President Biden pledges to appeal a federal judge’s ruling deeming illegal an Obama-era program that protects young immigrants from deportation.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Saturday that the Justice Department intends to appeal a federal judge’s ruling deeming illegal an Obama-era program that has protected hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation and he renewed his calls for Congress to create a permanent solution. He said in a statement that Friday’s decision was «deeply disappointing,» and although the judge’s order did not affect those already covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, it «relegates hundreds of thousands of young immigrants to an uncertain future.
