Media outlets are beginning to report on the latest federal ruling of the invalidity of the July 28th, 2020 memo issued by the DHS that limited protections under DACA.
From the Associated Press:
In Garaufis’ ruling Saturday, the judge wrote that DHS didn’t follow an order of succession established when then-Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned in April 2019. Kevin McAleenan, who succeeded Nielsen until he resigned in October 2019, also didn’t have statutory authority to hold the position, Garaufis wrote.
As an order of succession was not followed, Chad Wolf was not legally appointed as the Secretary of DHS and did not have the legal authority to restrict DACA protections.
‘Victory’: Federal Judge Invalidates Latest Trump Effort to Kill DACA
Common Dreams – https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/15/victory-federal-judge-invalidates-latest-trump-effort-kill-daca
by Andrea Germanos,
Nov. 15, 2020 A federal judge said Saturday that Chad Wolf was not legally serving as acting homeland security chief when he issued a July memo limiting protections under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, so the memo is invalid.
“This is a victory for our courageous plaintiffs, DACA-eligible youth across the country, and all of our communities,” Trudy S. Rebert, staff attorney at the National Immigration Law Center, said in a statement.
Un juez federal invalida la suspensión de DACA: falla que Chad Wolf fue nombrado jefe interino del DHS de manera ilegal
“Este es un día realmente esperanzador para muchos jóvenes de todo el país”, aseguró la abogada del caso. El magistrado de la ciudad de Nueva York falló que el jefe interino del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional fue nombrado de forma ilegal, por lo cual su decisión contra el programa no tiene validez.