Naacp sues trump over DACA

complicatedc33 · complicatedc33

http://thehill.com/homenews/administ...or-ending-daca

VJB2 · VJB2

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The NAACP on Monday filed a lawsuit against President Trump over his decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

The organization is also suing Attorney General Jeff Sessions and other Trump administration offices and officials, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on behalf of people of color who were eligible for the program.

The group wrote in a press release Monday that the vast majority of DACA recipients are people of color, including the 80 percent of participants who are Mexican.

The NAACP is alleging that Trump violated due process, the equal protection clause and regular administrative procedures in deciding to end DACA.
“This tells us that cancelling the DACA program not only violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fifth Amendment but also possesses a racially-motivated component,” Derrick Johnson, the interim president and CEO of the NAACP, said in a press release. “Defendant Trump’s nasty, prejudiced sentiment couldn’t be further from the truth.”

“Immigrants and DACA registrants have been positive members of society; they contribute to community; they open businesses; they pay taxes and they are generally law abiding. Kicking DACA registrants and eligible people out of the country and upending their lives is not the American Way.”

This is the latest lawsuit filed against Trump for his decision to end DACA. So-called Dreamers sued Trump earlier Monday, in addition to lawsuits filed by several states and the University of California.

Another lawsuit. Not sure how this helps us. I just see it as giving Trump headaches and bitterly turning against us.

Papoose · Papoose

Who is paying for this lawsuits? Private donations?

fl_dreamer · fl_dreamer

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Originally Posted by Papoose

Who is paying for this lawsuits? Private donations?

There are plenty lawyers helping pro-bono. My lawyer (who I use for renewal) is one of them.

2MoreYears · 2MoreYears

How many suits so far? Four?

1.- Multi-state.
2.- CA and company.
3- Napolitano
4.- NAACP

freshh. · freshh.

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Originally Posted by VJB2

Another lawsuit. Not sure how this helps us. I just see it as giving Trump headaches and bitterly turning against us.

The lawsuits are a stall tactic. What they do is tie the administration up in court in order to prevent the program from ending. Someone can correct me if I am wrong, but all have been filed in districts where aDACA friendly judge could issue an injunction against Trump and Co. to halt the program's end in March.

I think this is in an effort to have the program stay in place should Congressional efforts fail (including BRIDGE Act).

Blueyellowgray · Blueyellowgray

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Originally Posted by 2MoreYears

How many suits so far? Four?

1.- Multi-state.
2.- CA and company.
3- Napolitano
4.- NAACP

There is another lawsuit filed today by 6 dreamers:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-...t-trump-242838

cooltalker · cooltalker

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Originally Posted by freshh.

The lawsuits are a stall tactic. What they do is tie the administration up in court in order to prevent the program from ending. Someone can correct me if I am wrong, but all have been filed in districts where aDACA friendly judge could issue an injunction against Trump and Co. to halt the program's end in March.

I think this is in an effort to have the program stay in place should Congressional efforts fail (including BRIDGE Act).

TBH, it's just nice to see the support. But like everyone else, I don't see it leading anywhere.

Copper · Copper

Will see how successful these lawsuits are.

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