DREAMERS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Supreme Court on Monday [2-26-18] denied a Trump administration appeal that sought the swift cancellation of a program protecting undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children.
The court’s move means the program, called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, will remain in place for the near future while additional legal proceedings and discussions in Congress continue. The administration can’t end DACA for now because two lower-court judges have issued injunctions that block the White House from doing so. The Supreme Court’s action turned down an unusual request by the Justice Department, which had asked the justices to intervene now even though litigation on the cancellation hasn’t finished in the lower courts. Appeals courts haven’t yet ruled on the cases.
The high court almost never grants such requests, but the department, citing time sensitivities, had argued the court should settle the issue without delay. That position didn’t sway the justices, who rejected the request in a two-sentence order. There were no recorded dissents. The Trump administration could seek high-court review again, if it chooses, after the case is first considered by a federal appeals court.”
-Brent Kendall, “Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Appeal to Speed End of DACA,” The Wall Street Journal online, Feb. 26, 2018 11:34am