Via – One America News

After years of debate in the White House and Congress, DACA has finally made its way to the Supreme Court. After one day of oral arguments, however, justices appear divided. The program was implemented via executive order by former President Barack Obama. It allows hundreds of thousands of people who were brought to the U.S. as children to stay in the country, go to school, and work.The Trump administration moved to end the program back in 2017 because they say it was implemented illegally.

“I revoked it because everybody said that Obama had no right to do it,” said President Trump.

With its future now in the hands of the Supreme Court, the Trump administration must justify why it ended the program. Conservative-leaning justices appear satisfied with the White House’s arguments, but more liberal justices are skeptical. Those having reservations have argued that ending the program would have major consequences for the 700,000 DACA recipients, their families, and places of work. Many of those recipients were seen protesting outside the Supreme Court Tuesday.

Meanwhile on Capitol Hill, Democrats were urging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pass the Dream Act and are rallying alongside those who would be eligible for it.

“We are hopeful that the court, the Supreme Court, will shine a light on us, will understand the right thing to do,” stated Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).

If the Supreme Court sides with the Trump administration, the president said will make a deal with Democrats to allow so-called Dreamers to stay in the U.S. With justices divided and a ruling not expected until June, it may come down to a vote from Chief Justice John Roberts. His decision will have major implications on the thousands of DACA recipients as well as the 2020 election.

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