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he real question is: do they have the authority to do that?
The Democrat-controlled House recently passed legislation, which could potentially impact immigration law for years to come. In a floor vote Tuesday, the lower chamber approved HR6, which is also known as the ‘Dream and Promise Act.’ The bill provides a legislative fix for DACA recipients, granting permanent residency and an eventual pathway to citizenship for the more than two million so-called Dreamers.
The DACA program has been in limbo amid its cancellation by President Trump and subsequent legal challenges, but the move goes much further than a DACA fix. The legislation also provides a permanent safeguard from deportation for immigrants currently residing in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforcement Departure.