Earlier this morning, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the DACA program is unconstitutional and is being “rescinded” by the Trump Administration. During his remarks, he added that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has started the “orderly wind down” of the program.
DHS has posted the following memo on the steps that it is taking to end DACA.
Federal Relations will continue to provide updates.
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After voting on a number of nominees for Administration positions yesterday, the Senate followed the lead of the House and left town for a shortened August recess.
Although the members of the Senate left Washington yesterday, the chamber will hold pro forma sessions every three days to prevent recess appointments, should dramatic things occur in the context of the Russia investigations during the remainder of the month.
According to a document obtained by The New York Times on Tuesday, the Justice Department may be looking to take on colleges and universities that use race-based admission policies that discriminate against white applicants. Additional information about this potential development is available here and here.
The House has now started its traditional August recess, and will not return until after Labor Day. After the announcement from Majority Leader McConnell earlier in July that the chamber would stay in for at least a part of August, the Senate is still in session this week.
After failing to pass a healthcare bill last week, the Senate this week is considering a number of nominations.