Today, the Supreme Court issued its decision in the case of
Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California.
The 5-4 decision, written by Chief Justice Roberts, allows the Deferred Action
on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to stand, which has significant
implications for higher education institutions. The majority concluded that the
Trump administration’s manner of rescinding the program was arbitrary and
capricious, violating the Administrative Procedures Act. The DACA program has
been in place since 2012, when President Obama issued an executive order
allowing “Dreamers” who were brought to the United States as children to
receive a renewable deferral of action from deportation, and to become eligible
for a work permit, though it does not provide a path to citizenship. The Trump
administration announced plans to phase out DACA in 2017. Since then, the
program has remained in place as litigation proceeded. Please join us for a
NACUA Briefing with Leigh Cole of the Dinse law firm, and Charles Robinson,
General Counsel of the University of California, who will walk through the
Court’s decision and its impact on higher education.
This 30-minute briefing will be audio-only and will be
complimentary to NACUA members.