Congressman Joe Neguse Statement on Supreme Court DACA Ruling

Washington D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling which overturns the Trump Administration’s attempt to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The ruling upholds the program for now, giving over 800,000 young Dreamers relief from deportation.

“The Supreme Court’s decision today reaffirms that the American dream is alive and well, and that home is and will remain here for hundreds of thousands of young students and workers who are contributing to our economy and our nation every day, many serving in essential roles in health care, child care and elsewhere to serve our society in the midst of a global health emergency.”

“Today we reaffirm as a nation, that we will not stand for President Trump’s cruel and unjustified efforts to deport countless young people. The opportunity that my parents were able to receive in America when they immigrated from Eritrea, and that my sister and myself were able to receive as a result, is incalculable. We must continue to fight to ensure that immigrants who come to our shores and our borders can seek these same opportunities.”

“We must continue to fight to ensure permanent protections for Dreamers, to uphold our American values as a nation of refuge and opportunity, and to reject the dangerous immigration policies this President continues to push.”

View Congressman Neguse’s speech on the House floor last May as he argued in support of providing a permanent solution for Dreamers through the American Dream and Promise Act.