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DACA renewal delays under Trump spark lawsuit
Key takeaways
- Those brought to the U.S. as children rely on the status, created under President Obama, in order to secure work permits as well as a lawful pathway to remain in the U.S.
- People shouldn t lose jobs and livelihoods because of unexplained government delays, Hillary Li, counsel at Justice Action Center, which is among the groups leading the lawsuit, said in a statement.
- We asked a simple question: what changed, and why are DACA recipients facing mounting delays despite doing everything the U.S. government has asked of them?
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Those brought to the U.S. as children rely on the status, created under President Obama, in order to secure work permits as well as a lawful pathway to remain in the U.S.
People shouldn t lose jobs and livelihoods because of unexplained government delays, Hillary Li, counsel at Justice Action Center, which is among the groups leading the lawsuit, said in a statement.
We asked a simple question: what changed, and why are DACA recipients facing mounting delays despite doing everything the U.S. government has asked of them? The Trump administration s refusal to provide answers leaves us no choice but to go to court.
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