A case concerning the release of documents related to the Trump administration’s decision to roll back the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could be headed to the Supreme Court next.
The administration wants to take the legal fight to the high court next after a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Justice Department’s effort to prevent a federal judge’s order to release emails, memos, and other documents related to the administration’s DACA decision, Politico reported.
BREAKING: Trump admin will take #DACA docs fight to #SCOTUS https://t.co/3w4qT4aQuh Will try to halt Thurs 9th Cir ruling https://t.co/1vbtozTP1G
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) November 18, 2017
The Trump administration had been ordered by the district court to file an augmented administrative record by midday Nov. 22, but in a filing said it would ask the Supreme Court to stay the judge’s decision by Monday, two days before that date.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced in September that DACA would be rolled back under the Trump administration within six months, allowing Congress time to pass legislation.
Former President Barack Obama established DACA through an executive order in 2012. It provides legal protections to approximately 800,000 illegal immigrants ages 15-36 who arrived in the U.S. when they were minors.
