Legal Alert: SCOTUS Preserves DACA Program, Keeping Workplaces Intact For Now

This legal alert was published on June 18, 2020 by Jessica T. Cook, Shanon R. Stevenson, and Cynthia J. Yarbrough in Atlanta.

 

By a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 18th, the Trump administration did not provide adequate and appropriate justification to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, preserving the ability of approximately 700,000 individuals – sometimes known as “Dreamers” – to remain in the country and in American workforces. Considering the June 18th decision, many DACA recipients will be able to apply to continue to extend their employment authorization or pursue additional educational opportunities.