15 States And The District Of Columbia Challenge Trump Over DACA Decision

September 7th, 2017

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Along with the District of Columbia, the states filing the lawsuit include New Mexico, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said he is preparing his own lawsuit against the Trump administration, while he explores legislative options to shield undocumented immigrants in California from deportation. “We believe the Trump administration has violated the Constitution, federal law, and certainly we believe wholeheartedly the Trump administration has ignored the American people,” Becerra said at a news conference in Sacramento.

Amazon and Microsoft also released statements of solidarity with the states behind the suits:

JUST IN: Amazon and Microsoft file sworn statements in support of the 15 state lawsuit vs the Trump administration to preserve DACA pic.twitter.com/2Ertm5lpmk

— Hamza Shaban (@hshaban) September 6, 2017