On October 1, The Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court in the case of DHS v. Regents of the University of California. NELA and The Institute signed on to this brief, along with the Anti-Defamation League, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and other civil and immigrants’ rights organizations. The amicus brief argues that the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) failed to consider serious reliance interests engendered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program prior to terminating the program, in violation of the Administrative Procedures Act (“APA”). It describes the various vital roles that DACA recipients play in the economic and social structure of the United States – roles that were given no consideration by DHS when they made the decision to roll back the program. DACA recipients serve in the United States military, pay to attend public and private educational institutions, and pay taxes. Of vital interest to NELA, DACA recipients are both employers and vital members of the United States workforce. DHS failed to consider the interests of those who rely, economically or otherwise, on DACA recipients, thus violating the APA. We are proud to stand with DACA recipients who are present in every part of the American workforce