Supreme Court Decides to Consider Constitutionality of DACA

Supreme Court Decides to Consider Constitutionality of DACA
Demonstrators march through a tunnel during a demonstration in response to the Trump Administration's announcement that it would end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in Washington on Sept. 5, 2017. Zach Gibson/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court decided June 28 to review the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s highly controversial Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that has for seven years prevented hundreds of thousands of young people who came to the United States as minors from being deported.

The decision is a win for the Trump administration. But it means the DACA issue will remain alive throughout the 2020 election cycle. Protections for DACA recipients are expected to remain in place while the case is being considered.