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Alex Padilla: DACA is well established as a ‘a form of enforcement discretion not to pursue […] removal.’

On the recordJune 13, 2026
DACA is well established as a ‘a form of enforcement discretion not to pursue […] removal.’
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Statement on DACA enforcement discretion

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