Fulton County: Official Policy

fulton county: Lawyers for the university system rejected that argument, saying the statement about lawful presence appeared in an FAQ section of the department's website and not as an official policy or regulation, according to Metro News. In an order dated Friday, Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Gail Tusan said that while an official policy would be helpful, the fact that it is part of the department's official website means it should be taken as an accurate statement of the federal government's position. The Board of Regents had said students with temporary permission to stay under a 2012 program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, didn't meet that requirement.A lawyer for 10 young immigrants who meet all the other requirements and who have been granted deferred action status argued in a petition filed in April that the federal Department of Homeland Security has said people who have qualified for the program are lawfully present. The judge found, therefore, that the Regents have refused to accept the federally established lawful presence of the students who filed the petition and many others who find themselves in a similar situation. The university system plans to appeal the decision, spokesman Charles Sutlive said in an email Tuesday. Such refusal of a faithful performance of their duties is unreasonable and creates a defect of legal justice that has already negatively impacted thousands of Georgia students, she wrote. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.