Judge rules new DACA program can continue

U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen said that the policy, which is set to proceed under new regulations at the end of the month, can continue with limitations that he previously set.

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October 14, 2022 - 5:00 PM

Immigration advocates rally to urge Congress to pass permanent protections for DACA recipients and create a pathway to citizenship, near the U.S. Capitol, June 15, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Photo by (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/TNS)

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that the current version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children can continue, at least temporarily.

U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen — who last year declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program illegal — said that the policy, which is set to proceed under new regulations at the end of the month, can continue with limitations that he previously set. Those limitations say there can be no new applicants for DACA and that those who are…

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