U-S Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh Could Play Important Role in Shaping the Future of U-S Immigration Policy

U-S Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh Could Play Important Role in Shaping the Future of U-S Immigration Policy

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Newly minted Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh will likely play a major role in shaping U.S. immigration policy….including the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program known as DACA. It’s been about a year since President Trump ordered the end of DACA, which grants certain protections for so-called Dreamers — immigrants who came to the country illegally as children. Right now DACA’s fate is in limbo after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to continue accepting renewal applications.Claudia Valenzuela of the National Immigrant Justice Center joined us to share her thoughts on what Justice Kavanaugh’s presence on the bench could mean for immigrants living in the U-S and to give an update on the state of DACA.