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MEMO: More Than 1,400 Sign Briefs Backing DACA at the Supreme Court


An unprecedented array of hundreds of higher education institutions, educators, parents, health care professionals, law enforcement officials, business leaders, elected leaders, states, cities and counties, national security leaders, civil rights organizations, former government officials, academics and scholars, labor unions, legal experts, DACA recipients, and many others filed over three dozen amicus briefs urging the Supreme Court to uphold the lower court rulings that have required the Department of Homeland Security to continue processing renewal applications under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In total, more than 1,400 individuals, organizations, and other entities signed briefs in support of DACA.

 

See full memo here.