“In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court today held that the rescission of DACA was arbitrary and capricious. Our expert community has insight and commentary on the decision; I urge you to zoom in to their DACA Debrief on Monday, June 22. I cannot express the exhilaration and relief I feel – our community remains intact!” – Dean Mary Lu Bilek
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“The decision is a victory for DREAMers, young people who were brought to the U.S. as children and under DACA received temporary relief from deportation and work authorization among other important benefits. It means that for now DACA recipients’ protection against removal from this country and eligibility for work authorization are maintained. However, according to the decision, the Trump administration has the authority to try again to rescind DACA if it follows the administrative decision-making process the law requires.” – CLRE & Office of Student Affairs
Read the full statement from Professor Janet Calvo; Professor Natalie Gomez-Velez, Director of CLRE; and Associate Dean of Student Affairs Yvette Wilson-Barnes
“The Justices’ refusal to comment on the soundness of the DACA policy and focus rather, on the process, gives the administration a roadmap to end the program “legally” if they so choose. This underscores the need to get out the vote in November. For many of our DACAmented students, this is a further continuation of the uncertainty they have lived with for so long. Many members of our community remain in the lurch; there is much to do for those who are undocumented, those with undocumented family members, those with pending cases before immigration agencies, and those who are vulnerable to deportation due to racial profiling and/or alleged criminal histories.” – Professors Nermeen Arastu and Talia Peleg
“[…] with the nonconstitutional grounds for judgment, it is possible that the Trump Administration could attempt to rescind DACA by complying with the administrative requirements of the APA and not acting in an arbitrary and capricious manner. Whether or not the Trump Administration proceeds in that direction is uncertain.” – Professor Ruthann Robson
Read her discussion of the decision from ConLawProfBlog