On April 24, 2018, Judge John D. Bates of the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia ruled against the Trump Administration's "unlawful" rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ("DACA") program. Arguing that the decision to end DACA was "arbitrary and capricious because the department failed adequately to explain its conclusion that the program was unlawful," Judge Bates stayed his decision for 90 days to offer the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") the opportunity to provide sound justification for terminating the program.
Should DHS fail to adequately address its reasoning for canceling the DACA program within the timeframe, the government will be ordered to once again accept and process new and renewal DACA applications for eligible applicants.
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