Court orders DHS to reinstate amnesty for Georgia Dreamer (reinstate Obama's DACA status)

Washington Times ^ | Stephen Dinan | Stephen Dinan

[sickoflibs]

A federal judge ordered Homeland Security Monday to reinstate an amnesty for a Dreamer and blasted the government for “running roughshod” over a young woman in a ruling that breaks new ground in legal rights for illegal immigrants.

Judge Mark H. Cohen ruled that the department didn’t follow its own procedures when it stripped Jessica Colotl of her status under President Obama’s 2012 amnesty, known in government-speak as DACA.

The judge ordered her deportation amnesty and her work permit be kept in place, and sent U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — the Homeland Security agency that handles applications — back to consider Ms. Colotl’s case again.

“The public has an interest in government agencies being required to comply with their own written guidelines instead of engaging in arbitrary decision making,” Judge Cohen said.

When the Obama administration established the program it said DACA was entirely at the discretion of Homeland Security, and could be revoked.

But the decision by Judge Cohen, who was appointed to the federal courts by Mr. Obama, suggests But the decision by Judge Cohen, who was appointed to the federal courts by Mr. Obama, suggests illegal immigrants can go to court to claim they have a right to a process, if not an outcome.

Judge Cohen said the government’s interest in enforcing its laws “does not justify them running roughshod over [Ms. Colotl] by ignoring their own required procedures.”

[9YearLurker]

Excellent question indeed.

My guess is that the answer is “Jivanka”.

[MarkL]

I'm just wondering how a so-called "judge" (aka "dictator in black robes") can order that an extra-legal executive order be reinstated after the current POTUS reverses the illegal order.

Mark

[sickoflibs]

RE:”I'm just wondering how a so-called “judge” (aka “dictator in black robes”) can order that an extra-legal executive order be reinstated after the current POTUS reverses the illegal order”

When exactly do you think that Trump did that?

Mr. Trump appears to be maintaining the pace of the Obama administration, with more than 17,000 new two-year amnesties and more than 107,000 renewal applications approved from Jan. 1 to March 30. Both numbers are comparable to the final full three months of President Obama’s tenure.
Trump’s reversal allowing amnesty for Dreamers enrages conservative base (Washington Times June 8, 2017)