The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral argument on Oct. 10 over the federal government’s attempt to restore President Joe Biden’s protections for so-called “dreamer” immigrants after a Texas judge blocked them from taking effect.
The federal policy is intended to prevent the deportation of illegal immigrants who came to the United States as minors. Nearly 600,000 of them have enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and more than 100,000 live in Texas.
Many of the arguments surrounded whether Texas had standing to challenge Biden’s policy, which he enacted in 2021 as a continuation of a similar one under former President Barack Obama….