Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf: The administration will follow the DACA ruling, but it's still looking 'to end an unlawful program'
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said Sunday that his agency would follow the Supreme Court's ruling on Obama-era protections for young, undocumented immigrants — but the administration is still looking "to end an unlawful program.”that the administration could not block the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program because it failed to provide an adequate justification. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the court majority.
Wolf said the Obama administration created the program “out of thin air” and didn’t allow the American people enough time to weigh in.Sign UpBy signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
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