Opinion ID: 2791770
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Burden of Compliance

Text: Next, the Agents assert that the burden of compliance with DACA qualifies as a sufficient injury to satisfy the requirements of constitutional standing. Specifically, the Agents allege that they must inevitably alter their current processes to ensure that they defer action with respect to DACAeligible aliens. DHS argues that “a government employee responsible for carrying out an agency policy does not have standing to challenge that policy merely because of work responsibilities related to that policy.” The district court again agreed with DHS and held that the burden of compliance with DACA is insufficient to satisfy the injury requirement of standing. We agree. First, the Agents do not point to, and we have not found, any case where a plaintiff has had standing to challenge a department policy merely because it required the employees to change their practices. Second, the Agents have not alleged with any specificity how their practices will change in a substantial way. There are no factual allegations in the amended complaint describing the practices of the Agents before DACA or how those practices have changed or 13 Case: 14-10049 Document: 00512995490 Page: 14 Date Filed: 04/07/2015 No. 14-10049 will change. More importantly, there are no allegations that any change which may occur will make their employment duties significantly more difficult. The Agents have not alleged a sufficient injury in fact with respect to compliance with DACA to satisfy the requirements of constitutional standing.