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US court rules against DACA, orders review of revised immigration plan

Federal appeals court rules a programme that has protected hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation is unlawful but sends case back to a lower court to consider a new Biden administration regulation.

US federal judge rules DACA unlawful, blocks new applicants

A federal judge in Texas ordered an end to the Obama-era programme that prevented the deportations of some immigrants brought into the US as children.

US House passes Dreamer bill but prospects dim in evenly split Senate

The legislation coincides with Democratic President Joe Biden's efforts to contain the number of migrants arriving at the US-Mexico border, many of whom are fleeing dangerous conditions in Central America.

US top court blocks Trump bid to end young immigrants programme

Supreme Court rejects President Donald Trump's attempt to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants provided in eight-year-old Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals plan.

White House condemns ruling on Trump's DACA decision

Presidential press secretary Sarah Huckabee says the ruling against the Trump administration's decision to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme is a "good news" for smuggling organisation and "horrible news for our national security."

US Supreme Court rejects Trump over 'Dreamers' immigrants

The justices refused to hear the administration's appeal of a federal judge's January 9 injunction that halted Trump's move to end a programme that benefits immigrants known as "Dreamers" implemented in 2012.

US government shutdown punctuates Trump’s first year

Senate inched closer but ultimately fell short of an agreement that would have reopened federal agencies, complicating the beginning of the workweek in America.