US judge rules against Biden

A U.S. judge in Texas
ruled against a program offering deportation relief and work
permits to immigrants brought to the country illegally as
children, known as “Dreamers,” even after an attempt by
President Joe Biden’s administration to bolster the program’s
standing with a new regulation.
The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen deals
a fresh setback to the program, called Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Hanen, a Republican-appointed judge,
found a Biden administration regulation issued last year did not
remedy legal deficiencies that led him to find DACA unlawful in
2021 and blocked new enrollments to the program, which has been
in place for more than a decade.
The ruling, which came in response to a lawsuit brought by
Texas and other states, is expected to be appealed.