A federal judge in Atlanta has barred the Trump administration, at least temporarily, from revoking the immigration status of an undocumented woman whose case helped to prompt the creation of President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
U.S. District Judge Mark Cohen on Monday afternoon barred the U.S. Customs and Immigration Service from terminating Jessica Colotl’s immigrant status under DACA. The judge also barred the agency from enforcing its decision to terminate Colotl’s work authorization permit, which the terms of her DACA status permitted her to have.
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