The Justice Department’s Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) issued a new precedent decision holding that being a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient does not protect against deportation.
Why it matters: The BIA decision could weaken deportation protections for DACA recipients, who have traditionally been considered protected from removal. In 2025, DHS announced that 86 DACA recipients were detained and deported.
- The ruling comes as the Trump administration continues to make the DACA program challenging for recipients.
- The Trump administration has taken new steps to weaken protections for DACA recipients since taking office, including encouraging self-deportations, limiting access to health insurance, and supporting efforts to restrict education opportunities despite bipartisan support of the program and their positive contributions to the US.
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