A federal court in Maryland ruled on July 17 that the Trump administration must begin accepting new applications to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children from being deported and allows them to work legally.
Describing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s rescission of DACA in 2017 as “arbitrary and capricious,” the U.S. District Court in Maryland ruled on July 17 (pdf) that the DACA policy must be fully restored. The ruling means that, for the first time in three years, DACA must open up to new applicants.
