News Alert: Federal judge blocks new DACA applications

News Alert: Federal judge blocks new DACA applications

A federal judge rules that DACA is illegal and blocks new applicants
CNN

A federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the Obama-era program shielding certain undocumented immigrants from deportation, is illegal and blocked new applicants.

The ruling from Judge Andrew Hanen would bar future applications but does not immediately cancel current permits for hundreds of thousands of people.