Thread by @NILC

BREAKING: We just filed our lawsuit against the Trump admin on #DACA with @MakeTheRoadNY, @WIRACYls, our brave plaintiffs, and four new immigrant youth plaintiffs. The complaint challenges the legality of the Chad Wolf memo from July 28th. THREAD 👇 1/ cbsnews.com/news/young-imm…

@MaketheRoadNY @WiracYls .@DHSgov’s memo drastically altered #DACA by rejecting all first-time applications, limiting the availability of advanced parole, and shortening the length of DACA renewal grants from two years to one year (essentially DOUBLING the cost of renewals). 2/

https://twitter.com/NILC/status/1288201037447172096

@MaketheRoadNY @WiracYls @DHSgov Our complaint argues that the Trump admin’s latest attempt to dismantle #DACA side-stepped proper procedures, stripping DACA applicants & eligible immigrant youth of due process. It also argues that @DHS_Wolf is serving unlawfully and does not have authority to alter DACA. 3/

@MaketheRoadNY @WiracYls @DHSgov @DHS_Wolf Learn more about our new brave plaintiffs below: 4/

@MaketheRoadNY @WiracYls @DHSgov @DHS_Wolf Ximena Zamora arrived in the US when she was two years old. She was ready to apply for DACA in 2017, but then Trump ended the program. She was ready to apply this summer before @DHS_Wolf’s memo took that opportunity away from her again. 5/

@MaketheRoadNY @WiracYls @DHSgov @DHS_Wolf Johana Larios Sainz is a stay at home mom with two children living in Staten Island. She was also preparing her docs to apply for DACA in 2017 before the admin ended the program. After the SCOTUS victory, she submitted an application. She’s fighting for herself & her children. 6/

@MaketheRoadNY @WiracYls @DHSgov @DHS_Wolf MBF is a recent high school graduate who also applied for DACA for the first time this summer. Certain immigrant youth can only become eligible for DACA at age 15, and MBF was too young to apply when Trump first tried to end the program in 2017. 7/

@MaketheRoadNY @WiracYls @DHSgov @DHS_Wolf Sonia Molina is a current #DACA recipient who applied for renewal right before the @DHSgov memo. While she expected her renewal to last two years, she will now instead receive DACA for only one year and have to save up to pay again months from now, before her one year expires. 8/

@MaketheRoadNY @WiracYls @DHSgov @DHS_Wolf Let’s be clear: This memo from @DHSgov was another cruel and divisive move that upends the lives of over a million immigrant youth while Trump continues to scheme to dismantle #DACA. With our brave plaintiffs and co-counsel, we are fighting back.

Because our #HomeIsHere. 9/9