The ruling is another victory for proponents of the Barack Obama-era programme after the U.S. Supreme Court in June rejected Mr. Trump’s cancellation of it. The federal judge in New York ruled that President Donald Trump’s acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf was not lawfully serving in his role when he issued the new rules for the DACA programme in July. The ruling is another victory for proponents of the Barack Obama-era programme after the U.S. Supreme Court in June rejected Mr. Trump’s cancellation of it. Judge Nicholas Garaufis said the correct order of succession had not been followed for the acting secretary appointment. Mr. Trump cancelled DAPA after coming to office and then went after the more established DACA, but faced court battles over it.

Source: The Hindu November 15, 2020 15:56 UTC