DACA Termination OK’d by Judge, Setting Up Court Battle

A federal judge in Maryland ruled that the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was lawful.

The decision, which is likely to be appealed, sets up a potential split among the federal appeals courts and increases the chances that the issue will wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Two other federal judges—one in California and one in New York—questioned the administration’s decision to end DACA and ordered U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to accept renewal applications while the cases proceed. Those decisions both have been appealed.

The Supreme Court declined Feb. 26 ...