DHS Statement On Supreme Court Decision on DACA

Release Date:
June 18, 2020

The Department of Homeland Security released the following statements regarding the Supreme Court decision on DACA.

Acting Secretary Chad Wolf: “DACA recipients deserve closure and finality surrounding their status here in the U.S. Unfortunately, today’s Supreme Court decision fails to provide that certainty. The DACA program was created out of thin air and implemented illegally. The American people deserve to have the Nation’s laws faithfully executed as written by their representatives in Congress—not based on the arbitrary decisions of a past Administration. This ruling usurps the clear authority of the Executive Branch to end unlawful programs.”

Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli: “The Supreme Court’s decision is an affront to the rule of law and gives Presidents power to extend discretionary policies into future Administrations. No Justice will say that the DACA program is lawful, and that should be enough reason to end it. Justice Clarence Thomas had it right in dissent: ‘Such timidity [by SCOTUS] forsakes the Court’s duty to apply the law according to neutral principles and the ripple effects of the majority’s error will be felt throughout our system of self-government.’”

Topics:
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Secretary of Homeland Security


Keywords:
Acting Secretary Chad Wolf,
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA),
Deputy Secretary


Last Published Date: June 18, 2020

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