NYC Joins Amicus Brief Filed In Support Of Nationwide Permanent Injunction Of DACA Rescission

... New York City signed on to an amicus brief this week, led by Los Angeles and alongside twenty-four other jurisdictions and the U.S. Conference of Mayors, urging the United States District Court of the Northern District of California to permanently enjoin the federal government from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, as well as from using information from the DACA program in removal proceedings of individuals, in Regents of University of California v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Approximately 800,000 DACA recipients have benefitted from the program, including a licensed attorney from New York City who became the first Dreamer admitted to the New York State Bar. As the brief notes, DACA delivers economic benefits for communities across the country, contributes to the public’s safety and general welfare, and reflects this country’s values as a proud nation of immigrants. The brief argues that the federal government unlawfully terminated DACA in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act. "New York has 30,000 reasons to fight for DACA against Trump’s malicious and misguided policies," said Mayor de Blasio. "In our city, DREAMers are our friends, neighbors, and valued members of our communities ...

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