US Court Monday will not hear a case on the DACA programme

Washington, Feb 27: The US Supreme Court on Monday said it will not hear a case on the DACA programme, which protects about 690,000 young people brought into the country illegally by their parents from deportation.

In a brief order, the high court announced its decision not to try the case and so rejected the request of the US Justice Department and thwarted President Donald Trump's wish to have the future of DACA decided by March 5, Efe reported.

In practice, the decision means that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme remains in force and that the Department of Homeland Security must continue to accept applications for renewal of this immigration document that blocks deportation of undocumented youths and serves as a work permit.