WINNING BIG LEAGUE! Trump to nix Obama-era amnesty for Dreamers: Report
 FILE- In this Aug. 15, 2017, file photo, a woman holds up a signs in support of the Obama administration program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, during an immigration reform rally at the White House in ... more >
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Thursday, August 31, 2017
President Trump has decided to end the 2012 deportation amnesty for young adult illegal immigrants, Fox News reported Thursday, citing a senior administration official.
The report said an announcement could come “as early as Friday” — though the report didn’t say exactly what Mr. Trump’s decision would entail.
He faces several options, including refusing new applications but allowing the nearly 800,000 current enrollees to continue to renew their amnesty; halting the program in its tracks, which would prevent new applications or renewals, putting a two-year sunset on the program; or revoking it altogether, throwing those now protected back into a legal limbo.
Mr. Trump faces a Sept. 5 deadline, imposed by Texas, for deciding what to do.
If he doesn’t act, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he will force the issue to federal court, where analysts said the amnesty, known officially as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, is on flimsy legal footing.
Despite the legal challenges, immigrant-rights activists have urged Mr. Trump to fully defend the program and keep it running. They have said any other decision will be seen as racist.
DACA applies to young adult illegal immigrants who dubbed themselves “Dreamers.”
Under the program, those who came t the U.S. as children, who kept a relatively clean criminal record and either graduated high school or were working toward a diploma could earn a two-year stay of deportation and a work permit, giving them a legal foothold in the U.S. |
