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Dhs V. Regents Of The University Of California: Administrative Law Concerns In Repealing Daca, Charles Fendrych
Dhs V. Regents Of The University Of California: Administrative Law Concerns In Repealing Daca, Charles Fendrych
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On its surface, deferred action is simple: it is a decision by Executive Branch officials to postpone deportation proceedings against an individual or group that is otherwise eligible to be removed from the United States.Deferred action is an exercise of the Executive’s inherent authority to manage its policies, but is not expressly grounded in statute Despite this lack of statutory authority, Congress and the Supreme Court have historically recognized deferred action policies. Indeed, records of such Executive discretion date back to the early twentieth century.The Executive, grounding its justification in humanitarian concerns, has continued to institute categorical deferred action programs …