Last year, the District Court for the District of Columbia Blocked the Plan to End the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Work Permit program. Judge John Bates called the move "arbitrary and capricious."

The Plaintiffs in the Case include the NAACP, Princeton University, and Microsoft.

A Three-Judge Federal Appeals Panel Today expressed Skepticism over the Trump Administration's Reasoning for Terminating the DACA program.

The Hearing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit centered around the Administration's Rationale to end DACA, not the Legality of the DACA Program itself.

"Your starting premise here is respectively wrong," Judge Harry Edwards said to the Justice Department Lawyer, urging him to Explain how the Administration came to the Conclusion that DACA should be Rescinded.

Judge Thomas Griffith repeatedly said he was "frustrated" with the Government's Argument, which Evolved from Initial Memos about the Legality of the Program to factoring in other Reasons to End it.

Recently, The Supreme Court again decided to take No Action on DACA, leaving the Programs and Policy in effect for Now.

This will keep it working for Existing DACA Recipients, but not New Applications.

It's possible the Appeals Courts could Rule by this year and then the Supreme Court would probably Not Rule until Next Year.

Of course, Congress could Fix it. But that is Not a very Promising in Terms of a Legislative Fix.










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