乔·拜登总统说，得克萨斯州的一名联邦法官裁定针对抵达儿童的延期行动，或DACA，程序为非法，并表示司法部将对这一决定提出上诉。
拜登在周六的一份声明中说:“虽然法院的命令现在不影响目前的DACA接收人，但这一决定仍然将数十万年轻移民置于不确定的未来。
总统还表示，国土安全部计划“在不久的将来”发布一项关于DACA的拟议规则，DHS国务卿马约尔卡斯在一份声明中回应了这一点，称除了继续处理DACA的延期申请之外，国土安全部还计划通过更多的政策变化来“保护和巩固DACA”。
周五的裁决标志着对奥巴马时代保护非法入境年轻人免于被驱逐出境的做法的重大打击。
美国地方法院法官安德鲁·哈恩站在以得克萨斯州为首的九个州的一边，并得出结论认为，DACA计划的建立违反了联邦行政法。哈恩在他的决定中强调，他的裁决并不强制移居当局有权逮捕和驱逐接受者，但这确实使他们有资格。
带着“最大的紧迫性”，拜登周六还再次呼吁国会通过美国梦和承诺法案，甚至可能通过和解进程，为大约65万拥有DACA身份的人创造获得公民身份的途径，民主党目前正在努力实现总统的“人类基础设施”优先事项。
总统声明称:“只有国会才能通过为梦想者提供一条通往公民身份的道路来确保永久解决方案，这条道路将为这些年轻人提供他们需要和应得的确定性和稳定性。“我热切希望，通过和解或其他方式，国会最终将为所有在恐惧中生活了太久的梦想家提供安全保障。”
他的行动呼吁得到了副总统卡玛拉•哈里斯的回应，他在推特上给梦想家们发了一条信息，告诉他们“你的家是美国”，“你应该得到一个永久的解决方案。”
对于所有经历恐惧和不确定的梦想家，要知道@POTUS我坚信你的家是美国。你应该得到一个永久的解决方案。通过和解或其他方式，现在是国会提供公民身份途径的时候了。
—卡玛拉•哈里斯副总裁(@副总裁)2021年7月17日
与两位总统的一致，国会西班牙裔核心小组，在自录音再现装置发出的高音，表示“国会通过对梦想者的永久保护并提供获得公民身份的途径比以往任何时候都更重要”，而众议院议长南希·佩洛西表示，民主党人将寻求“任何和所有途径”将《美国梦和承诺法案》送到拜登的办公桌上。
美国前总统巴拉克·奥巴马(Barack Obama)周六也强调了国会在未能为追梦人提供法律保护方面的作用。
他在一份声明中说:“9年多来，梦想家们一直关注着法庭和政治家们就他们是否会被允许留在这个他们中的许多人所知的唯一国家展开的辩论。”自录音再现装置发出的高音。“国会早就应该采取行动，给予他们应有的保护和确定性了。”
九年多来，梦想家们一直关注着法庭和政治家们就他们是否会被允许留在这个他们中许多人所知的唯一国家展开的辩论。国会早就应该采取行动，给予他们应有的保护和确定性。
—巴拉克·奥巴马(@巴拉克·奥巴马)2021年7月17日
DACA是由奥巴马2012年，为不断增长的无证未成年移民人口提供救济，这些人有时被称为梦想家，由于年轻，他们在移民过程中几乎没有发言权。据估计，大约有65万人拥有DACA身份，根据美国公民和移民服务局。
德克萨斯州总检察长办公室的律师认为，奥巴马政府在创建该项目时过度扩展了其行政权力。阿拉巴马州、阿肯色州、堪萨斯州、路易斯安那州、密西西比州、内布拉斯加州、南卡罗来纳州和西弗吉尼亚州也加入了诉讼。
代表一群DACA受助者为该项目辩护的墨西哥裔美国人法律辩护和教育基金在此前的听证会上辩称，得克萨斯州的诉讼不应该成功，因为DACA的存在没有伤害到任何一个州。
尽管共和党领导的各州已经采取行动结束DACA计划，但该计划仍保持了两党的政治支持。75%的共和党人和92%的民主党人都支持让接受者有机会获得公民身份，根据2018年盖洛普的一项调查。
墨西哥裔美国人法律辩护和教育基金主席兼总法律顾问托马斯·萨恩斯说，DACA是总统行使自由裁量权的唯一途径。
萨恩斯说:“当你处理移民系统必须处理的人数时，你必须做出资源决定。“很难想象一种有效的方式来做这件事。”
拜登政府可能会采取行动改变该计划，以满足哈恩的裁决，但尽管如此，许多DACA获奖者的未来可能会再次面对最高法院。
Biden says DOJ to appeal DACA ruling he calls 'deeply disappointing'
President Joe Biden said it's "deeply disappointing" that a federal judge in Texas has ruled theDeferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program as unlawful, and said the Department of Justice will appeal the decision.
"While the court’s order does not now affect current DACA recipients, this decision nonetheless relegates hundreds of thousands of young immigrants to an uncertain future," Biden said in a statement on Saturday.
The president also said the Department of Homeland Security plans to issue a proposed rule on DACA "in the near future" and DHS Secretary Mayorkas echoed that in a statement, saying that in addition to continuing to process DACA renewal applications, the department plans to "preserve and fortify DACA" with more policy changes.
The Friday ruling marks a significant blow to the Obama-era approach that shielded young people brought to the country illegally from deportation.
U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen sided with a group of nine states led by Texas and concluded that the creation of the DACA program violated federal administrative law. Hanen emphasized in his decision that his ruling does not compelimmigrationauthorities to arrest and deport recipients, but it does make them eligible.
With the "greatest urgency," Biden on Saturday also renewed his call for Congress to create a pathway to citizenship for the approximately 650,000 people who hold DACA status by passing the American Dream and Promise Act, possibly even through the reconciliation process, which Democrats are currently working on to achieve the president's "human infrastructure" priorities.
"Only Congress can ensure a permanent solution by granting a path to citizenship for Dreamers that will provide the certainty and stability that these young people need and deserve," the president's statement said. "It is my fervent hope that through reconciliation or other means, Congress will finally provide security to all Dreamers, who have lived too long in fear."
His call for action was echoed by Vice President Kamala Harris who tweeted a message to Dreamers, telling them "your home is America" and "you deserve a permanent solution."
To all the Dreamers out there experiencing fear and uncertainty, know that@POTUSand I believe strongly that your home is America. You deserve a permanent solution. Through Reconciliation or other means, the time is now for Congress to provide a pathway to citizenship.
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP)July 17, 2021
In line with both president's, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, in atweet, said it was "more important than ever for Congress to pass permanent protections for Dreamers and provide a pathway to citizenship," while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats will pursue "any and all paths" to send the American Dream and Promise Act to Biden's desk.
Former President Barack Obama on Saturday also focused on Congress' role in failing to provide Dreamers with legal protection.
"For more than nine years, DREAMers have watched courts and politicians debate whether they’ll be allowed to stay in the only country many of them have ever known," he said in atweet. "It’s long past time for Congress to act and give them the protection and certainty they deserve."
For more than nine years, DREAMers have watched courts and politicians debate whether they’ll be allowed to stay in the only country many of them have ever known. It’s long past time for Congress to act and give them the protection and certainty they deserve.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama)July 17, 2021
DACA was created byObamain 2012 to provide relief for the growing population of undocumented immigrant minors, sometimes called Dreamers, who had little to no say in their immigration process due to their youth. It's estimated there are about 650,000 people who hold DACA status,according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Lawyers with the Texas Attorney General's Office argued that the Obama administration overextended its executive authority in creating the program. They were joined in the lawsuit by Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, South Carolina and West Virginia.
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, which represented a group of DACA recipients in defending the program, argued in a prior hearing on the matter that Texas shouldn't be successful in its lawsuit because none of the states were harmed by the existence of DACA.
The DACA program has maintained bipartisan political support even as Republican-led states have moved to end it. A solid majority -- 75% -- of Republicans favor allowing recipients the chance to obtain citizenship along with 92% of Democrats,according to a 2018 Gallup survey.
Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, said DACA is the only way the president can exercise discretion.
"When you're dealing with the number of people that the immigration system has to deal with, you have to make resource decisions," Saenz said. "It's hard to imagine an efficient way of doing it otherwise."
The Biden administration could act to change the program in a way that would satisfy Hanen’s ruling, but still, the future for many DACA recipients will likely face the Supreme Court once again.
