End DED Act

The "End DED Act" seeks to prohibit the use of all Federal funds , resources, and fees for the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) Program and any future successor programs. This legislation aims to prevent the executive branch from implementing or administering DED by cutting off its financial support. The bill's findings assert that DED, first used in 1990, lacks a statutory basis in the Immigration and Nationality Act and was never approved by Congress. It argues that DED constitutes an immigration benefit , not a foreign policy function, thereby undermining Congress's plenary power over immigration matters. Congress contends that it already established the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program to address similar circumstances where foreign nationals cannot safely return to their home countries.