &amp; request of yesterday. I have wanted to take care of DACA recipients better than the Do Nothing Democrats, but for two years they refused to negotiate - They have abandoned DACA. Based on the decision the Dems can’t make DACA citizens. They gained nothing! <a href="https://twitter.com/DHSgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DHSgov</a>
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When asked for clarification on his comments, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said: "we're looking at documents currently" and added the administration would move forward in a "responsible" and "compassionate" way.

The 5-4 court ruling found that the Trump administration had erred in the way that it decided to end the programme in 2017. DACA was put in place by the previous administration of President Barack Obama and currently some 649,000 immigrants are enrolled.

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The majority opinion from the court, where Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the four more liberal justices, left the door open for Republican Trump to attempt again to rescind the programme, ruling only that the administration had not met procedural requirements and its actions were "arbitrary and capricious" under a federal law called the Administrative Procedure Act.

Ken Cuccinelli, the Department of Homeland Security acting deputy secretary, on Friday told Fox News the department would "move as quickly as possible" to present Trump with various executive options he could take.

In another Tweet, Trump said that he wanted to "take care of DACA recipients," and blamed Democrats for not negotiating a permanent solution to the young immigrants' temporary status.

Talks over immigration, including a potential path to citizenship for the "Dreamers," fell apart in 2018 after Trump provoked outrage with his reported use of vulgar language to describe African countries in a meeting with lawmakers.

McEnany repeated Trump's desire to "take care" of the young immigrants and said that any move on DACA "needs to be done in a lawful way and it needs to be done in accordance with assuring that our border is safe."

Trump has made his hardline stance on both legal and illegal immigration a central platform of his presidency and his 2020 re-election campaign, but DACA is a complicated issue for him because of increasing public support of the programme.

A February Reuters/Ipsos poll found 64% of U.S. adult respondents supported DACA's core tenets. A similar December 2014 poll found that 47% of U.S. adults supported DACA.

President Donald Trump on Friday signalled he could try again to end the programme that has protected so-called Dreamer immigrants who are in the United States illegally but entered as children, following a loss in the US Supreme Court.

President Donald Trump on Friday signalled he could try again to end the programme that has protected so-called Dreamer immigrants who are in the United States illegally but entered as children, following a loss in the US Supreme Court. Trump wrote on Twitter, referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy that: The Supreme Court asked us to resubmit on DACA, nothing was lost or won. They “punted”, much like in a football game (where hopefully they would stand for our great American Flag). We will be submitting enhanced papers shortly in order to properly fulfil the Supreme Court’s..... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020 × ...ruling & request of yesterday. I have wanted to take care of DACA recipients better than the Do Nothing Democrats, but for two years they refused to negotiate - They have abandoned DACA. Based on the decision the Dems can’t make DACA citizens. They gained nothing! @DHSgov — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020 × Also read: US Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending DACA immigrant program When asked for clarification on his comments, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said: "we're looking at documents currently" and added the administration would move forward in a "responsible" and "compassionate" way. The 5-4 court ruling found that the Trump administration had erred in the way that it decided to end the programme in 2017. DACA was put in place by the previous administration of President Barack Obama and currently some 649,000 immigrants are enrolled. Also read: Trump administration's 'sloppy' work has led to Supreme Court losses The majority opinion from the court, where Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the four more liberal justices, left the door open for Republican Trump to attempt again to rescind the programme, ruling only that the administration had not met procedural requirements and its actions were "arbitrary and capricious" under a federal law called the Administrative Procedure Act. Ken Cuccinelli, the Department of Homeland Security acting deputy secretary, on Friday told Fox News the department would "move as quickly as possible" to present Trump with various executive options he could take. In another Tweet, Trump said that he wanted to "take care of DACA recipients," and blamed Democrats for not negotiating a permanent solution to the young immigrants' temporary status. Talks over immigration, including a potential path to citizenship for the "Dreamers," fell apart in 2018 after Trump provoked outrage with his reported use of vulgar language to describe African countries in a meeting with lawmakers. McEnany repeated Trump's desire to "take care" of the young immigrants and said that any move on DACA "needs to be done in a lawful way and it needs to be done in accordance with assuring that our border is safe." Trump has made his hardline stance on both legal and illegal immigration a central platform of his presidency and his 2020 re-election campaign, but DACA is a complicated issue for him because of increasing public support of the programme. A February Reuters/Ipsos poll found 64% of U.S. adult respondents supported DACA's core tenets. A similar December 2014 poll found that 47% of U.S. adults supported DACA.

Trump signals new effort to end 'Dreamers' immigration programme after court defeat

The US&nbsp;Supreme Court on Thursday dealt President Donald Trump a major setback on his hardline immigration policies, blocking his bid to end a program that protects from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants - often called "Dreamers" - who entered the United States illegally as children.

More than&nbsp;652,800 people, including&nbsp;doctors fighting the coronavirus, were waiting on the decision about the program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, commonly known by its acronym&nbsp;Daca.

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Daca allowed young people, known as Dreamers, who were raised without legal immigration status in the US, to obtain renewable, two-year authorizations to live and work in America. It did not provide a path to citizenship.

The 5-4 ruling, with conservative Chief Justice John Roberts joining the court's four liberals, upheld lower court decisions that found that Trump's 2017 move to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, created in 2012 by his Democratic predecessor Barack Obama, was unlawful.

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The administration's actions, the justices ruled, were "arbitrary and capricious" under a federal law called the Administrative Procedure Act.

The ruling means that the roughly 649,000 immigrants, mostly young Hispanic adults born in Mexico and other Latin American countries, currently enrolled in&nbsp;DACA&nbsp;will remain protected from deportation and eligible to obtain renewable two-year work permits.

The ruling does not prevent Trump from trying again to end the program. But his administration may find it difficult to rescind&nbsp;DACA&nbsp;- and win any ensuing legal battle - before the November&nbsp;3 election in which Trump is seeking a second term in office.

"We do not decide whether&nbsp;DACA&nbsp;or its rescission are sound policies. We address only whether the agency complied with the procedural requirement that it provide a reasoned explanation for its action," Roberts wrote, referring to Trump's Department of Homeland Security.

The ruling marked the second time this week that Roberts ruled against Trump in a major case following Monday's decision finding that gay and transgender workers are protected under federal employment law.

"These horrible &amp; politically charged decisions coming out of the Supreme Court are shotgun blasts into the face of people that are proud to call themselves Republicans or Conservatives," Trump wrote on Twitter after the&nbsp;DACA&nbsp;ruling.

The Republican president said he wanted "a legal solution on&nbsp;DACA, not a political one" and that "now we have to start this process all over again." Trump did not specify what action he envisioned.

DACA&nbsp;recipients and their supporters in Congress including House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and in the business community welcomed the ruling and called for enactment of permanent protections.

"I felt tears of relief running down my face," said Wendy Larios, a 19-year-old college student and&nbsp;DACA&nbsp;enrollee who is studying nursing and psychology in Bakersfield, California.

Trump's administration had argued that Obama exceeded his constitutional powers when he created&nbsp;DACA&nbsp;by executive action, bypassing Congress.

States including California and New York,&nbsp;DACA&nbsp;enrollees and civil rights groups sued to block Trump's plan to end the program. Lower courts in California, New York and the District of Columbia ruled against Trump and left&nbsp;DACA&nbsp;in place.

The US Supreme Court on Thursday dealt President Donald Trump a major setback on his hardline immigration policies, blocking his bid to end a program that protects from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants - often called "Dreamers" - who entered the United States illegally as children.

The US Supreme Court on Thursday dealt President Donald Trump a major setback on his hardline immigration policies, blocking his bid to end a program that protects from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants - often called "Dreamers" - who entered the United States illegally as children. More than 652,800 people, including doctors fighting the coronavirus, were waiting on the decision about the program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, commonly known by its acronym Daca. Also read: Democrats consider next steps after Bolton revelations on Trump Daca allowed young people, known as Dreamers, who were raised without legal immigration status in the US, to obtain renewable, two-year authorizations to live and work in America. It did not provide a path to citizenship. The 5-4 ruling, with conservative Chief Justice John Roberts joining the court's four liberals, upheld lower court decisions that found that Trump's 2017 move to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, created in 2012 by his Democratic predecessor Barack Obama, was unlawful. In pics: Eight of the most stunning claims made by Trump’s former NSA The administration's actions, the justices ruled, were "arbitrary and capricious" under a federal law called the Administrative Procedure Act. The ruling means that the roughly 649,000 immigrants, mostly young Hispanic adults born in Mexico and other Latin American countries, currently enrolled in DACA will remain protected from deportation and eligible to obtain renewable two-year work permits. The ruling does not prevent Trump from trying again to end the program. But his administration may find it difficult to rescind DACA - and win any ensuing legal battle - before the November 3 election in which Trump is seeking a second term in office. "We do not decide whether DACA or its rescission are sound policies. We address only whether the agency complied with the procedural requirement that it provide a reasoned explanation for its action," Roberts wrote, referring to Trump's Department of Homeland Security. The ruling marked the second time this week that Roberts ruled against Trump in a major case following Monday's decision finding that gay and transgender workers are protected under federal employment law. "These horrible & politically charged decisions coming out of the Supreme Court are shotgun blasts into the face of people that are proud to call themselves Republicans or Conservatives," Trump wrote on Twitter after the DACA ruling. The Republican president said he wanted "a legal solution on DACA, not a political one" and that "now we have to start this process all over again." Trump did not specify what action he envisioned. DACA recipients and their supporters in Congress including House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and in the business community welcomed the ruling and called for enactment of permanent protections. "I felt tears of relief running down my face," said Wendy Larios, a 19-year-old college student and DACA enrollee who is studying nursing and psychology in Bakersfield, California. Trump's administration had argued that Obama exceeded his constitutional powers when he created DACA by executive action, bypassing Congress. States including California and New York, DACA enrollees and civil rights groups sued to block Trump's plan to end the program. Lower courts in California, New York and the District of Columbia ruled against Trump and left DACA in place.

US Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending DACA immigrant program

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted the US court system as &ldquo;broken and unfair&rdquo; after a federal judge blocked his move to end the program protecting young immigrants brought to the United States illegally by their parents, commonly known as &ldquo;Dreamers.&rdquo;&nbsp;

The Trump administration in September announced it would rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, drawing challenges in multiple federal courts from Democratic state attorneys general, organizations and individuals.&nbsp;

Late on Tuesday, US District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco ruled that DACA must remain in place while the litigation is resolved.&nbsp;

In a post on Twitter on Wednesday morning, Trump wrote, &ldquo;It just shows everyone how broken and unfair our Court System is when the opposing side in a case (such as DACA) always runs to the 9th Circuit and almost always wins before being reversed by higher courts.&rdquo;&nbsp;

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It was not immediately clear which court Trump was referring to in his post. Alsup&rsquo;s court is the District Court for the Northern District of California. Appeals of decisions by that court are commonly handled by the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which also reviews appeals of rulings by district courts in the US West, Hawaii and Guam.&nbsp;

Earlier on Wednesday, the White House branded the federal judge&rsquo;s ruling as &ldquo;outrageous.&rdquo;&nbsp;

&ldquo;An issue of this magnitude must go through the normal legislative process,&rdquo; White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a statement. &ldquo;President Trump is committed to the rule of law, and will work with members of both parties to reach a permanent solution that corrects the unconstitutional actions taken by the last administration.&rdquo;&nbsp;

Alsup ruled that the federal government did not have to process new applications from people who had never before received protection under the program. However, he ordered the government to continue processing renewal applications from people who had previously been covered.&nbsp;

The ruling could complicate negotiations between Trump and congressional leaders over immigration reform. Sanders called the decision &ldquo;outrageous, especially in light of the President&rsquo;s successful bipartisan meeting with House and Senate members at the White House&rdquo; on immigration reform on Tuesday.&nbsp;

The Trump administration in September announced it would rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted the US court system as “broken and unfair” after a federal judge blocked his move to end the program protecting young immigrants brought to the United States illegally by their parents, commonly known as “Dreamers.” The Trump administration in September announced it would rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, drawing challenges in multiple federal courts from Democratic state attorneys general, organizations and individuals. Late on Tuesday, US District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco ruled that DACA must remain in place while the litigation is resolved. In a post on Twitter on Wednesday morning, Trump wrote, “It just shows everyone how broken and unfair our Court System is when the opposing side in a case (such as DACA) always runs to the 9th Circuit and almost always wins before being reversed by higher courts.” It just shows everyone how broken and unfair our Court System is when the opposing side in a case (such as DACA) always runs to the 9th Circuit and almost always wins before being reversed by higher courts. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 10, 2018 × It was not immediately clear which court Trump was referring to in his post. Alsup’s court is the District Court for the Northern District of California. Appeals of decisions by that court are commonly handled by the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which also reviews appeals of rulings by district courts in the US West, Hawaii and Guam. Earlier on Wednesday, the White House branded the federal judge’s ruling as “outrageous.” “An issue of this magnitude must go through the normal legislative process,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a statement. “President Trump is committed to the rule of law, and will work with members of both parties to reach a permanent solution that corrects the unconstitutional actions taken by the last administration.” Alsup ruled that the federal government did not have to process new applications from people who had never before received protection under the program. However, he ordered the government to continue processing renewal applications from people who had previously been covered. The ruling could complicate negotiations between Trump and congressional leaders over immigration reform. Sanders called the decision “outrageous, especially in light of the President’s successful bipartisan meeting with House and Senate members at the White House” on immigration reform on Tuesday.

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