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Supreme¹ Court Declines To Take DACA Case, Leaving It In Place For Now

AILSA CHANG, HOST:

All right, now let's talk about something the Supreme Court chose not to do today. It said for now it would not hear a case about DACA, delivering a setback² to the Trump³ administration's effort to end the program. DACA, of course, is the Deferred⁴ Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which offers temporary protection for hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as children.

NPR's Domenico Montanaro joins us now to talk about what today's news means for DACA recipients⁶. Hey, Domenico.

DOMENICO MONTANARO, BYLINE⁷: Hey there, Ailsa.

CHANG: So two lower courts had already ruled on DACA before this announcement by the Supreme Court. So these rulings are intact for now. Can you just remind us, what were those rulings?

MONTANARO: Well, first we should point out that the court did not weigh in on the merits of this case at all one way or another. What it did do was say that this case has to go back before an appeals court because the Trump administration tried to skip that step. And that was the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California, which is pretty well-known to be pretty liberal.

But today the Supreme Court said, no, they could not do that.

CHANG: OK. So while the lawsuits⁸ wind their way through the court system, what does this mean for DACA recipients? The Trump administration had set this March 5 deadline to fix or even end DACA, right? So what happens?

MONTANARO: You know, all of this has really understandably created a ton of confusion. So I reached out to a couple of federal agencies and legal experts to find out kind of what happens next. And Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, which is responsible for deportations, said there's no change as a result of today's decision. If you're a DACA recipient⁵ and are otherwise law-abiding, they say you're not a target for deportation⁹.

The government agency that approves DACA applications says it's been renewing expired applications, not new ones, since the lower courts issued their injunctions. So no change there either, they said. As for what to expect from the courts, legal experts are saying that this could take several months to a year for the appeals process to play out and for the Supreme Court to rule.

So effectively, DACA recipients have been given a months-long, if not year-long reprieve¹⁰ as a result of today's action. And as for that March 5 deadline of next week, you know, it might be moved now. In fact, Xavier Becerra, who's the attorney general for the state of California which is involved in the case, I reached out to him today and he told me this afternoon he just sees March 5 now as, quote, "another date on the calendar."

CHANG: All right. And while all of this is going on, what about Congress? What are the chances Congress might actually come up with a legislative¹¹ solution for DACA?

MONTANARO: (Laughter) Holding out hope, right? Congress is where the action really has to take place. But so far, it's failed in any attempt to come up with a solution that the president will accept. Today the White House called the lower court's ruling, quote, "a usurpation¹² of legislative authority," throwing the ball right back in Congress' court. And so far, they've fumbled¹³ it.

CHANG: I see what you did there. That's NPR's Domenico Montanaro. Thank you very much.

MONTANARO: You're welcome.

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

3 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

4 deferred   

adj.延期的，缓召的v.拖延，延缓，推迟( defer的过去式和过去分词 )；服从某人的意愿，遵从

参考例句：

• The department deferred the decision for six months. 这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定。
• a tax-deferred savings plan 延税储蓄计划

5 recipient   

a.接受的,感受性强的 n.接受者,感受者,容器

参考例句：

• Please check that you have a valid email certificate for each recipient. 请检查是否对每个接收者都有有效的电子邮件证书。
• Colombia is the biggest U . S aid recipient in Latin America. 哥伦比亚是美国在拉丁美洲最大的援助对象。

6 recipients   

adj.接受的；受领的；容纳的；愿意接受的n.收件人；接受者；受领者；接受器

参考例句：

• The recipients of the prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者的姓名登在报上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The recipients of prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者名单登在报上。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

8 lawsuits   

n.诉讼( lawsuit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Lawsuits involving property rights and farming and grazing rights increased markedly. 涉及财产权，耕作与放牧权的诉讼案件显著地增加。 来自辞典例句
• I've lost and won more lawsuits than any man in England. 全英国的人算我官司打得最多，赢的也多，输的也多。 来自辞典例句

9 deportation   

n.驱逐，放逐

参考例句：

• The government issued a deportation order against the four men.政府发出了对那4名男子的驱逐令。
• Years ago convicted criminals in England could face deportation to Australia.很多年以前，英国已定罪的犯人可能被驱逐到澳大利亚。

10 reprieve   

n.暂缓执行（死刑）；v.缓期执行；给…带来缓解

参考例句：

• He was saved from the gallows by a lastminute reprieve.最后一刻的缓刑令把他从绞架上解救了下来。
• The railway line, due for closure, has been granted a six-month reprieve.本应停运的铁路线获准多运行6 个月。

11 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

12 usurpation   

n.篡位；霸占

参考例句：

• The struggle during this transitional stage is to oppose Chiang Kai-shek's usurpation of the fruits of victory in the War of Resistance.过渡阶段的斗争，就是反对蒋介石篡夺抗战胜利果实的斗争。
• This is an unjustified usurpation of my authority.你是在非法纂夺我的权力。

13 fumbled   

（笨拙地）摸索或处理（某事物）( fumble的过去式和过去分词 )； 乱摸，笨拙地弄； 使落下

参考例句：

• She fumbled in her pocket for a handkerchief. 她在她口袋里胡乱摸找手帕。
• He fumbled about in his pockets for the ticket. 他（瞎）摸着衣兜找票。