The U.S. Supreme Court’s deadlock on Thursday in a key immigration case disappointed college students who had hoped for reassurance that their parents and siblings wouldn’t be deported.
The 4-to-4 decision upheld a lower court’s ruling to halt President Obama’s plans to extend protection from deportation to up to five million more people.
The decision won’t affect the status of students and others who were granted protectionunder the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which was enacted in 2012.
That program, known as DACA, provides a two-year reprieve for certain young people, including students and military veterans, who are in the country illegally. During that time, they can work and may not be deported.
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/article/Supreme-Court-Deals-Blow-to/236904