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BREAKING — A federal judge in Texas has ordered the Biden administration to suspend the DACA program for "Dreamers." finding it illegal. Agreeing to a request by Texas, Judge Andrew Hanen is ordering the government to stop approving new DACA requests. Follow @CBSNews for more. pic.twitter.com/RmFTD0ldW9 — Camilo Montoya-Galvez (@camiloreports) July 16, 2021
Judge Hanen is *not* ordering the Biden administration to cancel the work permits and deportation protections for the 616,000 immigrants enrolled in DACA. Hanen is staying (suspending) his order in that respect. But he is barring DHS from granting DACA to new applicants. pic.twitter.com/EETuVtyC9W — Camilo Montoya-Galvez (@camiloreports) July 16, 2021
Judge Andrew Hanen, a Texas judge, found that the Department of Homeland Security violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) in creating the policy. He found that the policy was "illegally implemented" and ordered DHS to stop approving DACA applications, although he said it could continue to accept applications and that it does not affect the status of any current DACA recipients.The suit had been brought by a coalition of states led by Texas, who argued that the policy violated the APA and the Constitution.