New York v. Trump (DACA)

New York v. Trump refers to a legal challenge to the Trump administration's attempt to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA, established in 2012 under the Obama administration, provided temporary protection from deportation and work authorization to undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children (often referred to as "Dreamers").

Several lawsuits were filed against the Trump administration's 2017 decision to end DACA, including one brought by the State of New York, along with other states and entities. These lawsuits argued that the administration's rescission of DACA was arbitrary and capricious, violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), and was motivated by discriminatory animus.

The legal challenges made their way through the court system, eventually reaching the Supreme Court of the United States. In Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California, consolidated with Trump v. NAACP and McAleenan v. Vidal, the Supreme Court ruled in June 2020 that the Trump administration's attempt to end DACA was unlawful. The Court found that the administration had not adequately explained its reasons for ending the program and had failed to consider all relevant factors, thus violating the APA's requirement for reasoned decision-making.

The Supreme Court's decision did not rule on the legality of DACA itself. Instead, it focused solely on the process by which the Trump administration attempted to terminate the program. While the ruling allowed DACA to remain in place at the time, it also opened the door for future attempts to rescind DACA, provided that the administration followed proper administrative procedures. The future of DACA continues to be subject to legal and political debate.