The action by US District Judge Nicholas Garaufis in Brooklyn centered on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program created by Trump’s Democratic predecessor Barack Obama in 2012. The judge also ordered that the notice make clear that employment authorization under DACA would last for two years rather than one. Trump’s administration had argued that Obama exceeded his constitutional powers when he created DACA by executive action, bypassing Congress. Obama created DACA after Congress failed to pass bipartisan legislation to overhaul US immigration policy. DACA recipients often are called “Dreamers” based on the name of legislation considered but never passed in Congress.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 05, 2020 01:18 UTC