The FAIR Take - Seven States Sue to End DACA

May 4, 2018

On Tuesday, seven states filed a lawsuit against President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program arguing that the then-president exceeded his executive authority under both federal immigration law and the U.S. Constitution by creating the program without approval from Congress.

Immigration Term

Asylee

One of the six legal immigrant categories, an asylee is an alien either in the United States or applying to enter at a U.S. port of entry who is unable or unwilling to return to his or her country of nationality because of persecution, or because of a well-founded fear of persecution. If the alien does not have a nationality, the country of nationality is the last country in which she habitually resided. The persecution or fear thereof can be based on race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. After one year in the United States, asylees are admissible for permanent resident status. Although there is no limit on the number of people who may be granted asylum protection in any year, aslyee admissions for permanent residence are limited to 10,000 per fiscal year.

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The FAIR Take - Seven States Sue to End DACA