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Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Files Brief Supporting DACA in U.S. Supreme Court
Posted on Oct 07 2019
October 7, 2019 – On October 4, the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM) joined other legal services organizations in filing a brief before the Supreme Court in the cases challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to terminate Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in these cases on November 12, with a decision expected by June 2020.
“DACA recipients are our fellow Minnesotans, our co-workers, our friends.” said ILCM Executive Director Veena Iyer. “Most came to the United States as young children. They have lived here for an average of 20 years. This is their home, and they belong here.”
Most DACA recipients are part of mixed-immigration status families, and DACA recipients are parents of 256,000 U.S. citizen children. The U.S. public overwhelmingly supports keeping these families together and giving DACA recipients a path to permanent status in the United States.
DACA recipients go to school and work and contribute to the U.S. economy. Nationally, DACA recipients and their households pay $5.7 billion in federal taxes and $3.1 billion in state taxes annually.
The three cases consolidated for oral argument on November 12 are Regents of the University of California, et al. v. Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS), Batalla Vidal v. Nielsen, and NAACP v. Trump. Because of existing court orders, individuals who currently have or previously had DACA can continue to apply for renewal of their DACA status during the pendency of this litigation. ILCM regularly assists individuals with DACA with renewing their status.