Federal judge orders Trump administration to accept new DACA applicants

Federal judge orders government to continue DACA and accept new applicants, in toughest blow yet to Trump’s efforts to end program

2. Judge John Bates is highly respected by other judges. In 2013, Chief Justice John Roberts literally put Bates in charge of running the entire federal judiciary, a job that he held for a year and a half. So any opinion from him is likely to carry weight.

U.S. District Judge John D. Bates has ruled that the Trump administration must continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Program and accept new applicants or provide a solid reason to discontinue the program within 90 days. (1/2)

There are already two nationwide injunctions requiring DHS to process DACA renewal applications. That's already up on appeal. Bates' order would go farther by requiring DHS to process new applications again. But DHS will have this 90-day period to try to stop that from happening.

Judge John Bates, who just struck down Trump’s cancellation of DACA as a lawless and unjustified action, was appointed to the federal bench by President George W. Bush. You don’t have to be remotely liberal to reach that conclusion.

A GWBush-appointed judge has joined 2 Clinton appointees in ruling against Trump's wind-down of DACA. Says administration's explanation is not plausible. He also raises possibility of reopening enrollment window

“Arbitrary and capricious” can be used to define more than just this Administration’s policy towards DACA - but the courts come through again. A great defeat, but this is why we need a lasting legislative solution !!