(EFE).- The White House is “deeply disappointed” after a Texas judge declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program illegal, spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said today in a statement.
“We disagree with the district court’s ruling (…) and will continue to defend this important policy from legal challenges,” the brief detailed.
Jean-Pierre also recalled that for the Biden Government it has been a priority to protect DACA beneficiaries “from day one” and called on Congress to approve legislation that offers a path to regularization for those over half million people who depend on immigration protection.
For his part, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Alejandro Mayorkas, also clarified today in a statement that, despite the ruling, the “dreamers,” as DACA beneficiaries are known, will not be deported and Their work permit applications will continue to be renewed.
The Cuban-born official, however, acknowledged that the decision by Judge Andrew Hanen, of the Southern District of Texas, undermines the “security and stability” of migrants.
“Congress has failed to act and now dreamers face an uncertain future, waiting to receive the permanent protection they deserve”
“Congress has failed to act and now Dreamers face an uncertain future, hoping to receive the permanent protection they deserve,” Mayorkas said.
Today’s ruling rejected the Democratic Administration’s attempt to register the plan in federal law in the hope of protecting it from lawsuits against it and thus benefiting the more than half a million beneficiaries of immigration protection.
DACA has allowed more than half a million migrants who came to the United States as minors to remain in the country without fear of being deported and work legally.
Activist groups have asked Congress to take action to provide a permanent solution to the “dreamers,” ensuring that it is a matter of time before the courts decide to definitively end the program.
DACA was launched by Barack Obama’s government as a temporary measure, but his successor in the White House, Republican Donald Trump (2017-2021), decided in the first year of his term to end it, which triggered an effect dominoes of claims and counterclaims in courts that led to the current situation.
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