U.S. District Judge John Bates. U.S. District Judge John Bates of the District of Columbia. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi second time new memo

"The court did not hold in its prior opinion, and it does not hold today, that DHS lacks the statutory or constitutional authority to rescind the DACA program. Rather, the court simply holds that if DHS wishes to rescind the program—or to take any other action, for that matter—it must give a rational explanation for its decision."

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