DACA to remain in effect while Trump administration asks Supreme Court to overturn judge's order
Photo Demonstrations in support of the program that shields young immigrants from deportation at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington on Tuesday. Credit Tom Brenner/The New York Times WASHINGTON The Department of Justice said on Tuesday that it will ask the Supreme Court to immediately review a federal judge s ruling that ordered the government to restart a program that shields some young illegal immigrants from deportation.The administration s request is unusual and it comes amid an ongoing political battle over immigration. The program Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA is at the center of it.The Justice Department said it had also appealed the decision issued by Judge William Alsup of the Federal District Court in San Francisco. His ruling imposed a nationwide stop on the Trump administration s decision to end the program until litigation can be heard. Graphic A Typical Dreamer Lives in Los Angeles Is From Mexico and Came to the U.S. at 6 Years Old There a...