* The judge previously ruled DACA illegal in 2021

Federal judge rules DACA program for childhood undocumented ‘Dreamers’ is illegal

A federal judge in Texas has again ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protects undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US as youngsters, is illegal.

Judge Andrew Hanen, of the Southern District of Texas, ruled that DACA violated the Administrative Procedure Act, which sets out how agencies make regulations.

The ruling does not impact anyone currently protected under DACA, but the judge banned the government from approving anyone else for it.

“To be clear, neither this order nor the accompanying supplemental injunction requires the (Department of Homeland Security) or the Department of Justice to take any immigration, deportation, or criminal action against any DACA recipient, applicant, or any other individual that would otherwise not be taken,” Judge Hanen wrote.

The states argued that the Obama administration circumvented Congress and did not have the authority to create DACA in 2012…

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It’s hard to read, so we retyped and added a link to the U.S.Dept of Labor letter cited:

“This communication  is in reference to your email received August 21, 2023. Said email requested, under the provisions of the Open Reords Act, the following records:

1. Copies of the “Applicant Status Affidavits” (aka “SAVE affidavits”) as required for non (U.S.) citizen Applicants for public benefits as required for all applicants by OCGA 50-36-1 processed by GA DOL for the months of May 2020 and May 2023.
2. Copies of the unexpired federal Employment Authorization Documents submitted with the above affidavit by applicants for the months of May, 2020 and May, 2023.

After review, the requested records are exempt from the disclosure due to the U.S. Department of Labor guidance provided in Unemployment Insurance Letter No. 34-97 concerning the disclosure of confidential unemployment compensation information. Accordingly, please be advised that your Open Records request cannot be filled.

Sincerely,

GDOL Legal Division”

The below screenshot taken from the GADOL website August 23, 2023

*This is an EAD.

“Individuals FAQs – Unemployment Insurance”

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