Proposed Deportation Protection for Undocumented Parents Nixed

A 2014 program that provided deportation protection and work permits to the undocumented parents of citizens and lawful permanent residents was rescinded late June 15.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly’s rescission of the deferred action for parents of Americans and lawful permanent residents program is largely symbolic. The program never went into effect, having been blocked by the courts since February 2015.

But in the same memorandum, Kelly said he isn’t touching the deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) program, which extends the same protections to young, undocumented immigrants who came to the country as children. The program saw its ...