A Texas-led coalition of nine states urged Tuesday a federal judge to invalidate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), arguing that DACA was unlawfully created by former President Barack Obama. The DACA program has enabled thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children to work, pursue higher education, live without risk of deportation, and move forward on the path to citizenship.
Attorney Todd Disher representing the State of Texas and the coalition of states argued during the hearing that the creation of DACA “violated” rulemaking procedures and granted the Executive branch broad authority to legalize immigrants.
