Judges Probe DACA’s Harm to States in Fifth Circuit Showdown (1)

A federal appellate panel offered diverging interpretations of US Supreme Court precedent Thursday, pressing government attorneys on how they should dictate a state challenge to federal removal protections and work authorization for half a million immigrants brought to the country as children.

The Justice Department, defending Biden administration rules for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, argued that the high court’s 2023 decision in US v. Texas undermined the standing of the eight Republican-led states that sued to block the program. It’s the second time in two years that a dispute over DACA has come before the US Court ...