Bloomberg Law
July 21, 2021, 4:27 PM

Employers Confront Tough Choices as Court Bars Future Dreamers

Lydia O'Neal
Lydia O'Neal
Reporter
Ellen M. Gilmer
Ellen M. Gilmer
Reporter

Employers of young immigrants known as Dreamers are facing tough decisions in light of a recent court ruling.

The more than 600,000 individuals in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program weren’t immediately affected by an opinion from a federal judge that declared the program unlawful. The accompanying injunction, however, barred new participants in the program, which allows people who unlawfully entered the country as children to work.

“It is indeed likely that some employers will be concerned about the implications of the ruling and that it may lead them to avoid promoting or advancing recipients based on concerns ...

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