http://www.politico.com/story/2015/0...es-119544.html

Two judges who dealt a significant blow to President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration last month will again play key roles in deciding whether the controversial programs are legally sound.
Fifth Circuit Court Judges Jennifer Walker Elrod and Jerry Smith, both Republican appointees, in May ruled against the Obama administration’s request to proceed with the executive actions — which would protect more than 4 million immigrants here illegally from being deported — while the larger case on the legal merits of the new programs winds through the courts.


Obama’s immigration actions — which would also grant work permits to undocumented parents of U.S. citizens and green-card holders — were put on hold in February after U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen decided that programs were essentially new government rules that should have been formally published and opened for public comment before they would take effect.