DREAMERS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The federal program granting quasi-legal status and work permits to so-called Dreamers is likely to remain in effect through most of this year, after the Supreme Court appeared to rebuff President Donald Trump’s bid for quick action to resolve lawsuits over his attempt to wind down the program. Trump, who repealed the Obama-era program last year, has said he wanted the high court to take up the case and rule that he had the authority to do away with it. The program has become an issue in the ongoing government shutdown, with Trump on Saturday offering protection from deportation for three years to approximately 700,000 people brought to the country illegally as children. Justice Department lawyers had asked the justices to accept several cases over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and add them to the court’s calendar for argument in April, meaning a ruling could be issued by June. However, orders from the high court Tuesday [1-22-19] morning made no mention of the DACA disputes.”
–Josh Gersein, “Supreme Court appears to rebuff Trump’s push for quick DACA hearing,” Politico, January 22, 2019 12:48 pm