ISSUES
MEMO: More Than 1,400 Sign Briefs Backing DACA at the Supreme Court
Posted: October 15, 2019
Modified: July 29, 2020
ISSUES
Posted: October 15, 2019
Modified: July 29, 2020
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.