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Attorney General Becerra Secures Nationwide Injunction in DACA Lawsuit to Protect Dreamers

by ECT

In a victory for Dreamers, court blocks implementation of Trump Administration’s rescission of DACA until a final decision is reached in the litigation

SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra – joined by the Attorneys General for Maine, Maryland and Minnesota, as well as the University of California, individual Dreamers and other plaintiffs – obtained a preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration over its decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). The ruling in the District Court for the Northern District of California blocks the Trump Administration’s rescission of DACA while the underlying case continues. The Court determined that the merits of California’s case are strong, that there would be immediate harm if the Administration’s plan to terminate DACA were to proceed, and that the public interest is served by prohibiting the Administration from ending DACA before the legal issues are ruled on.

“Dreamers’ lives were thrown into chaos when the Trump Administration tried to terminate the DACA program without obeying the law,” said Attorney General Becerra. “Tonight’s ruling is a huge step in the right direction. America is and has been home to Dreamers who courageously came forward, applied for DACA and did everything the federal government asked of them. They followed DACA’s rules, they succeeded in school, at work and in business, and they have contributed in building a better America. We will fight at every turn for their rights and opportunities so they may continue to contribute to America.”

In November 2017, Attorney General Becerra filed a motion seeking this preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration over its decision to end DACA. In that motion, Attorney General Becerra set forth the federal government’s violations of the United States Constitution and federal laws designed to ensure that our government treats everyone fairly and transparently.  California and the other plaintiffs in this action have continued to emphasize that terminating the program is causing irreparable harm to DACA recipients as well as to the States and communities in which they live.

In July 2017, Attorney General Becerra led 20 attorneys general in sending a letter to President Trump urging him to maintain and defend DACA. In the letter, the attorneys general explained how DACA has benefited their states and the nation as a whole and called on Trump to fulfill his public commitment to Dreamers, whom he called “incredible kids” who should be treated “with heart.” Roughly a quarter of all DACA grantees, more than 200,000 young people, live in California.  All 20 of the signatories to this letter have since joined lawsuits challenging the Trump Administration’s rescission of DACA.

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17 comments

Future President! Jan 10, 2018 - 7:59 am

The world is a better place with people like Becerra in it. Looking forward to him running for President someday soon!

D Jan 10, 2018 - 10:17 pm

Hilarious! That was a joke right?

American Jan 10, 2018 - 10:34 am

What a waste of our tax dollars again. The President has already stated he will work bipartisan for a DACA solution. All this will do is create a delay to the solution and cost California millions of dollars in tax revenue down the toilet. This guy is a waste of time and tax dollars so he can grand stand. Drain the swamp people.

Trump Idol Jan 10, 2018 - 1:19 pm

Man, Ive never seen a Trump lover like you, first it was funny, now its kind of scary.

Lola Saavedra Jan 10, 2018 - 11:54 pm

I sincerely hope Trump uses whatever he can to get rid of these DACA “dreamers” for good!

Pretty ironic Jan 11, 2018 - 8:51 am

Im guessing by your name that your parents or grandparents immigrated here from another country. Is that true or false?

American Jan 12, 2018 - 9:44 am

If you are referring to Lola, I bet they came legally too. Meaning they did not break the law. What’s your point ?

Are you Lola? Jan 12, 2018 - 11:17 pm

Didnt think so, so stfu, I want her to answer that question.

American Jan 10, 2018 - 6:55 pm

I’m an American tax payer, not an illegal alien. Making laws and suing to violate a law is immoral, unamerican, and will lead to a dictatorship. The Federal Government has laws to protect all US citizens yet some want to ignore them. We need to get back to the America we had.

Youre anti latino Jan 11, 2018 - 8:56 am

Im all those thing too, so fucking what? You just have a hatred towards latinos. Should everyone here be legal? Of course they should, BUT illegals doing the shit work that no Americans want to do ,and help commerce move forward. Its reality!

American Jan 12, 2018 - 9:45 am

You are a fool. I am a Latino. A legal one. If your not legal go friggin home and get in line to come back.

Im no fool, youre a sellout Jan 12, 2018 - 11:16 pm

Anytime you want to meet me in person and call me a fool, let me know, we can set it up tough guy.

Melanie Jan 13, 2018 - 12:47 pm

LOL!

Old Pittsburg/Antioch Hwy Border Jan 12, 2018 - 4:38 am

I was asked to write a character description of a legal co-worker’s brother-in-law to help his brother-in-law enter the DACA system. The problem is I did not know his brother-in-law. Another problem is even though I do not know him, I do know he is a problem to society based on stories his family has told in social meet ups. We must ask ourselves the value of helping an illegal immigrant to become a permanent resident when we know there are those that will become more trouble to remove from the country or take resources better used elsewhere.

American Jan 12, 2018 - 9:52 am

Thank you OP/AHB.Some people seem to feel they are entitled to be a citizen without due process even though they snuck in the country illegally.This is all illegals not just a certain ethinticity.Well it’s time for that to change. Maybe there would be less murders, car thefts, rape, burglaries, etc.

Get help! Jan 12, 2018 - 11:30 pm

You’re seriously mental, Your racist views are just comical. Whites and Blacks dont commit those crimes, right?

Shoes on the other foot Jan 12, 2018 - 5:37 pm

Strange Trump says this and hes a racist but Mr Clinton gets a standing ovation https://www.facebook.com/numbersusa/videos/1719233824799972/

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