DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge in California on Tuesday [10-17-17] ordered the Trump administration to turn over emails, letters, memos and other materials related to its decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
The order by U.S. District Judge William Alsup, based in San Francisco, also appears to cover legal advice about winding down the program, which grants quasi-legal status and work permits to so-called Dreamers.
Acting in a series of lawsuits filed over the decision, the judge said the administration had waived its attorney-client privilege by claiming the decision was driven by concerns that the program is unconstitutional…
Plaintiffs in five separate lawsuits over the DACA termination — including one brought by former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano in her new capacity as president of the University of California — have demanded that the administration hand over documents related to the decision…
Justice Department spokespeople did not immediately respond to a request for comment.”
-Ted Hesson and Josh Gerstein, “Judge: DACA legal advice must be made public,” Politico, Oct. 17, 2017 07:07pm