In his ruling in 2015 about the program for parents, he made it clear that he thought both efforts to protect undocumented immigrants were illegal. Immigrant rights activists were bracing for a ruling by Judge Hanen against the DACA program. In his ruling on Friday, Judge Hanen made it clear that he thought the DACA program was likely to be declared illegal in the long run. The judge said that the potential harm to those immigrants was too great to simply end the program. He also added that “DACA is a popular program and one that Congress should consider saving.” Congressional action to come up with a permanent solution for the DACA program has stalled amid bitter recriminations between Mr. Trump and Democrats.

Source: New York Times August 31, 2018 21:37 UTC