The University of California has sued the Trump administration over its decision to end a program protecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation.The lawsuit filed on Friday in federal court in San Francisco includes university president Janet Napolitano as a plaintiff.Napolitano was Homeland Security secretary under the Obama administration and helped implement its Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.The program protected about 800,000 people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children or came with families who overstayed visas.The lawsuit says the university will lose students and employees because of President Donald Trump's decision to end the program.An email sent to the U.S. Department of Justice seeking comment was not immediately returned.Fifteen states have sued separately over the president's decision.</s>Docmary Reyes, 21, left, a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient on her way to the University of California, Davis, joins supporters of the DACA program during a protest in Los Angeles. | Richard Vogel/AP Photo UC system files suit over DACA

LOS ANGELES — The University of California and its president, a former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, on Friday filed suit challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, claiming it violates due process provisions of the Constitution.

The lawsuit comes two days after 15 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration over the order, which affects thousands of undocumented people brought the country illegally as children.

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The University of California and its president, Janet Napolitano, said the lawsuit was the first to be filed by a university.

“Neither I, nor the University of California, take the step of suing the federal government lightly, especially not the very agency that I led,” Napolitano, a former Arizona governor and Obama-era secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said in a prepared statement. “It is imperative, however, that we stand up for these vital members of the UC community. They represent the best of who we are — hard working, resilient and motivated high achievers. To arbitrarily and capriciously end the DACA program, which benefits our country as a whole, is not only unlawful, it is contrary to our national values and bad policy.”

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California’s attorney general, Xavier Becerra, has said he also plans to file suit against the administration. California was not among the earlier states to file suit.

The University of California said it has about 4,000 students who are undocumented, “a substantial number of whom have DACA.” Immigration is a major issue in heavily Democratic California, where the UC allows so-called Dreamers to pay in-state tuition and offers legal services to undocumented students.

</s>The University of California sued the Trump administration Friday over its decision to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation, saying thousands of its students and some faculty would be affected if they are ordered to leave the country.

University President Janet Napolitano, who was Homeland Security secretary in the Obama administration and helped implement the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, is listed as a plaintiff in the lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco.

Napolitano said it's important for the public university system to stand up for members of its community.

"They represent the best of who we are — hard-working, resilient and motivated high achievers," she said. "To arbitrarily and capriciously end the DACA program, which benefits our country as a whole, is not only unlawful, it is contrary to our national values."

The program protects about 800,000 people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children or came with families who overstayed visas. It currently includes hundreds of thousands of college-age students.

The lawsuit said the university will lose students and employees because of President Donald Trump's decision to end the program in six months if Congress doesn't take action first.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said President Barack Obama's decision to implement DACA was an unconstitutional exercise of his authority.

"While the plaintiffs in today's lawsuit may believe that an arbitrary circumvention of Congress is lawful, the Department of Justice looks forward to defending this Administration's position," DOJ spokesman Devin O'Malley said in a statement.

Fifteen states have sued separately over the president's decision, although California is not among them.

The UC system has about 4,000 students who are in the United States illegally, "a substantial number of whom have DACA, as well as teachers, researchers and health care providers who are DACA recipients," the university system said in a statement announcing the lawsuit.

Napolitano said the university system could pursue damages for interference with the relationship it has developed with its students and staff and for deprivation or interference with the investment it has made in students to give them an education.

In a conference call with reporters, she said there was no conflict between her previous role as Homeland Security secretary and her decision to file the lawsuit.

"It went through a careful legal analysis. No court has ever held that DACA was illegal and I believe it to be a legal exercise of prosecutorial discretion," Napolitano said. "There's no conflict and no thought of recusal."</s>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The University of California sued the Trump administration Friday over its decision to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation, saying thousands of its students and some faculty would be affected if they are ordered to leave the country.

University President Janet Napolitano, who was Homeland Security secretary in the Obama administration and helped implement the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, is listed as a plaintiff in the lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco.

Napolitano said it’s important for the public university system to stand up for members of its community.

“They represent the best of who we are – hard-working, resilient and motivated high achievers,” she said. “To arbitrarily and capriciously end the DACA program, which benefits our country as a whole, is not only unlawful, it is contrary to our national values.”

The program protects about 800,000 people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children or came with families who overstayed visas. It currently includes hundreds of thousands of college-age students.

The lawsuit said the university will lose students and employees because of President Donald Trump’s decision to end the program in six months if Congress doesn’t take action first.

An email sent to the U.S. Department of Justice seeking comment was not immediately returned.

Fifteen states have sued separately over the president’s decision, although California is not among them.

The UC system has about 4,000 students who are in the United States illegally, “a substantial number of whom have DACA, as well as teachers, researchers and health care providers who are DACA recipients,” the university system said in a statement announcing the lawsuit.

Napolitano said the university system could pursue damages for interference with the relationship it has developed with its students and staff and for deprivation or interference with the investment it has made in students to give them an education.

In a conference call with reporters, she said there was no conflict between her previous role as Homeland Security secretary and her decision to file the lawsuit.

“It went through a careful legal analysis. No court has ever held that DACA was illegal and I believe it to be a legal exercise of prosecutorial discretion,” Napolitano said. “There’s no conflict and no thought of recusal.”</s>The University of California sued the Trump administration Friday over its decision to end a program protecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation.The lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco includes university president Janet Napolitano as a plaintiff.Napolitano was Homeland Security secretary under the Obama administration and helped implement its Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.She said it was important for the public university system to "stand up for these vital members of the UC community.""They represent the best of who we are - hard-working, resilient and motivated high achievers. To arbitrarily and capriciously end the DACA program, which benefits our country as a whole, is not only unlawful, it is contrary to our national values and bad policy," Napolitano said.The program protected about 800,000 people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children or came with families who overstayed visas, including hundreds of thousands of college-age students.The lawsuit said the university will lose students and employees because of President Donald Trump's decision to end the program.The UC system has about 4,000 students who are in the United States illegally, "a substantial number of whom have DACA, as well as teachers, researchers and health care providers who are DACA recipients," the university system said in a statement announcing the lawsuit.An email sent to the U.S. Department of Justice seeking comment was not immediately returned.Fifteen states have sued separately over the president's decision.</s>LOS ANGELES — The University of California and its president, a former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, on Friday filed suit challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, claiming it violates due process provisions of the Constitution.

The lawsuit comes two days after 15 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration over the order, which affects thousands of undocumented people brought the country illegally as children.

The University of California and its president, Janet Napolitano, said the lawsuit was the first to be filed by a university.

“Neither I, nor the University of California, take the step of suing the federal government lightly, especially not the very agency that I led,” Napolitano, a former Arizona governor and Obama-era secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said in a prepared statement. “It is imperative, however, that we stand up for these vital members of the UC community. They represent the best of who we are — hard working, resilient and motivated high achievers. To arbitrarily and capriciously end the DACA program, which benefits our country as a whole, is not only unlawful, it is contrary to our national values and bad policy.”

California’s attorney general, Xavier Becerra, has said he also plans to file suit against the administration. California was not among the earlier states to file suit.

The University of California said it has about 4,000 students who are undocumented, “a substantial number of whom have DACA.” Immigration is a major issue in heavily Democratic California, where the UC allows so-called Dreamers to pay in-state tuition and offers legal services to undocumented students.</s>The first two words of DACA are “Deferred Action.” This implies (requires) at some future time action needs (must) be taken.

This country, a representative republic (not a democracy) is governed under the Constitution of the U.S.A.

Congress, not the president, is charged with establishing the laws. The president is charged with enforcing the laws.

Understanding President Obama’s frustration with the Senate’s (Democratically controlled) failure to address meaningful immigration reform, his DACA proclamation is just that — a proclamation, not law.

What President Trump has done, as unpopular as it is, has put it back on track to become law!

What all who support DACA should be spending their energy on (as opposed to their Trump-bashing) is to be lobbying their federal representatives — Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris and House Rep. Jared Huffman — for their desired outcomes.</s>Days after President Donald Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme, Mayara Pena still has a lot of unanswered questions. One of them is about her cars.

NEW YORK: Days after President Donald Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme, Mayara Pena still has a lot of unanswered questions. One of them is about her cars.

In March, she leased a 2009 Honda for her personal use and a brand new 2017 Dodge van for the small construction business she owns. On Tuesday, Pena, who came to the United States from Brazil as a teenager, learned that her authorization to work and protection from deportation under DACA will lapse in 2019, before the car leases are up.

At that point, the social security number Pena used on the leases will no longer be valid. Moreover, Massachusetts, where the 29-year-old lives, will soon require proof of legal residency to obtain a driver's licence, and Pena worries what that will mean for her existing licence – and for her car insurance.

In ending the programme, Trump said he wants the Republican-controlled Congress to enact a permanent, nationwide solution to stabilise the lives of so-called Dreamers such as Pena, people brought to the United States illegally as children. But in the past, Republicans and Democrats in the deeply divided legislature have been unable to agree on the issue.

The administration has promised an "orderly" end to DACA, but programme participants are finding it hard to get answers to their many questions about what exactly that means.

Although the programme is federal, the fate of its nearly 800,000 participants will vary from state to state, with state policies determining whether or not they will be able to continue studying, receive financial aid, or even drive legally.

Many states do not yet know themselves what the programme's end will mean. More than a dozen state attorneys general and the University of California system are suing Trump in an effort to reinstate the programme.

"I think it's crazy because the government gave us chance to come out, they invited us to do that and now they are throwing us under the bus. It's bad for the economy," Pena said. "They are just putting us in the shadows again and we are not going to be able to grow."

For a graphic on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, click http://tmsnrt.rs/2wC83sF

On Tuesday night, hours after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end of DACA, immigration attorney David Leopold held a 45-minute Facebook Live session in which he was overwhelmed by more than 200 questions and comments from people nervous about their futures.

"What about those in college who don't pay or pay very little with DACA?" one questioner asked.

"I just received my approval" for a trip outside the country, another posted, "should I travel?"

"How should we address this with our employers?" someone else asked.

Leopold had to explain that many of the questions would require individual legal counselling or just could not be answered yet, as individual states, as well as universities and businesses, have not yet had time to evaluate the situation.

Some issues that fall under the federal government will be uniform in each state. Work authorization, for example, will be withdrawn for all. But on some matters, geography will count.

At least 18 states, for example, allow for in-state tuition rates for students living in the country illegally and a subset of those - California, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington - allow undocumented students to receive state financial aid.

Three states - Arizona, Georgia and Indiana - specifically prohibit in-state tuition rates for students without legal status, and two states - Alabama and South Carolina - do not let them enrol in any public postsecondary institution, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Jin Park, a 21-year-old senior at Harvard, has been in the United States since he was seven, when his South Korean family overstayed their tourist visas. He will lose his protections in August 2018.

Park is now reevaluating his plans, including applying for a prestigious Rhodes scholarship, which would require him to study abroad. He fears he would not be let back into the United States after that.

He is also worried about his long-term goal of becoming a community doctor for the immigrant community in the New York City borough of Queens where he grew up. Park says he does not think he can do his final hospital training as a resident after medical school or be licensed as a physician if he no longer has a valid work permit.

Stuart Heiser from the Association of American Medical Colleges said he has not yet heard about any guidance group members are giving current or prospective medical students.

"It is very crucial question that is just up in the air," Park said.

For Pena in Massachusetts, meanwhile, some things seem clearer than others. Recently, she received pre-approval for a loan to buy a house. Her goal was to find a fixer-upper she and her husband would remodel. They have two U.S. citizen children.

But when her DACA expires and with it her right to work legally, she does not believe a lender will take a chance on her.

"I am not even looking anymore," Pena said.</s>SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Jeff Lee says he feels helpless over the Trump administration’s decision to end “DACA.”

“To know that some of our students, despite what they’ve been working toward and what we’ve been working toward… can just have that all taken away,” he said.

But Lee, who teaches international students at UC Davis, is also hopeful now that the University of California is suing the US government to block President Trump’s plan to end the program that helps many of his undocumented students stay in the country.

Thousands of so- called dreamers who came to the US illegally as children, rallied against President Trump’s decision to repeal DACA.

But attorneys say the lawsuit by the University of California – the first university to challenge the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program- may be the most effective show of force yet to save them.

Cespedes says the University of California has a high chance of prevailing because students have the right to due process and the university has a vested interest in protecting that right.

“They admitted people to spots through an admissions process .. they have trained these students. They have invested scholarship and grant money,” he said.

UC President Janet Napolitano, who as the Secretary of Homeland Security helped write DACA, says 4,000 UC students futures are at stake. But many of their peers don’t agree with the Obama-era law that lets them attend school or work here legally.

“Well, DACA was an unconstitutional executive order. As a political science major it’s upsetting that they’re not talking about how President Obama usurped the legislature in passing DACA,” said Andrew Mendoza of the Davis College Republicans.

President Trump also cited legal concerns over DACA before announcing his administration would phase out the program. But dreamers are sure they’ll be defended in court.</s>A wrongful-termination lawsuit against Banc of California is providing an alternative view of the chaos that engulfed the Irvine company earlier this year.

Jeffrey Seabold, a former Banc of California vice chairman, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Superior Court in California, alleging that the $10.4 billion-asset company breached his employment agreement, among other things. The lawsuit also leaves open the potential to add up to 10 individual defendants.
The University of California files a lawsuit against the potential termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme which may affect more than 4,000 students.