HOUSTON — A federal choose on Wednesday declared unlawful a revised model of a federal coverage that forestalls the deportation of lots of of hundreds of immigrants dropped at the U.S. as youngsters.

U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen agreed with Texas and eight different states suing to cease the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. The choose’s ruling was finally anticipated to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, sending this system’s destiny earlier than the excessive courtroom for a 3rd time.

Hanen barred the federal government from approving any new purposes, however left this system intact for current recipients in the course of the anticipated appeals course of. Hanen stated his order doesn't require the federal authorities to take any actions towards DACA recipients.

The states have argued the Obama administration didn’t have the authority to first create this system in 2012 as a result of it circumvented Congress.

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