July 28, 2020
For Immediate Release
Contact: info@undocublack.org
WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a memo that defies last month’s (5-4) Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision in favor of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). On June 18, SCOTUS ruled that Trump’s termination of the program was “arbitrary and capricious lawmaking,” and reversed the Trump administration’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in 2017.
This new attack from the Trump Administration will affect current and future applicants and halts the program as it is currently written. The memo pledges for United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) under DHS to do the following:
USCIS will not accept any new DACA applications.
All DACA renewals will now be limited to one(1) year grants, instead of the previous two (2) years of protection and employment authorization.
USCIS will not approve for pending or future advanced parole.
USCIS will honor previous and current DACA and employment authorization. They will not be revoked and allowed to expire at the initial two year limit.
As Black communities continue to be disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, the Trump Administration barrels down on their commitment to cruelty. They further stated that all DACA applications will now be reviewed and rejected at the discretion of DHS. This current attack on DACA will impact more than 700,000 active recipients and youth awaiting renewal.
UndocuBlack Network releases the following quote:
“ Trump is no stranger to the tactic of evasion, only now he is defying the ruling of the highest court in the land, SCOTUS. The DHS memo on DACA reveals that Trump is scared and unhinged, a dangerous combination.
As undocumented people including DACA reipients, we are grappling with loss of income, caregiving, and struggle to meet our basic needs as the pandemic takes its toll. Therefore, the latest announcement from the White House to slash the DACA program to gain political leverage for the future is a cowardly, selfish act.
We reiterate our demand to Congress: USCIS must immediately renew all 2020 DACA renewals for a period of two years or more. And, the Senate must pass H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act as it is written upon passage from the House over a year ago on June 4, 2019.
UndocuBlack is committed to challenge Trump’s cruelty for as long as he carelessly wrecks our lives. We have been and always will be resilient. Humanity will prevail and history will vindicate us in the end.”
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