

In the winter CDT becomes CST – Central Standard Time. Sometimes the zone is referred to as CDST – Central Daylight Saving Time Zone. It is five hours behind UTC and is observed during the summer months, between March and November. As always, it is better to look up the actual location than the timezone itself.Ĭentral Daylight Time is the time zone of the central US and Canada, as well as Mexico and most of Central America. It is important to note that with the exception of Panama, Jamaica and a couple of locations in Canada and the US most in this time zone do observe DST and thus switch to EDT in the summer. Also some Caribbean locations such as Jamaica, Haiti and Panama are in this time zone.

Locations such as New York, Washington, Quebec and Ontario are all on Eastern Standard Time. Most of the Eastern seaboard of the US observe EST, as well as most locations in Eastern Canada although there are a few exceptions. It is important to note that there is also Eastern Standard Time in Australia, but this is usually called AEST and thus not to be confused with EST. The origin of EST is the same as for most time zones – it was introduced when the railroad was built across the United States. It is in most places observed only in the winter months, from November to March. And Hanen could decide to terminate DACA.This is the standard time of the Eastern US, Canada and parts of the Caribbean. The 5th Circuit remanded the case back to Hanen to determine if the new DACA regulation that was recently issued by the Biden administration is unlawful. District Judge Andrew Hanen, of the Southern District of Texas. The program will temporarily continue while the case is considered again by U.S. But ending the program without ensuring permanent protections would be yet another cruel attack against immigrants that could have devastating consequences for DACA recipients and eligible youth,” Andiola said. “Make no mistake, DACA has never been enough to protect immigrant communities long-term. “Hundreds of thousands of people are left anxiously awaiting yet another decision now from the same lower court that stopped first-time DACA applications from being accepted, that could end the program and leave us vulnerable to potential deportation,” Erika Andiola, communications director at the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights and a DACA recipient, said in a statement. We are currently reviewing the court’s decision and will work with the Department of Justice on an appropriate legal response,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement.Ĭomments from several organizations expressed trepidation that the higher court has sent the case back to a South Texas federal judge who last year declared Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals to be illegal. “I am deeply disappointed by today’s DACA ruling and the ongoing uncertainty it creates for families and communities across the country. Appeals court orders another review of revised ‘DACA’
