Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California

Case Overview

Held that the Department of Homeland Security's 2017 rescission of the DACA program was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act. Chief Justice Roberts's opinion faulted the agency for failing to consider retaining DACA's forbearance policy separately from its associated benefits. The Court also held DHS failed to assess the reliance interests of roughly 700,000 DACA recipients before ending the program. The decision left the underlying legality of DACA undecided and stands as the modern landmark of reasoned-decisionmaking review when an agency changes policy.