🎉 VICTORY! A Brooklyn court ruled in our case with @MaketheRoadNY and @WIRACYls on DACA that Chad Wolf was not lawfully serving, and his memo was not lawfully issued. We are still reading the opinion and will provide more details soon.
@MaketheRoadNY @WiracYls We knew the memo issued by Chad Wolf was another cruel and divisive move that sought to upend the lives of over a million immigrant youth while Trump schemes to dismantle #DACA. This decision confirms that the Wolf Memorandum was not lawfully issued in the first place. 2/
@MaketheRoadNY @WiracYls The judge also granted a class certification in our case. What this means is that our suit with @MaketheRoadNY and @WIRACYls now represents #DACA recipients across the country who are eligible for DACA under the 2012 DACA memorandum — approximately one million immigrant youth. 3/
@MaketheRoadNY @WiracYls This decision would not have been possible without our courageous plaintiffs who told their stories to speak truth to power. We know their #HomeIsHere, and will continue fighting for them. 4/
@MaketheRoadNY @WiracYls Our next step is to schedule a conference with the Court regarding the next steps and the relief that will come from today’s decision. We will be sharing more information regarding what this decision means for #DACA in the coming days. #HomeIsHere 5/
@MaketheRoadNY @WiracYls Just over one year ago today, thousands of immigrant youth, supporters, and activists marched to #SCOTUS to loudly, proudly say that our #HomeIsHere. Today’s decision is yet another victory for immigrant youth! 6/6

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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…
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Plaintiffs and attorneys have exited the #SCOTUS hearing on #DACA. Rally still going strong outside.

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This means immigrants who paid their debt to society years ago are forever subject to being torn apart from their families and placed in detention without a chance to make their case to be released on bail. 2/
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