Harris to meet with DACA recipients after federal court ruling

Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday will meet with recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and immigrant advocates as the White House urges Congress to move quickly on immigration reform — potentially in a budget reconciliation bill Democrats hope to vote on this year.

Harris will meet with 11 DACA recipients, current applicants for the program and immigrant rights leaders, a senior White House official told POLITICO. The meeting comes after a federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled that DACA is unlawful and blocked the Biden administration from approving new applications for the Obama-era program, intensifying the sense of urgency among Democrats, immigrant advocates and other DACA supporters.