Attorney General Sessions Slams Judge's Ruling To Continue DACA
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions has pledged that the Justice Department will take “every lawful measure” to defend the Trump administration’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has pledged that the Justice Department will take "every lawful measure" to defend the Trump administration's termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, reports Politico. His announcement comes just days after a federal judge ruled that the government must fully restore DACA as it had "failed to provide justification for its decision to end the Obama-era program, which allows immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children to remain here without fear of deportation," notes The Hill.
Sessions on Monday issued a statement in response to the ruling.
"The executive branch's authority to simply rescind a policy, established only by a letter from the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, is clearly established," Sessions said. "The Department of Justice will take every lawful measure to vindicate the Department of Homeland Security's lawful rescission of DACA."
"The last administration violated its duty to enforce our immigration laws by directing and implementing a categorical, multipronged non-enforcement immigration policy for a massive group of illegal aliens," Sessions added.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has pledged that the Justice Department will take "every lawful measure" to defend the Trump administration's termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, reports Politico. His announcement comes just days after a federal judge ruled that the government must fully restore DACA as it had "failed to provide justification for its decision to end the Obama-era program, which allows immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children to remain here without fear of deportation," notes The Hill.
Sessions on Monday issued a statement in response to the ruling.
"The executive branch's authority to simply rescind a policy, established only by a letter from the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, is clearly established," Sessions said. "The Department of Justice will take every lawful measure to vindicate the Department of Homeland Security's lawful rescission of DACA."
"The last administration violated its duty to enforce our immigration laws by directing and implementing a categorical, multipronged non-enforcement immigration policy for a massive group of illegal aliens," Sessions added.