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#THREAD: Guidance for #DACA recipientsToday, US District Judge Garaufis ordered that the #DACA program be restored to its initial form. In his ruling, Garaufis reaffirmed his Nov. decision invalidating DHS’s July 2020 memorandum limiting the availability of the program. (1/7)
the order is effective immediately the judge gave the gov until 12/7/2020 to post the notice on their website first-time applicants can apply now #DACA recipients who were granted a 1 yr work authorization doc will have it automatically extended to 2 yrs(2/7)
Can the government appeal the ruling?
DHS most likely will ask for a stay, to stop the order from being implemented, which could be granted soon. The issue could also be appealed to #SCOTUS before 1/20/2021.(4/7)
How does this influence the Texas case?Applicants in Texas should apply. US District Court Judge Andrew Hanen is scheduled to hear the Texas case, which challenges the legality of DACA, on 12/22/2020.(5/7)
Can DHS issue another memo terminating the program?No, they cannot. If they do, plaintiffs will ask Judge Garaufis to hold them in contempt. There is no action that the agency can take or gut #DACA until they have a Senate hearing to confirm Wolf.(6/7)
Extension of work permit? One-year #DACA grants and work permits will be treated as valid for two-years, this should not change even if they ask for a stay.(7/7)
