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Two important court decisions have temporarily secured DACA, but we still need a permanent solution. Learn how our Senators voted on recently failed plans, and what new ones could be in the pipeline, and make sure our reps stay focused on permanently protecting DREAMers.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.89″ background_layout=”light”]<\/p>\n Trump Administration & Federal Government Working Group<\/a> C2A<\/strong><\/p>\n Two important court decisions have averted the DACA crisis. The Supreme Court ruled that it would not take up a lower court decision <\/a>that blocks Trump’s decision to end the DACA program, which means that those who have previously had DACA protection or currently have it will be able to keep it while the issue makes its way through the lower courts.\u00a0<\/span>The issue would not come back before the Supreme Court until its next term, which begins in October.\u00a0Under the court rulings, undocumented immigrants currently in the DACA program can file to renew their two-year terms in the program. No new applicants can apply for DACA during this period.\u00a0On the same day, a federal judge in California ruled that the government can’t revoke DACA recipients’ work permits or other protections<\/a> without giving them notice and a chance to defend themselves.\u00a0<\/span>The judge said the Department of Homeland Security must restore protections to the group of DACA recipients who had them revoked “without notice, a reasoned explanation, or any opportunity to respond.”\u00a0According to DHS, officials had revoked or terminated 2,139 individuals’ DACA protections over the lifetime of the program as of August 2017.<\/p>\n Before the February recess the Senate debated a number of immigration proposals, all broadly aimed at<\/span>\u00a0passing legislation to resolve the crisis Trump created after he ordered the DACA program to be terminated<\/span>\u00a0on March 5<\/span><\/a>, leaving 690,000 young immigrants at risk of deportation. \u00a0Four plans were brought to a vote, and all fell short<\/a> of the required 60 vote threshold for passage:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n So what’s next? It’s unclear.<\/a> Many Republican Senators are hoping the House will take up the baton, but with Speaker Paul Ryan saying that he will only put forward proposals that have Trump’s blessing, it’s unlikely that anything that passes that hurdle will also garner 60 votes in the Senate. Some Republican senators are floating narrow backup plans<\/a>. One would enshrine DACA into law (but without offering a path to citizenship) in exchange for $25 billion for border security spread over five years.\u00a0Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) has proposed extending DACA for three years\u00a0<\/a>and providing $7.6 billion in border wall funding spread over three years, until Congress can think of a more permanent solution. Meanwhile, the issue continues to play out in court. A\u00a0second federal court has blocked Trump’s order<\/a> to rescind DACA, saying that while he has the authority to rescind Obama’s order, the termination was “arbitrary and capricious” and therefore flawed.<\/p>\n While we can\u2019t predict how the process will play out, we can assure you it will be complicated and confusing. We\u2019ll be monitoring the issue closely, and will keep you updated here. In the meantime, here is action you can take right now:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n TALKING POINTS<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ background_color=”#00417f” module_class=”site-footer” _builder_version=”3.0.79″ custom_padding=”2px|0px|5px|0px” global_module=”845″][et_pb_row global_parent=”845″ make_fullwidth=”on” custom_width_px=”2600px” custom_padding=”22px||0px|” custom_margin=”|||” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” border_color_all=”#9e9e9e” module_alignment=”center”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image global_parent=”845″ src=”https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/suitup_new_new_FLAME_horiz-1.png” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ max_width=”45%” custom_margin=”||15px|” \/][et_pb_text global_parent=”845″ background_layout=”dark” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”12px” text_text_color=”#efb217″ text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”1.5em” custom_margin=”|||”]<\/p>\n Suit Up Maine is an all-volunteer grassroots group of Mainers who work to raise awareness of and advocate for policies and legislation that promote equity and equality in civil rights, social justice, health care, the environment, education, the economy, and other areas that affect the lives of all people. 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