LULAC Immigration

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-to-1 decision upheld a lower court’s injunction on the implementation of the Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) and the expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programs, pending a final decision on the constitutionality of the executive orders.

LULAC National President Roger C. Rocha, Jr. released the following statement praising LULAC Collegiate LULAC member Luis Juarez-Trevino of Dallas, Texas for his Champion of Change recognition at the White House.

Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied the Department of Justice’s request for an emergency stay. In response to today’s decision, LULAC National Executive Director Brent Wilkes issued the following statement.

Contact your Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and State Attorney General today and demand they drop their lawsuits targeting President Obama's Administrative Actions.

Washington, D.C. – Early this morning, a U.S. District Court Judge in the Southern District of Texas issued a temporary injunction blocking the implementation of the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) as well as the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) program. The Obama Administration is appealing the ruling...