Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on Ruling by the Southern District of Texas on DACA

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued the following statement following the today’s ruling by the Southern District of Texas on DACA:

“Today the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas confirmed that DHS is enjoined from granting DACA to new applicants.  As a result, DHS’s new DACA regulation cannot be fully implemented on October 31. It is clearer than ever that only the passage of legislation will give full protection and a well-deserved path to citizenship for DACA recipients. I urge Congress to swiftly pass legislation to provide permanent protection to the hundreds of thousands of Dreamers who call the United States home.”