The federal government was awarded an emergency stay in discovery proceedings by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Friday, as it prepares to file a writ of mandamus in a pair of suits over President Donald Trump’s decision, announced last month in an executive order, to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program last month.
The order in In Re: Elaine Duke 17-3345 was issued by Circuit Judge José Cabranes, ahead of a three-judge panel’s consideration of the as-of-yet unfiled mandamus request. The government has until Monday afternoon to file papers.
