U.S. Supreme Court rejects Arizona challenge to 'Dreamers' program
Source: Reuters
MARCH 19, 2018 / 9:49 AM / UPDATED 8 MINUTES AGO
Andrew Chung
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday required Arizona to continue to provide drivers licenses to the so-called Dreamers immigrants and refused to hear the states challenge to an Obama-era program that protects hundreds of thousands of young adults brought into the country illegally as children.
The case centered on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program created in 2012 under Democratic former President Barack Obama that Republican President Donald Trump already has sought to rescind. Those who signed up for the program are shielded from deportation and given work permits.
The high court refused to hear Republican-governed Arizonas appeal of a lower court ruling that barred the state from denying drivers licenses to people protected under DACA.
The justices on Feb. 26 required the Trump administration to keep DACA in place at least for now, turning away its appeal of a judges nationwide injunction that halted the presidents September order to begin winding down the program in March.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-arizona/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-arizona-challenge-to-dreamers-program-idUSKBN1GV1QD
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