Court won't lift hold on Obama immigration action

lovemode · 05-26-2015, 02:37 PM

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court refused Tuesday to lift a temporary hold on President Barack Obama's executive action that could shield as many as 5 million immigrants illegally living in the U.S. from deportation.

The U.S. Justice Department had asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a Texas judge who agreed to temporarily block the president's plan in February, after 26 states filed a lawsuit alleging Obama's action was unconstitutional. But two out of three judges on a court panel voted to deny the government's request.

It wasn't immediately clear if the government would appeal, either to the full appeals court in New Orleans or to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The states suing to block the plan, led by Texas, argue that Obama acted outside his authority and that the changes would force them to invest more in law enforcement, health care and education. But the White House has said the president acted within his powers to fix a "broken immigration system."

U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen sided with the states and, from his court in Brownsville, Texas, issued a temporary injunction on Feb. 16 to block the plan from taking effect while the lawsuit works its way through the courts.

Justice Department lawyers sought a stay while they appealed the injunction. They argued that keeping the temporary hold interfered with the Homeland Security Department's ability to protect the U.S. and secure the nation's borders. They also said immigration policy is a domain of the federal government, not the states.

But, in Tuesday's ruling, 5th Circuit judges Jerry Smith and Jennifer Walker Elrod denied the stay, saying in an opinion written by Smith, that the federal government lawyers are unlikely to succeed on the merits of that appeal. Judge Stephen Higginson dissented.

Obama announced the executive action in November, saying lack of action by Congress forced him to make sweeping changes to immigration rules on his own. Republicans said Obama overstepped his presidential authority.

The first of Obama's orders — to expand a program that protects young immigrants from deportation if they were brought to the U.S. illegally as children — was set to take effect Feb. 18. The other major part, extending deportation protections to parents of U.S. citizens and permanent residents who have been in the country for some years, had been scheduled to begin May 19.

Hanen issued his injunction believing that neither action had taken effect. But the Justice Department later told Hanen that more than 108,000 people had already received three-year reprieves from deportation as well as work permits. Hanen said the federal government had been "misleading," but he declined to sanction the government's attorneys.

The Justice Department has also asked the 5th Circuit to reverse Hanen's overall ruling that sided with the states. A decision on that appeal, which will be argued before the court in July, could take months.

Along with Texas, the states seeking to block Obama's action are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

http://www.usnews.com/news/us/articl...gration-action

ggalicia · 05-26-2015, 03:05 PM

This really sucks

DACA-IR-DA · 05-26-2015, 03:45 PM

IamAman.

What's next?

IamAman · 04:08 PM

I guess we are going to have to see what happens in the actual court. Sometimes I wish I believed in hell.

http://jamiedupree.blog.ajc.com/2015...tions-on-hold/

Sooo in 2-3 years we'll know. Meanwhile, there is nothing stopping Greg Abbott from suing the original DACA.

2MoreYears · 05-26-2015, 04:14 PM

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http://news.yahoo.com/appeals-court-...183027287.html

DACA-IR-DA · 05-26-2015, 04:42 PM

If this is going to Supreme Court then I read it could be done next year.

Dres2011 · 06:09 PM

Damn, what does this mean for people who were originally issued the 3 year permits?

ggalicia · 05-26-2015, 05:49 PM

Why doesn't obama do a new deferred action to cover dreamers over the age of 30 when the original DACA was acted

AL · 05-26-2015, 06:21 PM

Fucking party lines, this case is another example why a republican president no matter how much they promise is a bad idea. Oh well, the case is not dead yet but is going to take longer than expected.

2MoreYears · 05-26-2015, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Dres2011

Damn, what does this mean for people who were originally issued the 3 year permits?

Not being selfish here. But that's exactly what I'm wondering. Hopefully everything stays the same for us, it's implemented already. The toothpaste is out.

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