Federal Judge In Texas Rules DACA Unlawful, Says Obama Exceeded Authority When Creating It

In 2012, then-President Barack Obama issued an executive order that created a program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which ensured that children brought into the U.S. illegally by their parents would not be deported. They were dubbed “Dreamers.”

But federal judge Andrew S. Hanen of the U.S. District Court in Houston — a President George W. Bush appointee — on Friday ruled the executive order was unlawful and that Obama exceeded his authority when issuing it.