TOPLINEA federal court ruled Friday that the Trump administration must begin to operate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program again, after the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has continued to not accept new applications for the immigration program despite a Supreme Court ruling last month that reinstated DACA. Immigration rights activists take part in a rally in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC ... [+] on November 12, 2019. The order came amid mounting pressure for USCIS to comply with the Supreme Court ruling from immigration advocates and lawmakers, as DACA applicants and immigration attorneys reported new applications for the program were still being rejected despite the court ruling. Further ReadingThe Supreme Court Upheld DACA But The Trump Administration Hasn’t Let Immigrants Apply For It (Forbes)Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration From Ending DACA (Forbes)Despite Supreme Court ruling, Trump administration rejects new DACA applications (Los Angeles Times)

Source: Forbes July 17, 2020 18:33 UTC