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The DACA Ruling Left Trump’s Immigration Team Holding a Broken Promise

After the Supreme Court blocked the administration’s attempt to kill DACA, Trump officials were left with an ugly choice: admit defeat or pretend the fight wasn’t over. On June 27, the legal and political damage from that ruling was still hanging over the White House, which had spent years using DACA as a talking point and then failed to execute the promised crackdown. The ruling exposed a familiar gap between Trump’s hard-line rhetoric and the administration’s actual legal footing.

Why it matters: DACA faceplant

First recorded Jun 27, 2020·Meaningfully updated Jun 27, 2020

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The DACA Ruling Left Trump’s Immigration Team Holding a Broken Promise

After the Supreme Court blocked the administration’s attempt to kill DACA, Trump officials were left with an ugly choice: admit defeat or pretend the fight wasn’t over. On June 27, the legal and political damage from that ruling was still hanging over the White House, which had spent years using DACA as a talking point and then failed to execute the promised crackdown. The ruling exposed a familiar gap between Trump…

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