[20181114]LSB10216_DACA：诉讼状态更新.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i DACA: Litigation Status Update November 14, 2018 This Legal Sidebar provides a status update for various lawsuits concerning the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative (DACA) and the decision by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to rescind that initiative. As things currently stand under federal court orders in three cases, DHS must process applications for DACA relief from individuals who have obtained DACA relief in the past, but not from individuals who would be first-time DACA enrollees. This status quo likely will remain in place at least until the Supreme Court issues a decision in one of the cases. The High Court has yet to grant review in any of the three cases. Assuming the Court does grant review in at least one case, it probably would not issue a definitive ruling until late spring or early summer of 2019 at the earliest. An earlier Legal Sidebar analyzed some of the primary legal issues in the lawsuits. Future CRS products may supplement that analysis to address subsequent court decisions and other legal developments. Litigation Overview On September 5, 2017, the