Federal appeals court deals death blow to DACA in Texas

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Biden administration's efforts to codify the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program violated existing immigration law.

The decision is limited to Texas but will likely continue on to the U.S. Supreme Court, where conservative states will argue that the executive order from 2012 by President Barack Obama establishing DACA is invalid.

Obama is accused of circumventing Congress on immigration by establishing DACA, which led to over a decade of legal conflict on the controversial program that created protections for so-called "Dreamers," brought to the country illegally as children.

It is now up to the federal government to appeal the decision to a higher court, but with the Biden administration out and the Trump administration in, there is uncertainty about how this case will proceed.

President Donald Trump no doubt wants to see DACA gutted and will likely direct his administration accordingly, which stands in stark contrast to the actions of the Biden administration in expanding protections for illegal immigrants.

It is likely that DACA is officially dead with Trump now in office and looking to implement mass deportations, which will could potentially even include so-called "Dreamers," who have been sheltered by Democrats for years.