The Trump Administration wanted to end DACA, but the U.S. Supreme Court voted against the administration.
For the individuals under DACA – nearly 650,000 young people – the Supreme Court’s decision was met with much excitement.
The Supreme Court heard our voice and hundreds of thousands of immigrant young people can continue to live and work, and contribute to their communities in the U.S.”
Obama also took to social media to express his opinion.
“We address only whether the agency complied with the procedural requirement that it provide a reasoned explanation for its action”
The Supreme Court’s decision follows another major decision made earlier this week, in which it extended anti-discrimination protection for LGBTQ+ workers in a 6-3 decision.
“These horrible & politically charged decisions coming out of the Supreme Court are shotgun blasts into the face of people that are proud to call themselves Republicans or Conservatives,” he wrote.