Biden Faces Narrow Path to Aid Dreamers Without Congress, Courts

The Biden administration has little room to maneuver on protections for young immigrants after a federal judge determined a key program was unlawful.

Government officials must address both procedural questions and core legal issues in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy after the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas remanded it to the Department of Homeland Security for “further consideration” on Friday.

The program, established by former president Barack Obama, has provided legal status and work authorization to hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought without authorization to the U.S. as children. The court ordered the government ...