The court’s 5-4 conservative majority includes two Trump appointees - Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh - who both indicated support for the president’s action. Trump’s administration has argued that Obama exceeded his constitutional powers when he created DACA by executive action, bypassing Congress. Sotomayor, the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, wondered if the court should take into account the fact that Trump has said he would look after “Dreamers.”“He hasn’t” taken care of them, she said. Francisco, who also argued the travel ban case, said the administration was not trying to shirk responsibility for ending a popular programme. Trump has given mixed messages about the “Dreamers,” saying in 2017 that he has “a great love” for them even as he sought to kill the programme that protected them from deportation.

Source: bd News24 November 13, 2019 05:25 UTC