"Trump officials are slowing renewals, narrowing deportation protections and ramping up enforcement against some DACA recipients. And in Texas, the Fifth Circuit Court has delivered the program's biggest challenge yet, ruling that DACA is illegal. Ongoing litigation is expected to stop Texas-based Dreamers from getting work authorization in the future."
"Joe Edlow, Trump's current head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency overseeing DACA renewals, has called DACA "illegal" and "quasi-amnesty.""
""I really think this sells itself," Trump told a bipartisan group of lawmakers in 2018. "If we do this properly, DACA, you're not so far away from comprehensive immigration reform. And if you want to take it that further step, I'll take the heat. I don't care.""
""If the Trump administration were to move to end DACA, which I think they more or less have but not expressly at this point, then it's just going to trigger a bunch of bad headlines," said Art Arthur, of the Center for Immigration Studies and a former immigration judge. A White House official declined to say whether Trump's position on DACA has changed or if he's talked with Edlow about the issue. "The Trump Administration remains focused on enforcing federal immigration law," the official said in a statement."
Trump officials are weakening DACA by slowing renewal processing, narrowing deportation protections, and increasing enforcement against some recipients. USCIS leadership has described DACA as illegal and as quasi-amnesty. In Texas, the Fifth Circuit Court ruled DACA illegal, and ongoing litigation is expected to prevent Texas-based Dreamers from receiving future work authorization. During Trump’s first term, a proposed deal would have provided a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers in exchange for border wall funding, but it did not materialize. Immigration hardliners view the current approach as effectively ending DACA while avoiding political backlash. The administration states it remains focused on enforcing federal immigration law.
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