ANN ARBOR, MI - The University of Michigan has launched a new website to serve as a resource for undocumented students, including those who have DACA status, even as their fate in the United States remains unclear.

The website features four components - supportive services, community support, external funding and parent information - aiming to provide those students with a support network of staff and other undocumented and DACA students allies at UM.

"We hope that the website reinforces the university's commitment to welcoming students of all ethnicities and nationalities, and help them find a safe and supportive community at the University of Michigan," said Hector Galvan, program manager for the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives, in a news release.

Because the university does not ask for the immigration status of prospective students, UM Spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said he did not know how many undocumented students are enrolled at UM. In 2013, UM changed its guidelines for in-state tuition, creating a path for undocumented students to quality for in-state tuition.

The White House on Wednesday, April 25 criticized a federal judge's ruling that the Trump administration must resume a program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation, according to The Associated Press.

While the government has 90 days to restate its arguments before the order takes effect, presidential press secretary Sarah Huckabee characterized the ruling as "good news" for smuggling organizations and criminal networks and "horrible news for our national security."

If Tuesday's ruling by U.S. District Judge John D. Bates in Washington survives the three-month reprieve, it would require the administration to accept requests from first-time applicants for the DACA program, according to the AP.

Two nationwide injunctions earlier this year applied only to renewal requests for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. DACA recipients are commonly referred to as "Dreamers," based on never-passed proposals in Congress called the DREAM Act that would have provided similar protections for young immigrants who are undocumented.

Siding with Princeton University and the NAACP, Bates said the administration's decision in September to phase out the program over six months relied on "meager legal reasoning." He invited the Department of Homeland Security to try again, "this time providing a fuller explanation for the determination that the program lacks statutory and constitutional authority," the AP reported.

UM has stated support for DACA and undocumented students in recent years, including President Mark Schlissel, who expressed deep disappointment in the Trump administration's announcement in September 2017 that it planned to end the DACA program.

The DACA program was created by former President Obama by executive action in 2012 and dubbed the "Dream Act." Under it, undocumented children who meet several guidelines may request consideration of deferred action for a period of two years, subject to renewal. They are also eligible for work authorization. Deferred action is a use of prosecutorial discretion to defer removal action against an individual for a certain period of time. Deferred action does not provide lawful citizenship status.

Schlissel's statement in September was consistent with UM's previous stance on undocumented and DACA status students, reinforcing that the university's campus police do not inquire about or record immigration status when performing their duties.