Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Overturn DACA Ruling

The U.S Justice Department asked the court to overturn a lower ruling that blocked Trump's move to end the program.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said it had asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling last week that blocked President Donald Trump’s move to end a program that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children.

The Republican president in September rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program put in place in 2012 by his Democratic predecessor Barack Obama, effective in March. A variety of Democratic state attorneys general, organizations and individuals challenged Trump’s action in multiple federal courts.

(Reporting by Eric Walsh; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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