DHS begins wind-down of DACA following executive order.

In a statement, then-acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the initiation of an orderly transition and wind-down of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This decision followed a memorandum issued by DHS, which formally rescinded the action originally taken under the Obama administration in 2012. The prior day, Attorney General Jeff Sessions had submitted a letter to the DHS Secretary recommending the rescission of DACA, deeming the program “an unconstitutional exercise.