Biden vows to fight DACA ruling, calls for congressional action

By Carly Roman

Published July 17, 2021 10:10pm ET

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Biden vows to fight DACA ruling, calls for congressional action — A woman holds up a signs in support of the Obama administration program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, during an immigration reform rally, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, at the White House in Washington. The Trump administration has said it still has not decided the program's fate. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) | Jacquelyn Martin

President Joe Biden slammed a court order halting new applications under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy as “deeply disappointing” and called on Congress to act to protect those affected.

Biden, who was vice president when then-President Barack Obama signed the executive branch memorandum implementing DACA, said his Justice Department will fight Judge Andrew Hanen’s Friday ruling in court.

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