DACA kids protected for now |
The Supreme Court Feb. 26 opted not to hear an appeal by the Trump administration seeking to overturn two federal court decisions that allow the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to remain in place. DACA currently shields more than 800,000 undocumented young people – including an estimated 7,000 Indian Americans – from deportation. The program, an Obama-era initiative rolled out in 2012, also allows DACA recipients to receive work permits and drivers` licenses. Indian American immigration attorney Kalpana Peddibhotla explained the impact of the decision as the Supreme Court`s decision means that an earlier injunction issued by the U.S. District Court in San Francisco remains in effect. DHS is required to continue to process and accept DACA applications, until a final decision is reached on the legal validity of DACA. DACA recipients can continue to file extensions and remain in the U.S., which for the vast majority is the only home that they know. Ideally, Congress needs to act in order for there to be a permanent solution and a pathway toward citizenship, according to Peddibhotla, founder of the Newark, Calif.-based Mathews Peddibhotla Law Group.
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