Below are some potential future scenarios related to U.S. v. Texas:
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The federal government decides by September 5, 2017, to rescind the June 15, 2012, DACA memorandum
If the federal government decides to rescind the DACA memorandum, it would likely be on the terms laid out in the June 29, 2017, letter to Attorney General Sessions from Texas and nine other states (see above). In that case, after the memorandum is rescinded, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) would issue no new grants or renewals of DACA, and existing grants of DACA and accompanying work permits would expire on their current expiration dates.
• The federal government does not rescind the June 15, 2012, DACA memorandum
In their June 29, 2017, letter to Attorney General Sessions, Texas and nine other states said that if the federal government does not agree by Sept. 5, 2017, to rescind the June 15, 2012, DACA memorandum, they will seek to amend their complaint in U.S. v. Texas to add a legal challenge to DACA. Texas and its partner states may also seek to have the DACA program preliminarily enjoined (halted) while their challenge winds its way through the courts. Judge Hanen previously granted Texas’s requested preliminary injunction against the DAPA and DACA+ programs, indicating that he may be receptive to a similar request with respect to the original DACA program.
It is unclear how long it would take for the court to hear and rule on such a request. It is also unclear whether, as before, Judge Hanen would issue a preliminary injunction that is nationwide in scope or how an injunction would affect current DACA recipients.
•*The MALDEF intervenors seek to have Texas v. United States dismissed
On July 28, 2017, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), which formally entered the case (intervened) on behalf of individuals who would have been eligible for DAPA, asked the court in the Southern District of Texas to dismiss the case. MALDEF argues that because DAPA and DACA+ have been officially rescinded, there is nothing left in this case to litigate and Texas should not be allowed to amend it to include a challenge to the DACA program.
Briefing on this motion continues. It is unclear when the court will rule on MALDEF’s motion or whether the court will deny the motion and allow Texas to add a legal challenge to the original DACA program.
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Initial Approval: 11/13/12
1st Renewal: 10-7-14
2nd Renewal: 10/12/16
3rd Renewal: 5/16/2018
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