Regents of the University of California v. United States Department of Homeland Security

NAACP Applauds Supreme Court Victory in NAACP, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al.

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Sunday, June 21, 2020

This case was consolidated with the Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California.

Key Points: 
  • This case was consolidated with the Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California.
  • The Supreme Court held that the Department of Homeland Security's decision to rescind DACA is reviewable under the Administrative Procedures Act and was arbitrary and capricious.
  • In a 5-4 opinion authored by Chief Justice Roberts, the Supreme Court affirmed the district court's ruling in the case brought by the NAACP.
  • Today's Supreme Court ruling in our favor is an incredible victory for justice, in the spirit of the NAACP's groundbreaking Supreme Court victory in Brown v Board of Education.

NASFAA Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program

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Friday, June 19, 2020

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The Supreme Court of the United States today ruled against the Trump administration, preventing it from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, June 18, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The Supreme Court of the United States today ruled against the Trump administration, preventing it from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
  • The administration has for several years been attempting to end the program, created under the Obama administration.
  • NASFAA President Justin Draeger issued the following statement on the decision:
    "Today, the Supreme Court handed down a decision that will protect hundreds of thousands of undocumented students for now.
  • To request an interview with a NASFAA spokesperson on the Supreme Court's decision on the DACA program, contact Director of Marketing and Communications Erin Powers.

SCOTUS: DACA Cannot Be Ended – Yet

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Thursday, June 18, 2020

The high court held that the Department of Homeland Security acted unlawfully in terminating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Key Points: 
  • The high court held that the Department of Homeland Security acted unlawfully in terminating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
  • The majority ruled there was no discriminatory intent on the part of the executive, but that the DHS memorandum that rescinded DACA failed to"failed to consider the conspicuous issues of whether to retain forbearance and what if anything to do about the hardship to DACA recipients.
  • The Court could have made clear that the solution respondents seek must come from the legislative branch.
  • Instead, the majority has decided to prolong DHS initial overreach by providing a stopgap measure of its own.

Statement of Theodore B. Olson Regarding U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on DACA in Dep’t of Homeland Sec. v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal.

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Thursday, June 18, 2020

DACA recipients are living examples of the American Dream.

Key Points: 
  • DACA recipients are living examples of the American Dream.
  • The decision to end this policy without a lawful, genuine, and transparent explanation was inconsistent with the rule of law, as the Court recognized.
  • The rescission of DACA without considering important aspects of the issue, including the impact on DACA recipients themselves, was arbitrary and capricious.
  • My colleagues at Gibson Dunn and I are honored to have had the opportunity to file this case on behalf of DACA recipients, and represent them before the Supreme Court.

Retailers Applaud Supreme Court Ruling Supporting Dreamers

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Thursday, June 18, 2020

The National Retail Federation welcomed todays U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Key Points: 
  • The National Retail Federation welcomed todays U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
  • Even with this ruling, it is still important for Congress to pass legislation permanently protecting these individuals so their future will never be in question again.
  • NRF was among more than 140 businesses and trade associations that filed a friend-of-the-court brief last year asking the Supreme Court to uphold DACA.
  • Retail is the nations largest private-sector employer, contributing $3.9 trillion to annual GDP and supporting one in four U.S. jobs 52 million working Americans.