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Protections for 660,000 Immigrants on Line at US Supreme Court

Associated Press

   WASHINGTON - Protections for 660,000 immigrants are on the line at the
   Supreme Court.

   The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday on the Trump
   administration's bid to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
   program that shields immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from
   deportation and allows them to work in the United States legally.

   The program was begun under President Barack Obama. The Trump
   administration announced in September 2017 that it would end DACA
   protections, but lower federal courts have stepped in to keep the
   program alive.

   Now it's up to the Supreme Court to say whether the way the
   administration has gone about trying to wind down DACA complies with
   federal law.

   A decision is expected by June 2020, amid the presidential election
   campaign.

   Some DACA recipients who are part of the lawsuit are expected to be in
   the courtroom for the arguments. People have been camping out in front
   of the court since the weekend for a chance to grab some of the few
   seats that are available to the general public. Chief Justice John
   Roberts has rejected a request for live or same-day audio of the
   arguments. The court will post the audio on its website .

   A second case being argued Tuesday tests whether the parents of a
   Mexican teenager who was killed by a U.S. border patrol agent in a
   shooting across the southern border in El Paso, Texas, can sue the
   agent in American courts.

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