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Federal Judge: Wolf's DACA Rules Invalid

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   A federal judge in New York ruled Saturday that Chad Wolf, the acting
   secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, could not suspend a
   program that shields from deportation people who were brought to the
   country illegally as children because he was not lawfully appointed.

   Last July, Wolf wrote a memo launching a review of the Deferred Action
   for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In addition to rejecting new
   applications during that time, his agency would allow current
   participants to renew their status and work permits for only one year
   instead of the previous two-year periods.

   However, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis ruled Saturday that "DHS
   failed to follow the order of succession as it was lawfully designated.
   Therefore, the actions taken by purported Acting Secretaries, who were
   not properly in their roles according to the lawful order of
   succession, were taken without legal authority."

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