Advocacy Announcement: DACA wins third court case

A District of Columbia federal judge has ruled against President Trump’s attempt to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the deportation-protection program for undocumented immigrants who moved to the United States as children. The ruling is the third strike for Trump: Federal judges in California and New York have also defended the program, which has given thousands of young people the opportunity to work and attend school while they arrange for permanent residency. The AFT, along with the NAACP and other unions, was among those that brought the case to court and has worked with many teachers and students to protect them from deportation.