Congressman Steven Horsford Statement on Supreme Court DACA Decision

Statement

Today, the Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration's challenge to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Congressman Horsford (NV-04) released the following statement on the welcome news:

"There are approximately 10,300 Dreamers living in Nevada's Fourth Congressional District. I've sat down with hundreds, if not thousands, of them over the years. These are families who have built their lives in this country and contribute to the fabric of our communities. It's time we put people over politics and do what's right and today the Supreme Court moved to do just that.

The Supreme Court decision to stop the Trump administration from ending the life-changing DACA program for now is great news for the thousands of Dreamers in the United States, the only country they've known as home. To quote the court itself, this move by the president was arbitrary and capricious. These individuals are valued members of our community and they deserve an earned-pathway to citizenship. I will continue to push Congress to pass comprehensive immigration solutions that keep families together, protect Nevada's immigrant communities, and strengthen our national security.

Now more than ever we urge the Senate to pass the Dream and Promise Act to ensure DACA recipients and all Dreamers contributing to our communities can continue living their lives here without fear."

The state of Nevada is home to 13,100 Dreamers who live and work legally in the United States. DACA has allowed more than 800,000 young people who have lived in the United States since their childhood to go to school, hold jobs and become vital members of their communities and workforces.

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