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Homeland Security appropriations bill DACA amendment

What exactly was this amendment? Was it just only for dreamers in the military or for all of us? Was it technically a DACA extension? What I got for this article it seems like a one year extension in the Homeland Security appropriation bill for all DACA recipients... Am I wrong?

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Democratic Rep. Pete Aguilar did win a victory for DACA defenders this week, but it is questionable how significant it will be. He proposed an amendment for this year’s Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill that would ban the department from using any funds to detain or deport DACA recipients in good standing. Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee agreed to the amendment and it was approved on a bipartisan voice vote.

In theory, the amendment would offer at least a year of stability for DREAMers if passed into law. But there was skepticism about how impactful it would be. In approving the amendment, Rep. Kevin Yoder told his fellow Republicans during committee markup that it “has no practical impact since this is the status quo.”

“These are all little band-aids, maybe messaging votes. That’s fine, I’d be more than happy to support that, but I think the focus for all members should be on a permanent fix,” he said.

It’s possible that this could be the first step toward a solution that had been long rumored but rarely acknowledged on the record — Congress renewing DACA for one or two years at a time in perpetuity.

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